Image: zamin.uz By Stephen Bryen, Published by Asia Times, 25 May 2026 Between May 14 and 20, Russia repositioned five of six recently launched Cosmos military satellites from an orbital inclination of 97 degrees to 97.8 degrees, putting the Cosmos satellites on the same orbital plane as a satellite known as ICEYE-X36.
Diagram of message-sending from Vienna to Beijing through space-ground integrated quantum network using China's Micius satellite, which launched in 2016. (Image credit: CAS/Pan Jianwei's team) By Dylan Welch, Published by GMF US, 5 May 2026 Quantum technologies will change how we communicate, navigate, and calculate in space. As the United
Image: Hensoldt By Bea Castañeda, Published by The Defense Post, April 11, 2026 Europe’s national air forces grappled with a stark reality: no single country could efficiently defend its airspace alone against ballistic missiles, drones, cruise missiles, and advanced aircraft. Enter the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) — an ambitious,
Image: Lockheed Martin. By Victoria Samson and Krystal Azelton, Published by Military Times, 10 February 2026 President Donald Trump’s stated reasons for why he wants the United States to take possession of Greenland have varied over the past year, but one is increasingly gaining traction in political discourse: The U.S.
RAF Oakhanger in Hampshire is one site in the UK where the US owns property (Photo: Alamy via Declassified) By Mark Curtis, Published by Declassified, 3 February 2026 America’s War Department owns more military and intelligence sites in Britain than the government has told parliament The US military owns 22
Image source: Missile Defense Agency Published by Clash Report, 29 January 2026 Germany is preparing to become the first European country to develop its own space-based missile detection system, as concerns grow in Berlin and across Europe about reliance on U.S. early-warning capabilities. Germany is planning to develop the core
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks about the Golden Dome initiative in the Oval Office on May 20, 2025. | Alex Brandon/AP By Audrey Decker, Published by Politico, 14 January 2026 Much of the president’s signature defense shield isn’t even supposed to be based on land. President Donald Trump has linked
Photo: German Ministry of Defence. By Ivan Khomenko, Published by United24 Media, 12 January 2026 Germany’s newly deployed Arrow-3 missile defense system is currently unable to intercept Russia’s latest intermediate-range ballistic missile, known as “Oreshnik,” due to its limited operational readiness and the extreme speed of the target, Die Welt reported on January 11, citing NATO
