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October 02, 2025
ROCKET SCIENCE
Northrop Grumman Hypersonic Navigation System Exceeds Rocket Test Milestones



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
Northrop Grumman's Advanced Hypersonic Technology Inertial Measurement Unit (AHT IMU) has surpassed expectations in its third major test, this time onboard a sounding rocket. The trial confirmed the unit's ability to withstand extreme g-forces, altitudes, and velocities beyond projected limits. The navigation system demonstrated reliable operation in GPS-denied environments, validating its role in enabling precision targeting at hypersonic speeds. The ruggedized IMU maintained functionality while ... read more

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AEROSPACE
We can build fighter jet without Germany: France's Dassault
Cergy-Pontoise, France (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
The head of French defence company Dassault said on Tuesday his firm could build the future European fighter jet by itself, as tensions persist with Germany over the multi-billion-euro project. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Moldova backs EU in elections marred by Russian interference
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 29, 2025
Moldova's pro-Europe party of President Maia Sandu has claimed victory in Parliamentary elections that are being framed as a repudiation of Russia and its alleged actions to undermine the small nation's democracy. ... more
NUKEWARS
China tests effects of successive nuclear strikes
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 1, 2025
Chinese military researchers recently reported that multiple nuclear strikes on a single target will produce greater damage than a single blast from a larger warhead to destroy hard targets. ... more
UAV NEWS
Elbit secures 120 million order for Hermes 900 maritime surveillance UAS
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Elbit Systems has received a contract worth approximately $120 million to supply its Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial System for long-range maritime surveillance to an international customer. The award un ... more
TECH SPACE
GPU powered satellite propagation tool launched by Kayhan Space
Broomfield CO (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
Kayhan Space has released sgp4.gl, a GPU-accelerated version of the standard SGP4 propagator designed for real-time, browser-based satellite visualization at scale. The tool enables smooth rendering ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Orbital Internet Exchange plans unveiled by DE-CIX
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
DE-CIX, the world's largest operator of Internet Exchanges, is extending its interconnection model beyond Earth. Through its Space-IX program, the company is laying the foundation for the first orbi ... more
TECH SPACE
Commcrete shrinks satcom on the move with 29M to miniaturize antennas to three centimeters
Tel Aviv Israel (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
Commcrete has raised 29 million dollars across Seed and Series A financing to scale ultra compact tactical satellite communications. The 21 million dollar Series A was led by Greenfield Partners wit ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Planet captures first light from Pelican-3 satellite as constellation expands
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has released the first light image from its Pelican-3 satellite, capturing Turin, Italy on September 5 from an altitude of 458 km. The spacecraft, launched on August 26 ab ... more

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TECH SPACE
NASA begins testing PExT wideband communications system in orbit
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
Payload commissioning has started for NASA's Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT), a pioneering wideband space communications technology designed to connect spacecraft with both government and c ... more
GPS NEWS
Russia blamed for GPS attack on Spanish defence minister's plane
Madrid (AFP) Sept 24, 2025
A plane carrying Spain's defence minister suffered an attack on its GPS navigation while flying near Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad on Wednesday, a ministry source said, the latest such incident blamed on Moscow. ... more
SPACEMART
SFL Missions to Deliver Spacecraft Buses for HawkEye 360 RF Signal Detection Expansion
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
SFL Missions Inc. has secured a contract to build spacecraft bus units for three new HawkEye 360 satellite clusters, adding nine spacecraft to the company's expanding constellation for RF signal det ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Kinetica 2 rocket on track for inaugural mission in 2025
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
CAS Space, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is completing development of its new Kinetica 2 rocket and aims to launch it before the end of 2025. The company confirmed that the first ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Long March 2D reaches 100th mission milestone with dual satellite launch
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
The Long March 2D rocket has completed its 100th successful flight, placing two experimental satellites into orbit in a milestone mission for China's space program. The vehicle lifted off at 1 ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Beyond Gravity wins order to build robotic thruster mechanisms for HummingSat satellites
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Beyond Gravity has secured a contract to supply robotic thruster pointing mechanisms for five HummingSat geostationary telecommunications satellites being developed by Swiss satellite manufacturer S ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
Arianespace partners with BULL to advance space debris prevention measures on Ariane 6
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Arianespace and French start-up BULL are strengthening their cooperation on sustainable spaceflight through joint work on space debris mitigation technology for the Ariane 6 launcher. The two ... more
SPACEMART
China sends 11th group of internet satellites into orbit for global constellation
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
China has placed another set of internet satellites into orbit, advancing its plans for a global low-Earth orbit communications network. The mission contractor, China Aerospace Science and Technolog ... more
THE STANS
China's President Xi makes rare visit to Xinjiang
Beijing (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping began a rare visit Tuesday to the northwest region of Xinjiang, home to numerous ethnic groups including Turkic-speaking Uyghurs, the official Xinhua news agency reported. ... more
WATER WORLD
China to donate over $400,000 in police gear to Vanuatu: minister
Sydney (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
Vanuatu's interior minister has said China will donate hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of police equipment to the Pacific island nation, local media reported Tuesday, as Beijing deepens its influence in the region. ... more
WATER WORLD
New U.S.-European Sea Level Satellite Will Help Safeguard Ships at Sea
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 29, 2025
Sea surface height data from the Sentinel-6B satellite, led by NASA and ESA, will help with the development of marine weather forecasts, alerting ships to possible dangers. Because most global ... more
UAV NEWS
EU leaders plot defence boost in shadow of Denmark drones
Copenhagen (AFP) Oct 1, 2025
EU leaders will discuss bolstering Europe's defences and Ukraine's financial firepower at a Wednesday summit in Denmark, where mysterious drone flights have ramped up fears about the threat from Russia. ... more
UAV NEWS
Germany wants to allow military to shoot down drones
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Sept 27, 2025
Germany wants to authorise its military to shoot down drones, the interior minister said Saturday, after a "swarm" of them was spotted over the north of the country. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Leaked info: China's Taiwan invasion plans get help from Russia
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 26, 2025
Russia will train and equip Chinese paratroopers to invade Taiwan, according to leaked documents. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
NATO says beefing up Baltic presence after Denmark drone sightings
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 28, 2025
NATO has "enhanced vigilance" in the Baltic after what Copenhagen called an intrusion of unwelcome drones into Danish airspace, a spokesperson for the defence alliance said. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Estonia PM says Russia incursions aim to distract EU from Ukraine
Copenhagen (AFP) Sept 30, 2025
Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal warned Tuesday that Russia's recent air incursions were an attempt to distract Europe from helping Ukraine, ahead of a summit with EU leaders. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China at UN warns of return to 'Cold War mentality'
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 26, 2025
Chinese Premier Li Qiang warned Friday against a return to a "Cold War mentality" and defended multilateralism and free trade, in a veiled criticism of the United States from the United Nations. ... more
NUKEWARS
N.Korea vows never to give up nuclear
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 29, 2025
A North Korean minister said on Monday in a rare address to the UN that Pyongyang would never surrender its nuclear weapons but left open the door to diplomacy. ... more
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Iran denounces 'unjustifiable' return of UN sanctions
Tehran (AFP) Sept 28, 2025
Iran on Sunday condemned as "unjustifiable" the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme, after the collapse of talks with Western powers and Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear sites. ... more
TECH SPACE
Welsh project aims to reinvent space cooling with laser textured graphite
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Fri Sep 26, 2025
Teledyne Labtech and Bangor University have launched the Advanced Thermal Management for Space Electronics (ATMS) program to address heat removal in spacecraft, with support from Airbus Endeavr, a j ... more
TECH SPACE
York and SDA prove space to ground laser link for Transport Layer
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
York Space Systems announced a successful space-to-ground optical laser communications demonstration with the U.S. Space Development Agency, advancing the Transport Layer that aims to deliver resili ... more
NUKEWARS
Seoul official hints at US-North Korea meeting this year
Seoul (AFP) Sept 27, 2025
A meeting between North Korea and the United States on the sidelines of this year's APEC summit in South Korea "cannot be ruled out", according to a Seoul foreign ministry official. ... more
NUKEWARS
State Department sanctions North Koreans for role in arms sales
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 25, 2025
The United States on Thursday sanctioned one person and five entities for their role in generating money for North Korea and its weapons programs. ... more
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