Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 03, 2026
As rivals deploy operational hypersonic vehicles, analysts describe a new Sputnik moment for U.S. tactical space access, with the Pentagon directing more than 6ドル.9 billion toward hypersonic weapons programs for fiscal 2025 and the hypersonic technology market projected at about 8ドル.46 billion this year. The shift away from chasing the lowest launch price toward speed and responsiveness underpins the investment narrative around Starfighters Space Inc (NYSE-A: FJET), AST SpaceMobile Inc, Rocket Lab Corpora ... read more
US Space Command APEX summit explores AI for campaign planning Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Jan 03, 2026
U.S. Space Command's Joint Operations Division hosted the command's first artificial intelligence-enabled summit Nov. 18-21, 2025, at the Bayfield facility in Colorado Springs and at a MITRE-operate ... more
China expert mocks Taiwan's HIMARS as 'porcupine in a glass box' Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2026
Taiwan's acquisition of US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) has drawn a sharp rebuke from a mainland military strategist, who likens the systems to "a porcupine trapped in a one- ... more
Markets reshape daily life in North Korea but an uprising remains unlikely Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 North Korea's informal markets have become central to daily survival and are quietly changing how people relate to the state, yet analysts say the country still lacks the conditions needed for a popular uprising against the Kim regime. ... more
Terran Orbital to build satellite buses for SDA Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
Terran Orbital has been selected by Lockheed Martin to supply satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 3 Tracking Layer within the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architectur ... more
AST BlueBird 6 enters orbit as record low Earth orbit cellular array Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
AST SpaceMobile Inc. has confirmed the successful orbital launch of its BlueBird 6 satellite, described as the largest commercial communications array deployed in low Earth orbit and designed to sup ... more
North Korea's Kim touts new rocket launchers that could target South Seoul (AFP) Dec 30, 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has toured a factory making new multiple rocket launchers that could target the South, touting their ability to "annihilate the enemy" in a concentrated attack, state media reported Tuesday. ... more
China says live-fire drills around Taiwan 'completed successfully' Beijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 China "successfully completed" military drills around Taiwan that included live-fire exercises aimed at simulating a blockade of key ports and assaults on maritime targets, its military said on Wednesday. ... more
Denmark to buy US patrol planes despite Greenland rift Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 29, 2025 The United States said Monday it had approved a 1ドル.8-billion sale of patrol aircraft to Denmark, despite renewed tension after an envoy of President Donald Trump called again for seizing Greenland. ... more
Trump still eyes Turkey jet deal despite Israel objections Palm Beach, United States (AFP) Dec 29, 2025 US President Donald Trump said Monday he was considering selling top-end F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, during a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who adamantly opposes the move. ... more
Drones dive into aviation's deepest enigma as MH370 hunt restarts Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 30, 2025 Nearly 12 years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished with 239 people on board, the search for answers to one of aviation's most haunting riddles resumed Tuesday in the remote southern Indian Ocean. ... more
Spatiotemporal resilience model targets IoT unmanned fleets Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 31, 2025
Researchers from Zhengzhou University, the University of Kent, and City University of Hong Kong have developed a framework to evaluate and optimize the spatiotemporal resilience of Internet of Thing ... more
Thai army accuses Cambodia of violating truce with over 250 drones Bangkok (AFP) Dec 29, 2025 Thailand's army accused Cambodia on Monday of violating a newly signed ceasefire agreement, reached after weeks of deadly border clashes, by flying more than 250 drones over its territory. ... more
UAV swarm algorithm boosts spectrum resilience in contested airspace Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2025
UAV swarms are increasingly used for missions such as disaster assessment and reconnaissance, but their reliance on open wireless links exposes them to interference and eavesdropping in contested en ... more
The Quantum Age will be Powered by Fusion Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 Fusion is the cosmic process that powers stars, shapes galaxies, and enables the chemical diversity needed for life. From the earliest stars to modern planetary systems, fusion converts hydrogen into heavier elements, forging the matter that makes up worlds, atmospheres, and living organisms. ... more
Malaysia raids firms in army procurement graft probe Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Dec 29, 2025 Malaysia's anti-corruption agency said Monday it had carried out raids on several companies allegedly involved in a graft case linked to an armed forces procurement project. ... more
Wagner stronghold in CAR holds the line despite Kremlin shakeup Libreville, Gabon (AFP) Dec 23, 2025 A mural depicting Vladimir Putin and fatigue-clad Russian paramilitary fighters has appeared in the Central African Republic ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections as the country seeks to recover from decades of violence. ... more
N.Korea's Kim stresses shared bloodshed in New Year message to Putin Seoul (AFP) Dec 27, 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un highlighted on Saturday how his nation and Russia had shared "blood, life and death" in the Ukraine war, as he sent President Vladimir Putin new year's greetings. ... more
South Korean President Lee to visit China next week Seoul (AFP) Dec 30, 2025 South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit China from Sunday to meet counterpart Xi Jinping and deepen cooperation, Seoul and Beijing said. ... more
SSC ground stations to support NASA PExT wideband Ka band test Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 30, 2025
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) will provide direct-to-Earth forward and return Ka-band links through its global ground station network to support NASA's Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) tec ... more
Shenzhou 21 crew complete eight hour spacewalk outside Tiangong station Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 22, 2025
The Shenzhou 21 crew has completed an eight hour extravehicular activity outside China's Tiangong space station, carrying out installation, inspection, and maintenance tasks as part of the mission's ... more
Iran designates Royal Canadian Navy a terrorist organisation Tehran (AFP) Dec 30, 2025 The Iranian foreign ministry designated the Royal Canadian Navy a terrorist organisation on Tuesday in what it said was retaliation for Canada's 2024 blacklisting of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. ... more
Berlin says decision postponed on European fighter jet Berlin (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 Efforts to break a deadlock in 2025 over plans for a new European fighter jet have been unsuccessful, a German government spokesman told AFP on Wednesday. ... more
Germany asked to help in Libyan army chief plane crash probe Berlin (AFP) Dec 30, 2025 Germany has received a request from Turkey to assist in examining the black box recorders from a plane crash that killed the head of the Libyan armed forces, investigators have confirmed. ... more
Israel begins demolishing 25 buildings in West Bank camp Nur Shams, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 Israeli bulldozers began demolishing 25 buildings housing Palestinians in a refugee camp on Wednesday, in what the military said was an effort to root out armed groups in northern areas of the occupied West Bank. ... more
Saudi-led coalition says targets arms shipments from UAE in Yemen Al Mukalla, Yemen (AFP) Dec 30, 2025 A Saudi-led coalition said it targeted Tuesday a large quantity of weapons and combat vehicles destined for separatist forces that were being offloaded from ships at a port in Yemen, coming from the UAE. ... more
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