US, France step up joint spy satellite moves to counter China in space

Skynet 6 satellite By Joey Roulette and Cassell Bryan-Low, Published by The Print, 30 September 2025 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - France and the United States are planning a second joint mission of coordinated satellite maneuvers in orbit, part of a growing push to sharpen allied spying capabilities as China expands its

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US Maneuvers Satellite to Observe UK Spacecraft in First-Ever Demonstration

By Greg Hadley, Published by Air & Space Forces, 19 September 2025 A U.S. military satellite maneuvered in orbit to get close to a British spacecraft and relay its observations to the U.K. earlier this month, a first-of-its-kind international space operation. U.S. Space Command and U.K. Space Command touted the

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Next chapter in space defense: Satellites that never stop moving

Illustration of in-space refueling of satellites. Credit: Orbit Fab By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 24 September 2025 Concepts like ‘dynamic space operations’ and ‘sustained space maneuver’ refer not only to extending the life of satellites but also to allowing them to ‘take action’ NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — U.S.

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Trump directs U.S. Space Command move to Huntsville, reversing Biden decision

By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 2 September 2025 The headquarters of U.S. Space Command will be relocated from Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sept. 2 announced the long-anticipated relocation of U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs, Colorado,

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First Missile Warning Satellite Launch to MEO Slips, But More to Come

The Pentagon is basing its future space-based architecture on optical communications technology. By Greg Hadley, Published by Air and Space Forces, 1 July 2025 The Space Force’s first planned satellite launch to begin a new missile warning constellation in medium-Earth orbit has slipped from late 2026 to spring 2027 as

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