The 'Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space' (also known as the 'Global Network' or the 'GN') is an international network of organisations and individuals who are concerned about the militarisation and exploitation of space. When the US Space Force was established in 2019 President Trump said that it marked “a big moment”
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By Theresa Hitchens, Publisged by Breaking Defense, 1 August 2022 Amid lawmaker concerns about turf tussles, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and NRO Director Chris Scoloese have an "informal agreement" to "work cooperatively to address DoD's ISR needs from space." WASHINGTON: Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and National Reconnaissance Office
By Ji Da-gyum, Published by The Korea Herald, 31 July 2022 Seoul will take cautious, case-by-case approach to gradually expand trilateral military drills South Korea, the United States and Japan are set to jointly conduct a ballistic missile defense exercise to enhance military interoperability and readiness against escalating threats from
By Bryan Clark, Published by IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2022 The Ukraine invasion has become an old-fashioned slog, enabling Russia to unleash its electronic weapons A month into Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian troops stumbled upon a nondescript shipping container at an abandoned Russian command post outside Kyiv. They did not know
By Parth Satam, Published by Eurasian Times, 29 July 2022 A British company has introduced a new laser-controlled drone that can eliminate the radio connection, which is often jammable and vulnerable to interception, detection, and interference. Meant to bypass counter-drone systems, the technology still seems to be in a nascent
By Christopher Carbone, Published by the Daily Mail, 28 July 2022 Florida-based Spaceship Neptune unveils luxury pod - complete with a bar - that travels 20 miles above Earth for $125,000 per person (but at least drinks are included!) Space Perspective has unveiled a final design for its Spaceship Neptune
By Rachel Nostrant and Rachel S. Cohen,Published by Defense News, 28 July 2022 President Joe Biden on Wednesday tapped Space Force operations boss Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman to run the service as the next four-star chief of space operations. If confirmed by the Senate, Saltzman will be the second person
Published by the Conversation, 26 July 2022 Russia is building a new ground-based laser facility for interfering with satellites orbiting overhead, according to a recent report in The Space Review. The basic idea would be to dazzle the optical sensors of other nations’ spy satellites by flooding them with laser
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 25 July 2022 Defense Innovation Unit's Steve Butow: 'We want to make GEO cool again' WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit is funding space projects that the agency hopes will spur commercial investments in satellite refueling technologies and support services for geostationary satellites. “Imagine
