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Artel partners with Rivada for US Space Force contract![]() Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 Artel LLC a provider of secure network communication services to U.S. government agencies, has been awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract from the U.S. Space Force and is partnering with Rivada Space Networks to provide the next generation network critical to support U.S. Government communications. Based in the U.S, Artel is a carrier-agnostic network integrator - allowing it to develop customized solutions for its customers, providing cost-eff ... read more |
Bulgaria to provide air-defence missiles to UkraineSofia (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 Bulgaria's parliament on Wednesday decided to send aging, Soviet-era air-defence missile systems to Ukraine, its first such shipment to Kyiv from a country bitterly divided over the issue. ... more
France calls on Turkey, Hungary to deliver on Sweden NATO bidHelsinki (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 France urged Turkey and Hungary on Thursday to come through on Sweden's stalled bid to join NATO. ... more
Evergreen Innovations manages All-Domain Network at Northern Strike ExerciseTimnith CO (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 Evergreen Innovations LLC ("Evergreen"), a tactical communications integrator, reports it has successfully managed the All-Domain Network (ADN) during the Northern Strike 23-2 reserve component read ... more
North Korea enshrines nuclear power status in constitutionSeoul (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 North Korea has enshrined its status as a nuclear power in its constitution, with leader Kim Jong Un calling for more modern atomic weapons to counter the threat from the United States, state media reported Thursday. ... more |
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Iran says it 'successfully' launched new military satelliteTehran (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 Iran's Revolutionary Guards "successfully" launched a new military imaging satellite on Wednesday, state media reported, in the latest display of its aerospace technology which has sparked Western concern. ... more |
French ambassador to Niger returns to Paris after weeks of tensionParis (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 France's ambassador to Niger landed in Paris on Wednesday, after weeks of tensions with the post-coup regime in the West African country who demanded his expulsion. ... more
Mali parties angry at junta for postponing presidential voteBamako (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 Malian political groups expressed outrage on Wednesday at the junta's decision to postpone indefinitely the presidential election that was supposed to bring back civilian rule. ... more
Russian, Ukrainian forces trade attacksWashington DC (UPI) Sep 27, 2023 Russian and Ukrainian forces traded attacks against scores of civilian targets overnight Tuesday, killing one person, injuring 18 and causing widespread damage. ... more
UK, French defence ministers in Ukraine for aid talksKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 The British and French defence ministers were in Kyiv on Thursday to discuss supplying further military aid to Ukraine, which is seeking more weapons to bolster its counter-offensive against Russian forces. ... more |
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Australia shakes up army in shift to long-range deterrenceSydney (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 Australia announced Thursday a "major restructuring" of the army featuring a new long-range strike capacity, as it adapts to China's growing military clout in the Asia-Pacific region. ... more |
Nobel Prizes to illuminate bleak year for world peaceStockholm (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 Next week's Nobel Prize announcements will celebrate a string of groundbreaking achievements, but with conflicts raging around the globe, experts solicited about possible Peace Prize winners are scratching their heads. ... more
Peace pioneer Bertha von Suttner's message still resonatesVienna (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 The first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905, Austrian pacifist Bertha von Suttner's reflections are still cited by peace advocates as the war in Ukraine grinds on. ... more
US soldier 'happy' after being freed by North KoreaWashington (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 US soldier Travis King has been freed by North Korea and is "happy" to be heading home on Wednesday, nearly three months after he ran across the border from the South, US officials said. ... more
Space Systems Command's TAP Lab to accelerate innovation in space domain awarenessColorado Springs CO (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Space Systems Command (SSC), the United States Space Force (USSF) field command, has opened a Tools Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab in Colorado Springs to address critical challenges in space ... more |
![]() BlueHalo expands US satellite operation capacity under Space Force SCAR Program
AFRL develops a RIPL in communications to drive future fightNational Harbor MD (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 One of the technologies the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, showcased during the 2023 Air and Space Force's Air, Space and Cyber conference Sept. 11-13 ... more |
ANSRs to Hard AI QuestionsWashington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 How can we build robust, assured, and therefore trustworthy AI-based systems? That question lies at the heart of DARPA's Assured Neuro Symbolic Learning and Reasoning (ANSR) program. "Informal ... more
Washington says goodbye to pandas amid bitter US-China backdropWashington (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 No matter the distance or the weather, Jane Christensen was determined to see the giant pandas before they left Washington. ... more
Alien Machines in the Solar System: The Possibilities and Potential OriginsHouston TX (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 In 2018, the scientists Adam Frank and Gavin Schmidt proposed the Silurian hypothesis. It considered the potential of finding ancient evidence in Earth's geologic record that a non-human industrial ... more
SBQuantum to test quantum magnetometer in spaceSherbrooke, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 SBQuantum, the first company developing diamond quantum magnetometers capable of providing vector measurements of both the amplitude and the orientation of Earth's magnetic field, today announces it ... more |
Space-based 5G cellular broadband connectivity from everyday smartphonesMidland TX (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 AST SpaceMobile has announced another unprecedented leap in telecommunications by successfully making the first-ever 5G connection for voice and data between an everyday, unmodified smartphone and a ... more
Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarineKaohsiung, Taiwan (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 Taiwan unveiled its first domestically built submarine on Thursday, with the massively outgunned island seeking to bolster its defences against China. ... more
China, Saudi Arabia to hold joint naval drills next month: BeijingBeijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 China and Saudi Arabia will hold their second-ever joint naval drills next month, Beijing's defence ministry announced Thursday, as China forges deeper ties with the Middle Eastern power. ... more
Czech Republic to buy 24 US-made F-35 fighter jetsPrague (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 The Czech Republic will buy 24 US-made F-35 fighter jets, Prime Minister Petr Fiala told reporters on Wednesday. ... more |
Korea on 'brink of nuclear war,' North warns UNUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 26, 2023 North Korea told the United Nations on Tuesday that the peninsula was at risk of nuclear war, as it blamed what it called hostility by the United States. ... more
UN chief cites 'madness' of nuclear arms race, as N.Korea warns of warUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 26, 2023 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday against a new atomic arms race bringing the threat of "annihilation" to the world, as North Korea charged that its peninsula was on the brink of nuclear war. ... more
U.S. signs agreement to help Poland modernize its militaryWashington DC (UPI) Sep 26, 2021 The U.S. State Department has signed a $2 billion direct loan agreement with Poland to modernize its defense, days after the country said it would stop giving military hardware to Ukraine. ... more
US army chief and allies discuss Asia-Pacific in IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 26, 2023 Army chiefs and senior officers from 30 countries including the United States met in India Tuesday to discuss threats facing the Asia-Pacific region, in the face of concern at an increasingly assertive China. ... more |
China warns Philippines not to 'stir up trouble' over disputed reefBeijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2023 Beijing warned Manila on Tuesday not to "stir up trouble" after the Philippine Coast Guard said it removed a floating barrier at a disputed reef that was allegedly deployed by China to block Filipino fishermen from the area. ... more
Filipino fisherman chased by China coast guard in disputed watersSouth China Sea, Philippines (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 Filipino fisherman Arnel Satam guns the motor of his tiny wooden boat as he makes a dash for the shallow waters of Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, with Chinese coast guard speedboats in hot pursuit. ... more
North Korea to expel US soldier Travis King: KCNASeoul (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 North Korea has decided to expel US soldier Travis King, who was detained after crossing the border from the South in July, the KCNA state news agency said on Wednesday. ... more
'Too bad, Vladimir': Hillary Clinton taunts Putin on NATO growthWashington (AFP) Sept 26, 2023 Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Tuesday taunted her old nemesis, Russian President Vladimir Putin, over the expansion of NATO since his invasion of Ukraine. ... more |
Duke Field breaks ground on first electric aircraft charging stationDuke Field FL (SPX) Sep 25, 2023 AFWERX and one of its Prime division partners, BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, broke ground on the first electric aircraft charging station on a military installation at Duke Field ... more
Zenno and D-to develop superconducting electromagnetsAuckland NZ (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 New Zealand headquartered space-flight systems company Zenno Astronautics (Zenno), a developer of world-first superconducting electromagnets for space applications, and D-Orbit, a company leader in ... more
First batch of U.S. Abrams tanks arrive in UkraineWashington DC (UPI) Sep 26, 2021 The first shipment of long-awaited U.S.-made Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday night, as Kyiv seeks to use them in its slow-moving counteroffensive to expel Russian forces from its borders. ... more
China, S. Korea, Japan leaders to hold first summit since 2019Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2023 China said on Tuesday it had agreed with Japan and South Korea to hold a summit between the three countries' leaders "as early as possible", after a rare meeting between senior diplomats in Seoul. ... more |
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