Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
June 16, 2025
NUKEWARS
World faces new arms race as nuclear powers spend 100B a year



Stockholm (AFP) June 15, 2025
Most of the world's nuclear-armed states continued to modernise their arsenals last year, setting the stage for a new nuclear arms race, researchers warned Monday. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said nuclear powers including the United States and Russia - which account for around 90 percent of the world's stockpile - had spent time last year "upgrading existing weapons and adding newer versions". Since the end of the Cold War, old warheads have generally been dism ... read more

WATER WORLD
Australia says China anxiety, geography driving closer Indonesia ties
Jakarta (AFP) June 5, 2025
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that security anxiety over China was partly driving deepening ties with Indonesia in a region riven by rivalry between Beijing and Washington. ... more
NUKEWARS
Iran's nuclear programme, Netanyahu's age-old obsession
Jerusalem (AFP) June 13, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nearly 20-year-old threat to strike Iran came true on Friday, as US President Donald Trump warned Tehran of further "brutal" attacks if it refuses to negotiate. ... more
WAR REPORT
Israel death toll from Iran missiles at 24: PM's office
Jerusalem (AFP) June 16, 2025
Iranian missiles have killed at least 24 people in Israel since Friday, the Israeli prime minister's office said in an updated toll following the latest attacks. ... more
AEROSPACE
Boeing says focus at air show on 'supporting customers', not orders
Le Bourget, France (AFP) June 16, 2025
US group Boeing said Monday it would focus on supporting its customers at the Paris Air Show instead of the traditional announcements of plane orders, in the aftermath of Air India's 787 Dreamliner crash. ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
China testing orbital refueling procedures for satellite missions
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 10, 2025
China is positioning a satellite to test its ability to refuel another in orbit over Earth and extend its mission for several more years. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Iran hits Tel Aviv after overnight Israeli strikes on Tehran
Jerusalem (AFP) June 16, 2025
Iran unleashed a barrage of missile strikes on Israeli cities early Monday, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further devastation. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Trump's Golden Dome rethinks defense against long-range threats
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 13, 2025
Homeland defense has entered a new era with the proliferation of nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles and President Donald Trump's Golden Dome proposal aims to invest in protecting the United States against modern threats. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
BlackSky Gen-3 delivers very hi-res imagery at warfighting speed - 12 hours after launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2025
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has delivered the first very high-resolution images from the company's second Gen-3 satellite just 12 hours following its successful launch last Monday. " ... more

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TECH SPACE
Look Up secures major capital boost to expand radar network and space traffic services
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 12, 2025
Three years after its founding, European space surveillance firm Look Up has secured EUR 50 million in funding to accelerate the global deployment of its radar network and strengthen its suite of sp ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
NASA's Ready-to-Use Dataset Details Land Motion Across North America
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 11, 2025
An online tool maps measurements and enables non-experts to understand earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, and other types of land motion. NASA is collaborating with the Alaska Satellite Faci ... more
ROBO SPACE
Next generation satellite servicing spacecraft completed by Northrop Grumman
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2025
Northrop Grumman has successfully integrated a robotics payload onto its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV), advancing its satellite servicing platform under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ... more
THE STANS
China's Xi in Kazakhstan for Central Asia summit
Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 16, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Kazakhstan on Monday to attend the second China-Central Asia Summit, Beijing's state media reported. ... more
WAR REPORT
Israel pounds Iran, Tehran hits back with missiles
Tehran (AFP) June 16, 2025
Israel unleashed a new wave of attacks against Iran on Monday, targeting missile sites after Tehran carried out deadly overnight strikes and both sides threatened more devastation. ... more
CYBER WARS
Israel's strikes on Iran were years in the making: analysts
Paris (AFP) June 15, 2025
Israel's unprecedented strikes on Iran, which have killed top military leaders and nuclear scientists, required years of meticulous intelligence gathering and infiltration, experts say. ... more
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IRAQ WARS
Iraq in contact with Iran, US in bid to stay out of conflict: officials
Baghdad (AFP) June 14, 2025
Iraq has approached the Iranian and US governments in a bid to prevent being caught up in a regional escalation, officials said Saturday, as Washington's ally Israel and Iran traded blows. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Israel army says struck underground missile facility in western Iran
Jerusalem (AFP) June 14, 2025
The Israeli military said it struck an underground facility Saturday in western Iran's Khorramabad that contained surface-to-surface and cruise missiles. ... more
NUKEWARS
Son of late shah urges Iranians to break with Islamic republic
Washington (AFP) June 13, 2025
The son of Iran's late shah appealed Friday to the country's security forces to abandon the cleric-run state, voicing hope for toppling the Islamic republic after Israel launched military strikes. ... more
AEROSPACE
Israel says killed most of Iran Guards' air force leadership
Jerusalem (AFP) June 13, 2025
The Israeli military said its air strikes on Iran on Friday had killed most of the senior leadership of the Revolutionary Guards' air force as they gathered at an underground command centre. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Russia says aims to boost military ties in Africa after Wagner exits Mali
Moscow (AFP) June 9, 2025
Moscow wants to enhance its military ties in Africa, the Kremlin said Monday, after reports that the Russian paramilitary group Wagner was leaving Mali. ... more
UAV NEWS
Two Iranian drones shot down in Iraq by international coalition: officials
Baghdad (AFP) June 15, 2025
Two drones launched from Iran towards Israel were shot down over Iraq by the US-led international coalition to defeat the Islamic State group, two Iraqi military officials told AFP on Sunday. ... more
NUKEWARS
Israel says strikes killed 9 Iran nuclear scientists. IAEA assessment continues
Jerusalem (AFP) June 14, 2025
The Israeli military said on Saturday its air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities the previous day resulted in the deaths of nine leading Iranian nuclear scientists. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Iran hangs man over 2022 protest deaths, activists say conviction wrongful
Paris (AFP) June 11, 2025
Iran on Wednesday hanged a man convicted of killing seven people, including a 10-year-old boy, during nationwide protests in 2022 but human rights groups said he was the victim of a wrongful conviction. ... more
CYBER WARS
Hong Kong warns downloading game could be national security crime
Hong Kong (AFP) June 11, 2025
Hong Kong police have warned downloading a mobile game in which players can attempt to overthrow a stand-in for China's Communist Party could constitute a national security crime, as it vanished from Apple's local App Store Wednesday. ... more
AEROSPACE
Finland says suspects Russian aircraft violated airspace
Helsinki (AFP) June 10, 2025
Finland's defence ministry said Tuesday it suspected a Russian military aircraft of violating its airspace. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Europe facing security 'perfect storm': EU defence chief
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) June 10, 2025
Europe is facing a "perfect storm" on defence as it presses to rearm in the face of Russian aggression and doubts over US engagement, the EU's defence commissioner said Tuesday. ... more
MILPLEX
South Korea in 'final stages' to sign major tank deal with Poland
Seoul (AFP) June 10, 2025
South Korea is in the "final stages" of negotiations to potentially sign a major deal to supply K2 tanks to Poland, according to South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration on Tuesday. ... more
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FLOATING STEEL
Two Chinese aircraft carriers seen in Pacific for first time: Tokyo
Tokyo (AFP) June 10, 2025
Japan said Tuesday that two Chinese aircraft carriers had been seen operating in the Pacific for the first time as Beijing boosts its military capability in far-flung areas. ... more
AEROSPACE
China blaming Japan for fighter jet incidents 'unacceptable': Tokyo
Tokyo (AFP) June 13, 2025
Tokyo's defence minister said Friday it was "unacceptable" for China to blame Japan for close encounters between their military planes over the Pacific high seas last weekend. ... more
NUKEWARS
Attacking Iran, Israel brazenly defies 'man of peace' Trump
Washington (AFP) June 13, 2025
US President Donald Trump on Thursday implored Israel not to attack Iran and declared once again his goal was to be a peacemaker. ... more
NUKEWARS
Rubio warns Iran against targeting US over Israeli strikes
Washington (AFP) June 13, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran late Thursday not to respond to Israeli strikes by hitting American bases, saying Washington was not involved. ... more
CYBER WARS
Ex-CIA analyst gets three years in prison for sharing top secret information
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 12, 2025
A former CIA analyst has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for obtaining and sending top secret Defense Department information to unauthorized recipients who then posted it on social media, the Justice Department announced Thursday. ... more
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