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DARPA project uses AI to flag space weapons, spy satellites

Through a DARPA project, Slingshot Aerospace created an AI tool to spot nefarious satellites that could be hiding in large constellations. (Northrop Grumman) By Courtney Albon,Published by Defense News, 5 June 2024 As more governments and commercial companies look to proliferated satellite constellations for increased capacity, some defense experts are

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Space warfare: how the military could be forced to give up GPS and return to navigating by the stars

By Tory Shepherd, Published by The Guardian, 31 May 2024 If satellites get taken out during war, defence forces will need personnel trained to switch from digital back to analog tools What would happen if satellite communications were taken down by enemy action during a war? It’s a question governments

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Radio Astronomers Raise Alarm Bells Over SpaceX’s Cellular Starlink Tech

Satellite Dishes (Defense One) By Michael Kan, Published by PC Magazine, 31 May 2024 Scientists fear cellular satellites from SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile will interfere with and even damage their radio astronomy equipment. SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile are working to bring satellite connectivity to smartphones, but scientists say the technology risks disrupting

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Space Force aims to launch 1st ‘Foo Fighter’ satellites in 2027 to track hypersonic threats

An illustration of satellites tracking various types of missiles, including a hypersonic glide vehicle. (Image credit: Space Development Agency) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 13 May 2024 The FOO Fighter satellites will add to the Space Force's growing fleet of missile-tracking spacecraft. The United States Space Force has ordered the

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