From UK Strategic Command, Published by Gov.uk, 7 March 2025 The SKYNET 6 programme is working closely with industry to exploit technological advancements to deliver the next generation of military communication satellites. SKYNET is the UK Ministry of Defence’s satellite communication (SATCOM) capability. It supports operations to deliver information to
By Tom Dunlop, Published by UK Defence Journal, 7 March 2025 A new UK-made space monitoring system will help protect military satellites and strengthen space domain awareness, following a £65 million contract awarded to CGI UK, according to a press release from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The system, named
From: Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment and Support and The Rt Hon Maria Eagle MPUK Government Press Release, 7 March 2025 Innovative UK-made tech will help the military monitor space following a new £65 million deal agreed today, in British Science Week. The Borealis command, control and data processing system
French CERES reconnaisance satellites Published by Defense Express, 6 March 2025 France is a fairly autonomous country in terms of intelligence, with its own reconnaissance satellites and aircraft Ukraine can count on the transfer of intelligence data from France, as confirmed by the country's Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu. This was
French CSO-3 spy satellite. Credit: Cnes, D. Ducros. By Andrew Parsonson, Published by European Spaceflight, 6 March 2025 Arianespace has successfully launched the CSO-3 reconnaissance satellite for the French Armed Forces aboard an Ariane 6 rocket. This marks the rocket’s first commercial mission following its mostly successful inaugural test flight
By Clarence Oxford, Published by Space Daily, 6 March 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) - SatixFy Communications (NYSE American: SATX) has been awarded GBP 1.8 million (approximately $2.3 million) by the UK Space Agency through its C-LEO program. The funding is designated for the creation of an advanced software suite
The Space Force mission known as Victus Nox flew on a Firefly Alpha rocket. It lifted off Sept. 14, 2023, from Space Launch Complex 2 West at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: Firefly Aerospace By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 15 February 2025 WASHINGTON — Space transportation company
Image: NASA By Alan T. Dugger, Published by Modern War Institute, 14 February 2025 For as long as humans have waged war, controlling the high ground has meant controlling the fight. From ancient hilltop fortresses to the elevated positions that dictated victory in modern battles, elevation offered a point from
