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 BlackSky targets May 27 launch for next Gen3 imaging satellite with Rocket Lab Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2025  BlackSky Technology Inc. and Rocket Lab USA have scheduled the next launch in their ongoing satellite deployment partnership, targeting May 27 for liftoff of BlackSky's second Gen-3 satellite. The m ... more | |
 China places six satellites in orbit with latest Kinetica 1 mission Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 22, 2025  CAS Space, a commercial aerospace firm under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, launched its Kinetica 1-Y7 solid-propellant rocket on Wednesday, successfully deploying six satellites into space. ... more | |
 TAU Systems Secures Exclusive Beam Time on World's Most Powerful Laser for Advanced Particle Research Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025  TAU Systems, a pioneer in laser-driven particle acceleration, in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), has been granted an exclusive five-week beam time slot at the Extre ... more | |
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Why Small Satellites Fail More Often Than Expected Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2025  Small satellites have redefined access to space, enabling startups, academic teams, and emerging space programs to launch missions once limited to major players. Their low cost, compact size, and ra ... more | |
 Latest round of US-Iran nuclear talks ends in Rome Rome (AFP) May 23, 2025  Iran's foreign minister described nuclear talks with the United States as "complicated", following the conclusion of a fifth round of discussions in Rome on Friday. ... more | |
 Russia strikes Kyiv after first stage of major prisoner swap Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) May 24, 2025  A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv Saturday wounded at least 15 people, just as Russia and Ukraine were in the middle of a major prisoner swap. ... more | |
 South Korea says concerned by China's 'no-sail zone' in overlapping waters Seoul (AFP) May 24, 2025  South Korea has voiced concerns to China over its establishment of a "no-sail zone" in a shared area of the Yellow Sea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday. ... more | |
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Vance to Naval Academy grads: 'Country needs you now more than ever' Washington DC (UPI) May 23, 2025  Vice President J.D. Vance on Friday addressed the 1,048 graduates of the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., telling them, "Your country needs you now more than ever." ... more | |
 Finland says suspects two Russian military aircrafts violated airspace Helsinki (AFP) May 23, 2025  Two Russian military aircrafts are suspected of having violated Finnish airspace on Friday, Finland's defence ministry said in a statement. ... more | |
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NASA X-59's Latest Testing Milestone: Simulating Flight from the Ground Edwards AFB CA (SPX) May 19, 2025  NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft successfully completed a critical series of tests in which the airplane was put through its paces for cruising high above the California desert - all w ... more | |
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Ursa Space Systems Expands Geospatial Analytics with Aireon Space-Based Aircraft Tracking Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2025  Ursa Space Systems, a leader in space-based insights, has partnered with Aireon, a pioneer in space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, to integrate real-time aircra ... more | |
 Pakistan, India extend airspace ban on each other Karachi (AFP) May 23, 2025  Pakistan and India's aviation authorities said on Friday they would extend an airspace ban on each other's airlines, after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades. ... more | |
 Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders Rovaniemi, Finland (AFP) May 24, 2025  A fighter jet roaring through the grey sky breaks the tranquillity of a boreal forest in northern Finland, one more sign of a growing military presence that is challenging the ability of reindeer herders to exercise their livelihood. ... more | |
 Sudan denies using chemical weapons after US imposes sanctions Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) May 23, 2025  Sudan's army-aligned government on Friday denied US allegations that it had used chemical weapons in its war against paramilitary rivals, a day after Washington said it would impose sanctions. ... more | |
 Myanmar ex-general slain in attack claimed by anti-coup fighters Yangon (AFP) May 22, 2025  A retired Myanmar general who formerly served as ambassador to Cambodia was shot dead on Thursday, two military sources said, in an attack claimed by anti-coup fighters. ... more | |
 Trump attends memecoin gala as protesters slam 'crypto corruption' Washington (AFP) May 23, 2025  US President Donald Trump hosted a closed-door dinner for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin Thursday, as sign-holding protesters outside and Democratic opponents decried the event as blatant "corruption." ... more | |
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Turkey arrests 65 soldiers, police for ties to late Erdogan foe Istanbul (AFP) May 23, 2025  Turkey arrested 65 soldiers and police officers early Friday over alleged ties to the late preacher Fethullah Gulen, who was accused of masterminding the failed 2016 coup. ... more | |
 How the US-China chip conflict is evolving under Trump Beijing (AFP) May 23, 2025  The United States has taken aim at China's Huawei over the cutting-edge chips powering artificial intelligence (AI), part of a shifting technology dispute between the two largest economies. ... more | |
 Top U.S. defense contractor L3 Tech to pay $62M to settle claims of deceptive practices Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2025  American defense contractor L3 Technologies Inc. will pay tens of millions of dollars in fines to settle allegations that one of its divisions, Communications System West, submitted false business info to U.S. military and other federal agencies, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday. ... more | |
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North Korean warship has 'serious accident' at launch Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2025  A 5,000-ton North Korean destroyer suffered a "serious accident" during a launch ceremony, state media reported Thursday, with leader Kim Jong Un calling it a "criminal act" and warning of consequences. ... more | |
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Iran, US hold new round of nuclear talks in Rome Rome (AFP) May 23, 2025  Iranian and US negotiators met in Rome on Friday for a fifth round of nuclear talks, after a public disagreement over Tehran's uranium enrichment. ... more | |
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Seoul says no talks with US on potential troop pullout Seoul (AFP) May 23, 2025  South Korea said on Friday there have been no talks with Washington about the United States pulling troops from the South after a Wall Street Journal report claimed a partial withdrawal was being considered. ... more | |
 Finland says 'closely' monitoring Russian military build-up Helsinki (AFP) May 22, 2025 Finland is closely monitoring Russia's military activities near its eastern border after Finland's armed forces and international media reported a build-up, the defence minister told AFP on Thursday. ... more | |
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Two Japanese soldiers confirmed killed in training plane crash Tokyo (AFP) May 22, 2025  The Japanese military confirmed on Thursday that remains recovered from the crash of a training plane last week were those of two soldiers. ... more | |
 French general takes command of NATO mission in Iraq Baghdad (AFP) May 22, 2025  A French major general took command of NATO's mission in Iraq on Thursday, assuming responsibility for efforts to support the country's fight against jihadists and strengthen its armed forces. ... more | |
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