Titania Satellite By David Lynch, Published by The Independent, 7 November 2026 The reconnaissance satellite will help the armed forces observe military activity back on Earth A new British military observation satellite named Titania has been deployed into orbit to assist the armed forces in monitoring military activity from space.
A SpaceX Falcon rocket lifted of from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) to begin the NROL-69 mission on behalf of the National Reconnaissance Office and the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 2 November 2026 WASHINGTON — A senior
Razor wire and CCTV protect the Menwith Hill US Spy Base Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Press Release, 25 October 2026 Campaigners staged a demonstration outside RAF Menwith Hill today, to call for the closure of the largest US spy base in the world outside of the US. Sited in Yorkshire,
Snapshot of the some 11,000 Starlink satellites on orbit as of Sept. 21, 2026 using LeoLab's free online tool for visualizing objects in low Earth orbit. (Screenshot from LeoLab's visualization tool) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 23 September 2026 Commercial space monitoring firms are concerned SpaceX's ability to
Iceye SAR image of the port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, taken in early September 2024. Credit: Iceye By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 21 October 2026 "I think it's just more a matter of demonstrating military prowess in a manner that the Ukrainians cannot respond to." A Russian satellite just
Telescopes operated by the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex are shown at Haleakalā on Sept. 16, 2025. PC: US Air Force 1st Lt. Laura Anderson By Brian Perry, Published by Maui Now, 11 October 2026 Air Force Secretary Troy Meink’s confirmation that the United States
Image: Aerosociety By Mark Piesing, Published by Aero Society, 2 October 2026 Can the UK defend itself from a space ambush? MARK PIESING reports from the UK Space Power Conference. On the opening morning of the UK Space Power Conference 2026, held in London on 23–24 September, the UK Ministry
Victus Haze By Mustafa Bilal, Published by Space News, 1 October 2026 When a spacecraft closes in on another satellite, the operator tracking its trajectory on the other side now also has to consider whether that spacecraft is a weapon. On Sept. 14, 2026, Secretary of the Air Force Troy
