By Evelyn Hart, Published by India Defence Review, 24 July 2025 A Chinese satellite has just shattered expectations, using a 2-watt laser from 36,000 km above Earth to achieve unprecedented speeds. This breakthrough could revolutionize satellite communication and leave Starlink in the dust. Chinese researchers have made an impressive leap
Published by Design Products & Applications, 17 July 2025 The University of Surrey has launched a new Space Institute to tackle skills shortages in the UK space sector. With the UK's £19 billion space economy surging, government and industry urgently need faster research, innovation and skilled talent – yet more
Oneweb satellite By Mark Jackson, Published by ISPreview, 11 July 2025 The UK Government has agreed to commit a further £140m (€163.3) of public investment to help Eutelsat grow and expand its constellation of OneWeb ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The funding will be combined with other
The Pentagon is basing its future space-based architecture on optical communications technology. By Greg Hadley, Published by Air and Space Forces, 1 July 2025 The Space Force’s first planned satellite launch to begin a new missile warning constellation in medium-Earth orbit has slipped from late 2026 to spring 2027 as
Satellite imagery of Fordow after the US bombing. Pic: Maxar Technologies By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, Military Space Newsletter, 24 June 2025 The U.S. Space Force has been quiet about what role it played in Operation Midnight Hammer, the high-stakes air campaign that targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities over
US Military Satellite Terminal,US Air Force Photo By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 20 June 2025 ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. military wants to turn its satellite communications into something that works like the internet — fluid, fast, and built on seamless interoperability between networks. But at an industry
SpaceX's Starlink system By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 18 June 2025 The MILNET contract with SpaceX is being paid for by the Space Force but managed by the National Reconnaissance Office, sources said. WASHINGTON — The Space Force in contracting with SpaceX for a new government-owned, contractor-operated satellite
Space operators monitor the sky for threats from foreign powers By Sarah Knapton, Published by AOL, 7 June 2025 In a fake village in Buckinghamshire, several members of Space Command are huddled around a computer screen watching a foreign missile approach a Ministry of Defence communications satellite. It is just
