An artist's depiction of a GPS satellite on orbit. (Lockheed Martin) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 8 May 2025 WASHINGTON — Sierra Space announced May 8 it has completed a ground-based demonstration of a navigation satellite prototype for the U.S. Space Force’s Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) initiative,
Starlink dish on a roof. Image credit: Shutterstock. By Raquel, Published by El Adelantado, 20 April 2025 Both China and Russia are now actively developing systems dubbed “Starlink Killers”—technologies designed to disrupt or disable Elon Musk’s Starlink and Starshield satellites, which have become vital tools for military communication, especially in
Rendering of L3Harris Resilient GPS satellites supporting Earth coverage with boosted M-Code and regional power above boosted M levels (Image credit: L3Harris) By Jeff Hanke, L3HarrisPublished by Space News, 17 April 2025 R-GPS gives warfighters a decisive battlefield advantage by punching through adversary jammers —wherever and whenever they need it.
Starlink satellites awaiting deployment into low Earth orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Sharmila Kuthunur, Published by Space.com, 8 April 2025 "A future conflict in space could have massive, long-term negative repercussions that are felt here on Earth, as everyone on this planet is a user of space data in some
By David Vergun, Published by Unitd States Space Force, 21 March 2025 WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Since the U.S. Space Force stood up five years ago, it has delivered warfighting effects to the point that the U.S. can now contest the space domain, said Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman,
(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
Galileo satellite, Image: ESA By Jeff Froust, Published by Space News, 1 December 2024 WASHINGTON — The new European Union commissioner responsible for space says he will focus on improving European competitiveness and security in space, including passage of a long-delayed space law. Andrius Kubilius formally started his tenure as
GPS III satellite, (Lockheed Martin image) By Dana A. Goward, Published by Space News, 24 October 2024 “There is every reason to believe China’s BeiDou global navigation satellite system has the ability to imitate American GPS signals and those of Europe’s Galileo,” said Professor Todd Humphreys of the University of
