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Ukraine set to get its own ‘Starlink’ satellite constellation with SpaceX starting in 2027 as $1bn project powers on despite CEO death

July 18, 2026
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| Communications, Denmark, Satellites, SpaceX, Spending, Ukraine

Starlink satellites By Efosa Udinmwen, Published by Techradar, 18 July 2026 Ukrainian company prepares massive satellite constellation with global partners Ukraine’s Stetman prepares a 360-satellite network with SpaceX launch support New leadership keeps Ukraine’s ambitious satellite project moving forward The billion-euro constellation aims to strengthen Ukraine’s communication independence Ukrainian company

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Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard MP keynote speech at the Global Air and Space Chiefs’ Conference

July 16, 2026
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| Missile Defense, NATO, Russia, Space Warfare, Spending, UK, Ukraine

Speech by Luke Pollard M.P., Posted by the Ministry of Defence, 16 July 2026 Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard MP delivered a keynote speech at the second day of the Global Air and Space Chiefs' Conference in London. Colleagues, good to see you all again. It is

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‘Coalition of the willing’ to build shared European anti-ballistic programme

July 13, 2026
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| Europe, France, Germany, Missile Defense, Russia, UK, Ukraine

By Angelique Chrisafis, Published by The Guardian, 13 July 2026 Ukraine and nine other countries including UK issue joint statement as leaders meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris Ukraine and nine other countries including the UK, Germany and France are to build a shared protection programme for Europe against ballistic missiles,

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Losing the War of the Future

June 23, 2026
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| AI, China, Drones, Electronic Warfare, GPS, Iran, Missile Defense, Robots, Russia, Satellites, Space Warfare, Surveillance, THAAD, Ukraine

By Paul Scharre, Published by Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2026 How New Technologies Threaten America’s Military Advantage In its recent campaign against Iran, the United States dominated the skies using its traditional airpower. The U.S. military pounded Iranian targets, conducting over 13,000 strikes. That prowess and devastating firepower did not

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Russia’s military satellite moves signal new Ukraine war surge

May 25, 2026
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| Drones, NATO, Proximity, Radars, Russia, Satellites, Surveillance, Ukraine

Image: zamin.uz By Stephen Bryen, Published by Asia Times, 25 May 2026 Between May 14 and 20, Russia repositioned five of six recently launched Cosmos military satellites from an orbital inclination of 97 degrees to 97.8 degrees, putting the Cosmos satellites on the same orbital plane as a satellite known as ICEYE-X36.

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Quantum Entangles the Heavens

May 5, 2026
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| China, Cyber, Europe, GPS, NASA, NATO, Quantum Computing, Russia, Satellites, Space Debris and Overcrowding, Space Strategy, Ukraine

Diagram of message-sending from Vienna to Beijing through space-ground integrated quantum network using China's Micius satellite, which launched in 2016. (Image credit: CAS/Pan Jianwei's team) By Dylan Welch, Published by GMF US, 5 May 2026 Quantum technologies will change how we communicate, navigate, and calculate in space. As the United

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Planet Labs Satellites Upend Wars While Beaming Their Images Worldwide

May 2, 2026
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| Canada, Dual and Commercial Use, Electronic Warfare, Iran, Russia, Satellites, SpaceX, Starlink, Surveillance, Ukraine

Planet Labs aims to push forward peace around the world by shining a luminous spotlight from space on the movement of tanks, troops, missiles and warships across the Earth’s surface. Shown here is its headquarters in San Francisco (Photo By Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) By Kevin

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Hybridizing nuclear command, control and communications systems puts space infrastructure at risk

April 22, 2026
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| AI, China, Communications, Dual and Commercial Use, GPS, India, Israel, Missile Defense, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Space Strategy, space weather, Starlink, Surveillance, Ukraine

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle carries the fifth Lockheed Martin-built GPS III space vehicle for the U.S. Space Force, 30 May 2025. (SpaceX) By Qurat-Ul-Ain Shabbir, Published by Space News, 22 April 2026 Space based nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) systems were developed as highly classified and sovereign

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