By Paul Scharre, Published by Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2026 How New Technologies Threaten America’s Military Advantage In its recent campaign against Iran, the United States dominated the skies using its traditional airpower. The U.S. military pounded Iranian targets, conducting over 13,000 strikes. That prowess and devastating firepower did not
A Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor to track hypersonic missiles in during their glide phase. (Northrop Grumman) By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 8 May 2026 The Missile Defense Agency will test its ability to track and engage a hypersonic missile in fiscal 2027 with an
Planet Labs aims to push forward peace around the world by shining a luminous spotlight from space on the movement of tanks, troops, missiles and warships across the Earth’s surface. Shown here is its headquarters in San Francisco (Photo By Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) By Kevin
Tyche, the first of MoD's new Minerva satellites was launched into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon rocket from the US in August 2024. Artist impression. Credit SSTL By Abdullah Farooq and John McEvoy, Published by Declassified UK, 29 April 2026 Exclusive: Ministry of Defence satellite data analysed by Declassified indicates
A satellite orbiting the Earth (NASA) By Fadah Jassem, Published by The National, 28 April 2026 With Washington withholding imagery during the Iran war, customers are searching the free market for European and Chinese alternatives The battle for control of information has been a major part of conflict since the
Edited by Anushree Jonko, Published by NDTV World, 16 April 2026 The satellite, known as TEE-01B, was developed and launched by the Chinese firm Earth Eye Co. before being taken over by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Aerospace Force. Iran relied on a Chinese-built satellite it quietly obtained last year
Cawdor Barracks in Pembrokeshire is currently home to the British Army’s 14 Signals Regiment. The facility is earmarked for use to house the UK element of the tri-national DARC radar network for tracking objects in orbit. [Google Maps] By Bethan McKernan, Published by The Guardian, 15April 2026 Eluned Morgan says
Image from: Declassified UK By Harry Davies and Rob Evans with graphics by Ana Lucia Gonzalez Paz and Andrew Witherspoon, Published by The Guardian, 12 April 2026 War with Iran has brought 15 American sites across the UK countryside firmly into the spotlight They are dotted across the UK countryside,
