Defence, Drones & AI News Aggregation
[[{“value”:”Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 14, 2024
Terran Orbital has been selected by Lockheed Martin to produce 18 satellite buses for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 (T2) Tracking Layer contract. Lockheed Martin will supply the SDA with 16 wide field-of-view missile warning/missile tracking space vehicles equipped with infrared sensors and two vehicles with missile defense infrared sensors capable of generating fire control-qua”}]]
India aims to become the third country on Earth to land a spacecraft on another planet and join the elite clubISRO is already working on the second Mars mission. It will feature a rover, and helicopter combination. The mission will be launched aboard the heavy-lift LVM-3. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is betting big on its second mission to Mars after the historic success of
As commercial firms enable more of the military’s space operations, basic cybersecurity concepts become essential, says MIeke Eoyang, DASD for cyber policy.
Introduction: In an era of escalating cyber threats and the increasing vulnerability of critical infrastructures, the need for secure communication systems has never been more critical. As cyber warfare targets essential information systems, nations are compelled to fortify their communication channels against potential breaches. Compounding this challenge is the looming threat of quantum computers, capable …
[[{“value”:”Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 09, 2024
Xona, a developer of a new satellite network, has announced the successful closure of a $19 million Series A funding round, led by Future Ventures and Seraphim Space, with contributions from NGP Capital, Industrious Ventures, Murata Electronics, Space Capital, and Aloniq.
The capital raised will expedite the rollout of Xona’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network, marking the initiation”}]]
San Francisco: Elon Musk, the owner of the satellite arm of SpaceX, Starlink, issued stern warnings on Saturday, stating that the Starlink satellites are under "a lot of pressure" due to the powerful geomagnetic storm hitting Earth right now.The Space Weather Prediction Centre (SWPC) highlighted that the conditions reached level 5 on the 5-point scale of geomagnetic activity on Friday evening.The
[[{“value”:”Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 08, 2024
In a significant development in space logistics, Starfish Space and D-Orbit have successfully completed an on-orbit rendezvous between Starfish’s Otter Pup and D-Orbit’s ION SCV006 satellite. The coordinated effort involved precise maneuvering by the ION satellite, culminating in a close approach where Otter Pup captured detailed images of the ION spacecraft.
The mission began with recover”}]]
[[{“value”:”Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 09, 2024
China successfully launched two experimental communication satellites, Smart SkyNet 1A and 1B, into medium-Earth orbit using a Long March 3B carrier rocket. The launch took place at 9:43 am from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. This event marks the 21st space launch in China this year and the 521st flight in the Long March rocket series.
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[[{“value”:”Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has been chosen by Rocket Lab USA, Inc (NASDAQ: RKLB) to supply antennas and RF hardware for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Transport Layer Tranche 2 Beta variant satellites, a key component of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). This new generation of satellites will enhance secure, anti-jam communications for warfighters across various d”}]]
GalaxEye developed India’s first indigenous drone equipped with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), and is now working towards building the nation’s first private constellation of Earth Observation satellites.The company aims to launch its inaugural satellite, the "Drishti Mission," within a year.GalaxEye, a space-tech startup focused on earth observation satellites, has signed a Memorandum of