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July 11, 2025
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BlackSky expands Gen-3 access to bolster Ukraine-focused intelligence operations



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has signed an early access agreement for its next-generation Gen-3 satellite system with an existing international Gen-2 customer, expanding support for Ukraine. The agreement upgrades the customer's current services with very high-resolution Gen-3 imagery alongside Gen-2's rapid, low-latency data stream. "This important contract demonstrates the powerful, comprehensive tip-and-cue utility between our Gen-3 and Gen-2 systems. The two generations of satellites ... read more

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Maxar secures $205 million in multi-year deals to boost space capabilities across MEA
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
Maxar Intelligence has announced three new long-term contracts valued at $204.7 million to enhance sovereign defense, intelligence, and space leadership initiatives across the Middle East and Africa ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
K2 Space validates satellite systems in orbit and fires record-breaking thruster
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
K2 Space Corporation has marked two major milestones as it advances toward its first full satellite launch, the GRAVITAS mission, set for early 2026 to Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). The company su ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Quantum Secure Space Tech Partnership Launched by Space TS and Synergy Quantum
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
In a strategic move to reinforce India's space sovereignty in the quantum era, Space TS and Synergy Quantum have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop the nation's first indigenous quan ... more
GPS NEWS
ESA and Neuraspace develop autonomous satellite navigation technologies
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
Neuraspace has partnered with the European Space Agency to advance autonomous satellite navigation and orbit management using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies. The effort is pa ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
UK hopes to bolster space weather forecasts with Europe's first solar storm monitor
London, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
A new UK-led satellite mission concept aims to strengthen the country's position in space weather observation and forecasting by deploying a suite of homegrown scientific instruments on a low-cost s ... more
NUKEWARS
Iran nuclear programme 'very delayed' by strikes: French intel chief
Paris (AFP) July 8, 2025
Iran's nuclear programme has been "very, very delayed" by US and Israeli strikes, France's foreign intelligence chief said on Tuesday, wading into a contentious debate over just how hard it was hit. ... more
TECH SPACE
China says German plane laser claim 'inconsistent with facts'
Beijing (AFP) July 9, 2025
Beijing dismissed on Wednesday claims by Berlin that the Chinese military had directed a laser at a German aircraft over the Red Sea as "completely inconsistent with the facts". ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Ecuador's Noboa plans referendum to reopen U.S. military base in Manta
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 8, 2025
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said a national referendum will be held by the end of 2025 to decide whether to allow the return of a U.S. military base in the coastal city of Manta. ... more

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Ukraine says Russia launched largest drone, missile attack of war
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 9, 2025
Russia fired its largest missile and drone attack on Ukraine in more than three years of war, Kyiv said Wednesday after strikes that mainly targeted areas furthest from the front line. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan kicks off military drills in face of China threat
Taipei (AFP) July 9, 2025
Taiwan kicked off its largest military drills Wednesday with regular troops joined by a record mobilisation of reservists for 10 days of training aimed at defending against a Chinese invasion. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine says held two Chinese citizens suspected of spying
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 9, 2025
Ukraine's security service SBU said Wednesday it had detained two Chinese nationals who tried to smuggle navy missile technology out of the war-torn country. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
International deep space alliance launched in Hefei China
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
The International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA), the first global scientific body solely focused on deep space initiatives, was officially inaugurated Monday in Hefei, Anhui province. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Wave-tested airbag system boosts safety for ocean spacecraft landings
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
As space agencies and private companies ramp up reusable spacecraft and deep-space missions, returning safely to Earth-especially via ocean splashdowns-has become a pressing challenge. A new study f ... more
WAR REPORT
Trump accuses Putin of talking 'bullshit' on Ukraine
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday of talking "bullshit" about Ukraine, saying that the United States would send Kyiv more weapons to defend itself. ... more
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Netanyahu discusses peace with U.S. lawmakers in D.C.
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 8, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lauded "opportunities for peace" with Iran and in Gaza after meeting with Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday. ... more
THE STANS
Iraq's Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) July 9, 2025
More than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said Thursday, with plans to extend full coverage by the end of 2026. ... more
WAR REPORT
Gaza civil defence says 20 killed in Israeli air strikes
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) July 9, 2025
Gaza's civil defence agency on Wednesday said that 20 people, including at least six children, were killed in two Israeli air strikes overnight in the Palestinian territory. ... more
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Quantum memory milestone brings secure communications closer to reality
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
In a major breakthrough for next-generation communications, physicists at Nanjing University have successfully transferred quantum information from light into solid quantum memory-using devices comp ... more
AEROSPACE
Berlin says China targeted German plane with laser over Red Sea
Berlin (AFP) July 8, 2025
Berlin on Tuesday said the Chinese military had targeted a laser at a German aircraft participating in an EU-led mission to protect marine traffic in the Red Sea. ... more
WAR REPORT
Netanyahu, Trump to talk about Iran, Hamas in White House meeting today
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 7, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet President Donald Trump in the White House early Monday evening in an effort to broker a truce with Hamas in Gaza and nine days after the United States bombed nuclear sites in Iran. ... more
THE STANS
Turkey says 12 soldiers now dead of methane exposure in Iraq
Istanbul (AFP) July 7, 2025
Turkey said on Monday that 12 soldiers had died after being exposed to methane gas during a search operation in caves in northern Iraq, increasing its previous toll of eight. ... more
WAR REPORT
US to send 'more weapons' to Ukraine: Trump
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump has said the United States will send additional weapons to Ukraine, triggering Russian criticism after Moscow claimed new gains in its grinding war against its neighbor. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russian navy head Mikhail Gudkov killed near Ukraine border
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 3, 2025
The Russian military confirmed today that the leader of the Russian navy was killed near the Ukrainian border. ... more
DEMOCRACY
President's war powers rest on 'uneasy balance' with Congress
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 2, 2025
President Donald Trump's decision to order the bombings of three nuclear sites in Iran has heightened concern about the United States entering another war in the Middle East. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
U.S. halts some weapons shipments to Ukraine over stockpile concerns
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 2, 2025
The U.S. Defense Department halted shipment of some missiles and ammunition to Ukraine over concerns about U.S. military stockpiles. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russian deputy navy chief killed in Kursk region
Moscow (AFP) July 3, 2025
A high-ranking Russian general serving as deputy commander of the navy was killed during "combat operations" in the Kursk region, officials said Thursday, amid ongoing fighting in the area. ... more
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Germany considering buying US air defence systems for Ukraine
Berlin (AFP) July 4, 2025
Germany was exploring the possibility of purchasing more Patriot air defence systems from the United States for Ukraine, a government spokesman said Friday, as Russia intensifies its aerial attacks. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
France returns military base to Senegal; Jihadists wage string of attacks across Mali
Dakar (AFP) July 1, 2025
France handed over to Senegal a military base used by its army on Tuesday, as part of a broader withdrawal of French troops from the west African country. ... more
WAR REPORT
Trump evokes Russia sanctions after largest assault on Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 5, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Russia just wanted to "keep killing people" and hinted at sanctions after Moscow launched its largest ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine in the three-year-old war. ... more
THE STANS
Kurdish PKK fighters to destroy weapons in 'goodwill' act: commanders
Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) July 1, 2025
Fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party will soon destroy their weapons as a "goodwill gesture" to signal their commitment to disarming after decades of conflict with Turkey, two commanders said. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea bars Western influencers from trade fair tour
Beijing (AFP) July 7, 2025
North Korea has barred Western influencers from joining a delegation of tourists to an international trade fair in October, a China-based tour operator told AFP on Monday. ... more
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