The Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory site on the island of Maui is owned by the University of Hawaii. Tenants include the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Maui Optical Station (AMOS). Credit: KBR By Paula Dobbyn, Published by Civil Beat, 20 May 2024 The plans for the project on Haleakala's summit drew
By Eric Lipton, Published by Space Weekly, 17 May 2024 The Pentagon is rushing to expand its capacity to wage war in space, convinced that rapid advances by China and Russia in space-based operations pose a growing threat to U.S. troops and other military assets on the ground and American
A British Shadow R1 spy plane in flight. (Photo: RAF) By Matt Kennard, Published by Declassified, 8 May 2024 British spy planes have recorded up to 1,000 hours of footage over Gaza, including from the day Israel assassinated three UK aid workers. UK government refuses to give details of spy
Published by Satellite News, 26 April 2024 Space Systems Command’s Space Sensing program executive office, headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California, has delivered the first of two software deliveries to operations in the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) at Buckley Space Force
Space Training and Readiness Command recently conducted a test of the Remote Modular Terminal (RMT), a new system for the Space Rapid Capabilities Office. (Image credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Isaac Blancas) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 24 April 2024 Such a system could disrupt adversary satellites overhead
SpaceX is reportedly working with Northrup Grumman to build hundreds of spy satellites By Eric Berger, Published by arsTechnica, 18 April 2024 First launch of these operational vehicles may occur next month from California. SpaceX is reportedly working with at least one major US defense contractor, Northrop Grumman, on a
A digital illustration of a network of satellites around the Earth. Visual: Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images From Novaspace, 8 April 2024 Launch rates for defense and dual-use satellites are expected to see a significant surge over the next 10 years as countries ramp up spending in response to geopolitical
