L3Harris will provide technology to support the Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 (AMDT3) mission, designed to accelerate the US ability to defend against emerging threats from hypersonic and ballistic missiles. By Atharva Gosavi, Published by Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 The satellites will use medium-field-of-view payloads to provide fire control
What the Anduril explosion tells New Mexico By Elaine Cimino,Published on Substack 14 July 2026 The Anduril Explosion Wasn’t Just an Industrial Accident—It Was a Warning About What Responsible Governments Should Do Before the First Static-Fire Test The lesson isn’t that every rocket motor facility will explode. The lesson is
By Thomas Novelly, Published by Defense One, 14 July 2026 Military brass to debate space warfare, the U.K.’s F-35s, and the country's new spending plan LONDON—Following a bumpy NATO conference, air and space military leaders from the United States, United Kingdom, and 50 other countries will gather in London this
An artist's depiction of the Pentagon's Golden Dome concept. (Boeing) By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 13 July 2026 The Space Development Agency announced contracts worth $1.75 billion to build 36 satellites in support of the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense shield. The satellites will be part
Published by the European Space Agency, 13 July 2026 Neighbouring the European Space Agency’s UK site on the Harwell campus in Oxfordshire, the Space and Defence Gateway was opened by His Majesty at an event attended by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, UK ESA astronauts, and several other high-level representatives
Satellite antennas used in the Counter Communications System 10.2 electronic jammer developed by L3Harris under contract to the U.S. Space Force. Credit: L3Harris By Christian Cawley, Published by Techradar, 13 July 2026 Forget microwaves, this new disruptor weapon is electromagnetic 32 “Meadowlands” Counter Communication Systems have been commissioned by U.S.
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 13 July 2026 "The debris in geosynchronous orbit is a potential minefield." Tiny pieces of space junk only 2 inches (5 centimeters) in size are cluttering a valuable orbital region where some of the costliest satellites reside, a new study has found. Researchers from
Iran’s Khayyam satellite, the countryÆs only high-resolution imaging satellite, took this image of the Vogtle nuclear power plant in US state of Georgia.[4] By Matthew Mowthorpe, Markos Trichas and Damian Terrill, Published by The Space Review, 13 July 2026 This article analyzes how Iran used access to both commercial satellite
