By Jonathn Beale,Published by the BBC, 6 October 2022 The war in Ukraine has underlined the growing importance of space to armies on the ground. In an interview with the BBC, the head of the US Space Force, General Jay Raymond, describes it as the "first war where commercial space
Active debris removal is among the novel missions for which the National Space Council intends to set rules. (European Space Agency) By Theresa Hitchens,Published by Breaking Defense, 30 September 2022 The new rules framework is due to Vice President Kamala Harris by March 7, said National Space Council Director of
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 19 September 2022 Maj. Gen. Schiess: 'We are preparing and posturing for the fight'. Douglas Schiess was appointed Combined Force Space Component Command commander Aug. 22, 2022 NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Space Operations Command is assigning cybersecurity and intelligence specialists to work
By Jason Rainbow, Published by SpaceNews, 7 September 2022 TOULOUSE, France — BAE Systems said Sept. 7 it is developing its first multi-sensor satellite cluster to gather intelligence for military and disaster response needs in 2024. The British aerospace and defense company partnered with Finnish satellite operator Iceye, which is
By Vivienne Machi, Published by DefenseNews, 5 September 2022 STUTTGART, Germany — Spanish and German missile manufacturers are leading an effort to develop a new hypersonic defense interceptor as part of the European Defence Fund’s initial batch of sponsored projects. In July, the European Union announced the awardees of its
By Catherine Buchaniec, Published by DefenseNews, 11 August 2022 WASHINGTON -- Sierra Nevada Corp., the world’s 54th largest defense contractor in the Defense News annual ranking, will provide the U.K. with high-altitude uncrewed balloons to be used for surveillance and reconnaissance. The U.S. aerospace company headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, will
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 10 August 2022 When Gen-3 satellites are operational, Army users will be able to task one of the satellites nd downlink imagery HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Earth observation company BlackSky will launch new imaging satellites in 2023 and one of them will be used
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 9 August 2022 Maxar will supply 14 satellite buses and provide support services as a subcontractor to L3Harris HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Maxar Technologies announced Aug. 9 it was selected by L3Harris to manufacture 14 missile-detection satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency. DoD’s space
