A US anti-ballistic missile launched to destroy a non-functional US satellite over the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 20, 2008. Credit:US Navy By Evelyn Hart, Published by Indian Defence Review, 6 February 2026 Russia targets US missile defense ambitions in Greenland as trillion-dollar Golden Dome plan triggers global alarm. The United
By Deng Xiaoci, Published by Global Times, 4 February 2026 The head of German Space Command Michael Traut reportedly claimed that Germany is considering a 35 billion euro ($41 billion) military space push, including spy satellites, space planes and offensive lasers, citing so-called "threats" from Russia and China in orbit.
Image: Lockheed Martin. By Lisbeth Gronlund and David Wright, Published by Defense One, 3 February 2026 The Pentagon and its Golden Dome contractors are proposing to replace one showstopping problem with another. The rationale behind Golden Dome’s mandate for space-based boost-phase defense made some sense. If orbiting interceptors could hit
Nuclear Space Micro-Reactor Concept Model. By Mrigakshi Dixit, Published by Interesting Engineering, 2 February 2026 The UK Space Agency’s ambitious dream of establishing a nuclear-powered Moon base has dimmed. Reports suggest that Rolls-Royce has placed its lunar micro-reactor development on indefinite hold after government funding expired. Despite receiving £9m in
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
A military exercise known as Southern Star integrates across space and cyber domains. Credit: U.S. Space Command By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 28 January 2026 Upcoming tabletop exercise will examine response to weapons of mass destruction in orbit ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S. Space Command will, for the first
Published by the Washington Times, 22 January 2026 Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman on the 'threats in orbit' facing America Still from Washington Times video (click above to watch) The race for national security dominance in space has become a central aspect of 21st-century great power competition,
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
