Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
February 24, 2026
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Axelspace to supply imagery for Japan defense satellite network



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 24, 2026
Axelspace Corporation has secured a role in a new satellite constellation project led by the Japan Ministry of Defense, signing a contract to provide optical imagery data to the program. The company, a long-time developer and operator of microsatellites, will deliver satellite imagery under an agreement with Tri-Sat Constellation Co., Ltd. and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co., Ltd. Tri-Sat Constellation Co., Ltd. is a special purpose company formed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, SKY Perfect JSAT C ... read more

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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
MTN to deliver secure SpaceX government satcom for defense customers
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2026
MTN has signed a landmark agreement with SpaceX to become an authorized provider of government satellite connectivity services for defense and government customers. The deal positions MTN to deliver ... more
SPACEWAR
MDA Space forms 49North to expand Canadian defence capabilities
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2026
MDA Space has created a new Canadian defence subsidiary called 49North to focus on secure, multi-domain C4ISR and mission-critical capabilities that support national defence priorities outside the s ... more
MILTECH
Aitech and Teledyne expand partnership on space grade SP1 computing platform
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2026
Aitech and Teledyne e2v Semiconductors are underscoring their ongoing collaboration to advance space grade computing by integrating Teledyne e2v high reliability semiconductors into Aitech's SP1, a ... more
SPACEWAR
BlackSky books major export deal for rapid deployment of Gen-3 imaging satellite
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2026
BlackSky Technology Inc. has signed a new eight-figure international contract to deliver a Gen-3 sovereign space-based intelligence capability built around a very-high resolution imaging satellite a ... more
CYBER WARS
UK to make tech firms remove abusive images within 48 hours of alert
London (AFP) Feb 19, 2026
Technology firms will be required to remove non-consensual sexual images within 48 hours under tighter UK rules proposed by the government Thursday, following an outcry over sexualised deepfakes created by the AI chatbot Grok. ... more
WAR REPORT
NATO trains storming Baltic beach to deter Russia
Putlos, Germany (AFP) Feb 18, 2026
Thousands of NATO troops including from Spain and Turkey joined an exercise Wednesday on Germany's Baltic coast that defence officials labelled a show of readiness to deter Russia. ... more
CYBER WARS
Italy detects cyber-attacks eyeing Chinese dissidents; Australia rejects foreign threats after claim of China interference
Rome (AFP) Feb 18, 2026
Italian police said Wednesday they had detected cyber-attacks against the interior ministry seeking information on dissident Chinese citizens and officers investigating Chinese groups in Italy. ... more
NUKEWARS
UN nuclear watchdog chief warns Iran-US talks 'don't have much time'
Paris, France (AFP) Feb 18, 2026
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said there was a 'step forward' in talks between Iran and the United States in Geneva but warned 'we don't have much time'. ... more

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UAV NEWS
Australian defence firm helps Ukraine zap Russian drones
Sydney (AFP) Feb 19, 2026
One of Australia's most highly valued defence firms is helping Ukrainian soldiers knock Russian drones off the battlefield, riding a surge in military spending by Western governments with tech combating the weapon of the future. ... more
WAR REPORT
Israel military says soldier killed in Gaza
Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 18, 2026
The Israeli military announced that one of its soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Gaza on Wednesday, but a security source said the death appeared to have been caused by 'friendly fire'. ... more
SPACEWAR
NATO fund backs SatVu thermal intelligence constellation expansion
London, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
SatVu has closed a 30 million pound funding round to accelerate the build-out of its space-based thermal imaging constellation, bringing its total equity funding to 60 million pounds as it moves fro ... more
SPACEMART
AAC Clyde Space adds Sedna satellites to boost maritime data services
London, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
AAC Clyde Space has started building two additional maritime data satellites, Sedna-3 and Sedna-4, to expand capacity in its established space-based maritime data services. ... more
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TECH SPACE
Pale Blue opens Tsukuba site to scale satellite propulsion production
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
Pale Blue has begun operating its new Tsukuba Production Engineering Base to support mass production of satellite propulsion systems and shorten delivery lead times. The Tsukuba Production Eng ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Hypersonica completes milestone hypersonic missile flight test in Norway
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2026
Hypersonica has completed its first hypersonic test flight at Andoya Space in Norway, marking what the company describes as a major step toward a European sovereign hypersonic strike capability by 2 ... more
TECH SPACE
SatService to supply Q V band satcom ground station for Bundeswehr university
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 17, 2026
SatService GmbH, a Germany based provider of advanced satellite ground systems and a subsidiary of Calian Group Ltd, has secured a contract from the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany to deliver ... more
ROBO SPACE
OpenAI hires creator of 'OpenClaw' AI agent tool
Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 16, 2026
OpenAI has hired the Austrian creator of OpenClaw, an artificial intelligence tool able to execute real-world tasks, the US startup's head Sam Altman said on Sunday. ... more
TECH SPACE
ST Engineering iDirect and G&S SatCom align network and service management on Intuition
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 17, 2026
ST Engineering iDirect has formed a strategic technology partnership with G and S SatCom to create a unified approach to satellite network and service management for operators and service providers. ... more
MILTECH
3 Surprising Ways Space Hardware Reaches Launchpads
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 23, 2026
Space hardware processes explained. Steps from production to launchpad outlined. Logistics & transportation details. Explore the process from start to finish. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China retrieves Long March 10 booster from South China Sea after test flight
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 16, 2026
China has carried out its first maritime recovery of a rocket first-stage booster, retrieving the main stage of a Long March 10 heavy-lift carrier rocket from the South China Sea following a key tes ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Australian hypersonic test flight window announced
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
Australian hypersonic flight developer Hypersonix Launch Systems has set the launch window for a landmark test of its DART AE scramjet-powered vehicle, moving the company a step closer to sustained ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
New Wenchang lunar pad completes first Long March 10 test
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
At the future departure gate for Chinas crewed lunar journeys at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, personnel in blue uniforms have been carrying out post ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Exolaunch to deploy five satellites on Spectrum mission from Norway
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
Exolaunch has completed integration of five customer satellites for launch on Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket, scheduled no earlier than March 19, 2026 from Andoya spaceport in Norway. The mission, ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Sateliot books Spanish Miura 5 launch for two next gen Trito satellites in 2027
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
Sateliot and PLD Space have signed a commercial contract for the dedicated launch of Sateliot's first two Trito next generation 5G direct to device satellites on a Miura 5 rocket in 2027. The agreem ... more
EXO WORLDS
Study questions assumptions about hidden alien technosignals
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
For more than sixty years, astronomers have conducted systematic searches for technosignatures, looking for artificial radio emissions, laser flashes, or excess heat that could reveal advanced civil ... more
TECH SPACE
KSAT prepares Hyperion in orbit relay test for satellite data
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
Hyperion will move KSATs HYPER concept from design into on orbit demonstration, using relay satellites to act as ground stations in space and shorten the time it takes operators to receive satellite ... more
TECH SPACE
Valen array advances multi-mission sensing tech
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2026
Northrop Grumman has introduced Valen, a new multifunction active electronically scanned array that the company describes as a generational leap in sensing technology for U.S. and allied forces. The ... more
WATER WORLD
Gyroscopic wave device targets broadband ocean power
Osaka, Japan (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
Ocean waves offer a vast and predictable source of renewable energy, but many existing technologies only perform efficiently under limited sea conditions. In response, a researcher at The University ... more
NUKEWARS
Facing US warnings, Iran defends right to nuclear enrichment
Paris, France (AFP) Feb 19, 2026
Iran's atomic energy chief on Thursday said 'no country can deprive Iran of the right' to nuclear enrichment, following fresh US warning that there were 'many reasons' to strike the Islamic republic. ... more
AEROSPACE
Airbus says will back two new European fighter jets 'if clients request'
Toulouse, France (AFP) Feb 19, 2026
Airbus, which represents Germany and Spain in the FCAS warplane programme, will support the two?fighter?jet solution if the customers demand it, CEO Guillaume Faury said Thursday. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
US to withdraw all troops from Syria: reports
Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 19, 2026
The United States is planning to withdraw all of its 1,000 troops from Syria over the next two months, according to US media reports. ... more
NUKEWARS
N. Korea flexes nuclear-capable rocket launcher ahead of key congress
Seoul (AFP) Feb 19, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled a battery of huge nuclear-capable rocket launchers ahead of a key congress of the nation's ruling party, state media said Thursday. ... more
NUKEWARS
Major US naval, air buildup sets stage for potential Iran war
Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 19, 2026
The massive US military buildup in the Middle East, including warships, fighter jets, and refueling aircraft, lays the foundation for a potentially sustained campaign against Iran - should President Donald Trump give the order. ... more
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