A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle carries the fifth Lockheed Martin-built GPS III space vehicle for the U.S. Space Force, 30 May 2025. (SpaceX) By Qurat-Ul-Ain Shabbir, Published by Space News, 22 April 2026 Space based nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) systems were developed as highly classified and sovereign
GPS ground antenna at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. Credit: US Air Force By Stephen Clark, Published by Ars Technica, 21 April 2026 Problems with the ground system would have “put current GPS military and civilian capabilities at risk.” The Pentagon has canceled a ground control system for the US
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 15 April 2026 The Space Force's projections of its needs for orbital warfare and electronic warfare are only included in the classified version of the new Objective Force plan, but Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman confirmed that the service wants new
A solar storm - Jurik Peter/Shutterstock By Ryan French, Published by Space.com, 13 April 2026 Scientists outline how a once-in-a-century solar storm could disrupt the technology modern society depends on. For many of us, checking the weather is part of daily life. But, in an increasingly technology-dependent world, there is
Image credit: U.S. Space Force By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 1 April 2026 U.S. Space Force personnel supporting operations under U.S. Central Command are positioned in the Middle East, at headquarters in Tampa, Florida, and at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S.
An artist’s rendering of a satellite sending and receiving data (Space Systems Command) Published by The Meridiem, 26 March 2026 Satellite data infrastructure is being actively weaponized through delays, spoofing, and private control during Gulf conflict Attribution crisis emerges as commercial space operators can't identify manipulation sources Transition from open
Communications jammers: source: airforcemag.com By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 13 March 2026 While senior officials have offered praise with few details, experts told Breaking Defense space ops likely include jamming or spoofing satellite communications. WASHINGTON — Two top military commanders have praised what they said was the critical
Artist's impression of a Falcon 9 upper stage with payload in 2015. (SpaceX) By Robyn Schofield & Robert George Ryan, Published by Science Alert, 23 February 2026 Space junk returning to the Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a new
