By Joyce Nelson, Published by The Canada FIles, 20 September 2021 During the 2021 federal election campaign, there has been almost no emphasis or discussion in the media on the Liberal government’s plan to spend more than $553 billion on the military over the next 20 years, including the awarding
By Kyle Mizokami, Published by Popular Mechanics, 7 September, 2021 Soon, the U.S. Air Force will make its secret new space weapon public.The unveiling will be a warning to other military space powers.Air Force officials (and President Biden) must agree to the declassification first. The U.S. Air Force has a
By Catlin M. Kenney, Published by Defense One, 26 August 2021 “Everything is classified” when it comes to space, one admiral complained. U.S. Navy ships will get new space capabilities in future upgrades as the service looks to increase its contribution to the military’s space efforts, Navy officials said Thursday.
By Tara Copp, Published by Defense One,, 9 August 2021 Sensors in relatively low orbits may be the best way to spot superfast missiles—but they can’t do the job alone. WALLOPS ISLAND, Va.—The Antares rocket that’s launching Tuesday to replenish the International Space Station will be carrying a camera sensor
By Ilya Tsukanov, Published by Space War, 5 August 2021 Moscow (Sputnik) - Russia's Ministry of Defence released the first-ever video footage of the S-500 surface-to-air missile system last month. The first S-500s will be introduced into Moscow region's air defence troops once combat trials are wrapped up. Despite the
By Seth J. Frantzman, Published by Defense News, 30 July 2021 JERUSALEM — Germany’s Hensoldt has won a contract to supply new radars to the country’s military, according to a July 26 statement from the sensor specialist, with Israel Aerospace Industries also contributing toward the ultimate goal of modernizing Germany’s
By William Cole, Published by the Honolulu Star Advertiser, 23 July 2021 The Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai is expected to soon see two big missile defense tests as the United States seeks to counter a rapidly arming China. A demonstration of Army Patriot missile defense capability is coming
By Jonathan Beale, Published by BBC News, 16 July 2021 The US wants to locate a giant new radar system in the UK to track objects in deep space. The US Space Force is developing the global system to identify potential "targets" up to 36,000km away, in areas of deep
