(Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Brtt Tingley, Published by Space.com, 20 December 2024 The U.S. Space Force celebrates its fifth anniversary today. The service was formally established on Dec. 20, 2019, when President Donald Trump signed it into law with the National Defense Authorization Act, the bill that allocates
The Space Force's Remote Modular Terminal is designed to jam enemy satellite signals and prevent them from targeting U.S. and allied assets. (Isaac Blancas/US Space Force) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 19 December 2024 The U.S. Space Force is on track to field its first batch of a
By Launchspace Staff Writer, Published by Spacewar, 17 December 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have a significant impact on the use of space-based assets in future wars, transforming how these assets are deployed, managed, and defended. It is worthwhile speculating on some key areas where AI will have major impacts
Orbex said Nov. 1 that construction of Spaceport Sutherland, which will host launches of its Prime rocket, will begin "imminently" and be completed some time in 2023. Credit: Orbex By Steven McKenzie, Published by BBC News, 16 December 2024 A Highland peatbog was to be home to the UK's first
Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace will design and develop the two mission payloads for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program. By Daniel Patrascu, Published by Autoevolution, 16 December 2024 If a hostile nation from across the world would want to hit the US with a missile of some
Dorothy Pritchard on the Moine near the proposed Spaceport. By Alison Campsie, Published by Banbury Guardian, 15 December 2024 A community which spent eight years trying to secure Sutherland Spaceport for the future of the area speaks out after the company switched its launches to Shetland. All was well at
By Sophie Jenkins, Published by Space War, 14 December 2024 London, UK (SPX) - Raytheon UK, a division of RTX's Raytheon business, announced the successful live-firing of its High-Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) by the British Army, targeting and neutralizing moving aerial threats. The demonstration, conducted in Wales, was part
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 12 December 2024 "The integration testing continues to go well," Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant told reporters at the Space Force Association's Spacepower 2024 conference in Orlando, Fla. — expressing optimism that ATLAS will meet his expectations for achieving operational capability by the end
