The West is testing out a lot of shiny new military tech in Ukraine

A drone operator launches a quadcopter to monitor the operation of an evacuation robot during its field testing on September 9, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images By Jonathan Guyer, Published by Vox, 21 September 2022 How satellites, drones, and AI helped Ukraine’s counter-offensive. As Ukraine

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‘Brilliant fireball’ that lit up the night sky over parts of Britain was space debris, experts say

By Jill Lupupa, Published by Sky News, 15 September 2022 The UK Meteor Network gathered more than 200 reports from eye witnesses seeing a meteorite in the sky over Wednesday night. A "brilliant fireball" which lit up the night sky over parts of Britain was space debris, experts say. The

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GAO: Defense, intelligence agencies need a better plan to buy commercial satellite imagery

By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 7 September 2022 GAO director Brian Mazanec: 'Commercial satellite capabilities are increasingly going to be indispensable to the national security enterprise' WASHINGTON — Despite a growing demand for satellite imagery, U.S. defense and intelligence agencies are not taking advantage of available commercial technology due

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