AI generated image Published by Derimot.no, 27 December 2025 Russia plans to establish a power station on the Moon within the next decade. The space agency Roscosmos says it has signed a contract with NPO Lavochkin for work until 2036, and that both Rosatom and the Kurchatov Institute will contribute.
An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield By Ingolf Kiesaw, Published by Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien, 22 December 2025 SIPRI's 2024 yearbook is titled “Role of nuclear weapons grows as geopolitical relations deteriorate.” The content of that statement has grown in importance in 2025. Golden Dome On January 27, 2025, just
Arrow-3 interceptor. (Photo: Ministry of Defense) By AP Correspondent, Published by The Independent, 3 December 2025 The strategic move aims to bolster the nation's aerial protection following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Germany has officially inaugurated the initial components of its advanced Arrow 3 missile defence system, acquired from Israel. The
Launch of an SM-3 missile from the cruiser USS Lake Erie in February 2008 on an intercept course with a disabled American reconnaissance satellite. (credit: US Navy) By Jimin Park. Published by The Space Review, 10 November 2025 The United States should pursue a new space-related arms control treaty: a
By Robert Wall and Viviennse Machi, Published by Aviation Week, 25 September 2025 "Counterspace” is becoming a buzz word for Western defense planners grappling with the increasing likelihood of combat in space. As Russia and China deploy a widening variety of terrestrial and space-based technologies that can threaten the spacecraft
Illustration of a Vantor satellite capable of Earth and space imaging. Courtesy Vantor By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 22 October 2025 Space Force signs selects Vantor to watch for naughty satellites, space threats. Satellite imaging company Vantor—formerly Maxar Intelligence—has signed a contract with the U.S. Space Force to
Image: Lockheed Martin. By Joseph Trevithick, Published by TWZ, 21 October 2025 Lockheed Martin is aiming to conduct an on-orbit demonstration of at least one space-based anti-missile interceptor design no later than 2028. Interceptors deployed in space have been billed as a key element of the Trump administration’s Golden Dome
Defense satellites and anti-satellite technology is coming to a head. (Image credit: Dragon Claws/Getty Images) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 20 October 2025 "The Russians and the Chinese are demonstrating more sophisticated orbital maneuvering abilities. There's no denying that." Space-based shenanigans are increasing in Earth's orbit. Anti-satellite technologies (ASATs)
