White House spokesperson John Kirby today confirmed reports, first alluded to yesterday by Rep. Mike Turner, R-OH, that a new Russian anti-satellite weapon in the works is raising administration concerns. (Air Force/Brittany A. Chase) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defence, 15 February 2024 "Nuclear weapons in space are a
Image by Getty / Futurism By Nicola Davis, Published by The Guardian, 15 February 2024 Attacks in Earth’s orbit as likely to damage Russian interests as western ones, says leading academic Rumours that Russia is planning to deploy nuclear weapons in space have been dampened down by experts who say
This image, annotated to highlight a Starlink terminal, was provided by a Ukrainian source who called it a screenshot of video from a Ukrainian drone participating in a strike on a Russian position inside Ukraine. By Sam Skove, Published by Defense One, 9 February 2024 Elon Musk’s company, once hailed
By Magdalena Petrova, Published by CNBC, 20 January 2024 Japan recently became the fifth nation to successfully complete a soft landing on the moon’s surface, joining a select few countries — the U.S., Russia, China and India — in accomplishing this feat. But moon landings are likely to become more common over
By Christopher Stone, Published by Defense News, 16 January 2024 One of the oft repeated phrases by political and military leaders during National Defense Authorization Act and defense budget rollout is how important it is to get the bill passed so we give our men and women in uniform everything
By Sakshi Tiwari, Published by The Eurasian Times, 29 December 2023 As a protracted war steadily moves towards its third year, there are reports that Russia has ramped up efforts to expand its watchful eyes in space. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on December 27 that the Russian Aerospace Forces
By Parth Satam, Published by the Eurasian Times, 28 November 2023 Space observers and scientists have noted curious and intriguing activity from two Russian satellites launched over the last year, releasing other satellites and spacecraft from within them. Believed to be electronic reconnaissance orbital payloads, the rare practice of satellites
By Kristin Burke, Published by War on the Rocks, 13 November 2023 Most open source researchers following the Chinese military space program are well aware of China’s perceptions of the U.S. Space Force and its public technology and operation plans. However, I was surprised to find the People’s Liberation Army
