An artist’s rendering of a satellite sending and receiving data. Image: Space Systems Command By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 3 October 2025 When it comes to warfare in space, many envision lasers, missiles and maybe a nuclear device tucked into orbit. But Christopher Scolese, who runs the National
The technology will be similar to Israel’s Iron Dome, shown here, on the left, intercepting rockets, on the right, fired by Hamas militants toward southern Israel in May 2021. (Anas Baba/AFP via Getty Images) By Matthew Feld, Published by The Telegraph, 8 September 2025 Cambridge Aerospace has raised millions of
Russia's Pole-21E electronic countermeasures systems are designed to radiate energy in attempts to confuse cruise missiles, guided bombs, and other satellite-guided systems: Russian Ministry of Defense By Shaun Waterman, Published by Air and Space Forces, 29 July 2025 LAS VEGAS—The jamming of GPS signals around Ukraine has become so severe
Spaceport Cornwall has been selected to be part of a £1bn project. Image: BBC By George Thorpe, Published by The BBC, 20 July 2025 Spaceport Cornwall has been selected by the government to help develop hypersonic defence technology for the UK. The site based at Cornwall Newquay Airport is one
Space operators monitor the sky for threats from foreign powers By Sarah Knapton, Published by AOL, 7 June 2025 In a fake village in Buckinghamshire, several members of Space Command are huddled around a computer screen watching a foreign missile approach a Ministry of Defence communications satellite. It is just
The U.S. and China continue to compete in space. (Image credit: Dragon Claws/iStock/Getty Images) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 16 May 2025 "China is there to stay in the space domain, so we need to figure out some ways to work together, at the very least, in an emergency
By Sophie Church, Published by Politics Home, 21 April 2025 To the anguish of the space industry, the UK is the only country to have successfully developed, and then abandoned, a satellite launch capability. That was over 50 years ago. But with the nature of conflict evolving, nowadays government is taking space
Starlink dish on a roof. Image credit: Shutterstock. By Raquel, Published by El Adelantado, 20 April 2025 Both China and Russia are now actively developing systems dubbed “Starlink Killers”—technologies designed to disrupt or disable Elon Musk’s Starlink and Starshield satellites, which have become vital tools for military communication, especially in
