Published by the Conversation, 26 July 2022 Russia is building a new ground-based laser facility for interfering with satellites orbiting overhead, according to a recent report in The Space Review. The basic idea would be to dazzle the optical sensors of other nations’ spy satellites by flooding them with laser
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 25 July 2022 Defense Innovation Unit's Steve Butow: 'We want to make GEO cool again' WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit is funding space projects that the agency hopes will spur commercial investments in satellite refueling technologies and support services for geostationary satellites. “Imagine
By Greg Hadley, Published by Airforce Magazine, 25 July 2022 FARNBOROUGH, U.K.—Military and defense industry officials are proud to say the Global Positioning System of satellites has entrenched itself as the world standard of position, navigation, and timing. But new threats—and some futuristic considerations—are leading some to think bigger than
Published by Russia Today, 21 July 2022 Private firms have successfully aided Kiev, Space Force chief John Raymond says Commercial aerospace industry players have helped Kiev during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the head of the US Space Force has said. “My first observation I’d say is that space is important. And we have
By Howard Altman, Published by The Drive, 19 July, 2022 The U.S. Space Development Agency, or SDA, announced on Monday that it was awarding more than $1.3 billion in two prototype agreements to send 28 small satellites into low Earth orbit. Scheduled for launch in three years, the satellites are
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 14 July 2022 Four Pentagon offices are working together on an ambitious hybrid architecture that spans orbits as well as classification levels, officials told Breaking Defense. WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has taken the first steps toward a future “hybrid space architecture” comprising military and
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 6 July 2022 Hughes VP Rick Lober: DoD could take advantage of low Earth orbit satellites to deliver 5G for mobile users WASHINGTON — A $600 million DoD initiative to demonstrate 5G wireless networks at military bases nationwide is primarily focused on terrestrial communications
Published by Industry Update, 1 July 2022 WASHINGTON: Northrop Grumman next spring will begin testing a new hardware and software prototype for space forces designed to protect large, interconnected satellite networks from cyberattacks, company officials said. The prototype, called the Space End Crypto Unit (ECU), is being developed in tandem
