Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
November 07, 2025
FLOATING STEEL
China's new aircraft carrier enters service in key move to modernise fleet



Beijing (AFP) Nov 7, 2025
China's third aircraft carrier entered service this week, state media said on Friday, marking a key milestone in President Xi Jinping's drive to modernise the military. The Fujian joins China's fleet as Beijing projects its maritime power against the United States and others in the region, with flashpoints including territorial disputes in the South China Sea and persisting claims over Taiwan. The latest aircraft carrier is equipped with an electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) - somet ... read more

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ROBO SPACE
Global tech tensions overshadow Web Summit's AI and robots
Paris (AFP) Nov 7, 2025
Flashy AI, robotics and self-driving cars will be on show at the annual Web Summit in Lisbon from Monday, but global tensions over high-tech trade, competition and sovereignty will be weighing on the minds of entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers. ... more
WAR REPORT
Senate Republicans defeat bill requiring Congress to approve attacking Venezuela
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 7, 2025
Republicans narrowly defeated a bipartisan bill in the Senate requiring congressional approval for military action against Venezuela as the Trump administration continues a military buildup in the region and attacks on alleged drug boats in nearby waters. ... more
NUKEWARS
Experts warn explosive nuclear testing would trigger escalation
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 6, 2025
President Donald Trump's calls to ramp up nuclear weapons testing last week have put nuclear watchdogs and world leaders on alert while experts say the United States has little to gain. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea fires unidentified ballistic missile: Seoul military
Seoul (AFP) Nov 7, 2025
North Korea fired a ballistic missile Friday, Seoul's military said, around a week after US President Donald Trump approved South Korea's plan to build a nuclear-powered submarine. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Nvidia's Huang warns China will 'win the AI race': FT
Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned that China "is going to win" the race to develop next-generation artificial intelligence, urging Washington to speed up its efforts. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
UN Security Council votes to lift sanctions on Syrian president
United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
The United Nations Security Council voted in favor of a US resolution on Thursday to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, ahead of his White House visit next week. ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
Three killed in new US strike on alleged drug boat, toll at 70
Washington (AFP) Nov 7, 2025
US forces on Thursday struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from Washington's controversial anti-narcotics campaign to at least 70. ... more
MILPLEX
U.S. lifts Biden-era arms embargo on Cambodia
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 6, 2025
The United States on Thursday lifted a Biden-era arms embargo on Cambodia following several high-profile meetings between officials of both countries. ... more

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Diraq progresses to new stage in DARPA drive for practical quantum computers
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
Diraq announced it has advanced to Stage B of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. This program aims to assess whether any quantum computing platform ... more
TECH SPACE
Intuitive Machines agrees to acquire Lanteris Space Systems in major space sector expansion
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2025
Intuitive Machines, Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Lanteris Space Systems, formerly Maxar Space Systems, from Advent International LLC. With this acquisition, the combined entity's ... more
CYBER WARS
STAR OS provides unified architecture for integrating AI systems across defense domains
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
Lockheed Martin has introduced the STAR OS platform, a new architecture intended to unify artificial intelligence systems across national security, defense, and private sectors. The STAR OS solution ... more
TECH SPACE
Sidus Space unveils FeatherEdge 248Vi computer for AI and ML in satellite and defense systems
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2025
Sidus Space has completed the design of the FeatherEdge 248Vi edge computer, a modular processor built for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) use in spaceborne, aerial, and auton ... more
TECH SPACE
OpenAI boss calls on governments to build AI infrastructure
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called on world governments Thursday to invest in AI infrastructure, as questions grow about whether the ChatGPT-maker, the world's most valuable private company, can absorb artificial intelligence's massive costs. ... more
OIL AND GAS
US B-52 bombers fly off coast of Venezuela: flight tracking data
Washington (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
A pair of US B-52 bombers flew over the Caribbean Sea along the coast of Venezuela on Thursday, flight tracking data showed, in the fourth such show of force by American military aircraft in recent weeks. ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


FLOATING STEEL
South Korea deems building nuclear submarine at home 'reasonable'
Seoul (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
South Korea's defence minister thinks building a nuclear-powered submarine at home would be "reasonable", the department told AFP Thursday, a week after US President Donald Trump said it would be made in the United States. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
In Sudan, satellite images uncover atrocities in El-Fasher
Cairo (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
Satellite images from Sudan have played a crucial role in uncovering the atrocities committed during paramilitaries' takeover of the last army stronghold in the western Darfur region. ... more
WAR REPORT
Iraq's social media mercenaries dying for Russia
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
Smiling broadly and clad in military fatigues, young Iraqi Mohammed Imad's last TikTok post was in a field carved up with heavy vehicle tracks in what appeared to be Ukraine. Smoke was rising behind him. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
On Nigeria, domestic politics again shapes Trump's Africa agenda
Washington (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
First pressuring South Africa, and now threatening Nigeria, President Donald Trump is letting US domestic politics steer his policy on Africa - boding ill for foreign governments hit with his fury. ... more
AEROSPACE
Indonesia mulls buying more Airbus military aircraft: president
Jakarta (AFP) Nov 3, 2025
Indonesia could purchase four more units of Airbus's A400M military transport aircraft, President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday, as he seeks to upgrade his country's ageing arsenal. ... more
NUKEWARS
Putin says Russia considers resuming nuclear tests after Trump comments
Moscow (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would consider resuming nuclear tests if the United States did so, convening a security council meeting after US President Donald Trump's comments on testing. ... more
UAV NEWS
Northern German states look to joint anti-drone defences
Berlin (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
Authorities across northern Germany will launch a joint drone-defence effort after a series of incidents Berlin blames in part on Russia, Hamburg city announced Wednesday. ... more
AEROSPACE
EU condemns Belarus for meteorological balloons in Lithuanian airspace
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 3, 2025
The European Union on Wednesday condemned Belarus for "unacceptable" incursions of meteorological balloons into Lithuanian airspace. ... more
CYBER WARS
AI-generated disinformation tactics spotted ahead of COP30
Washington (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
A clip said to show massive flooding in the Amazonian city hosting the UN climate summit is just one widely-shared example of how disinformation, cheaply created by artificial intelligence and circulating on social media, is influencing perceptions of COP30. ... more
SPACEWAR
Spanish Air and Space Force integrates advanced national space surveillance system
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 04, 2025
The Spanish Air and Space Force, together with the Directorate General of Weapons and Material, has received the CCSE system developed by GMV following a formal acceptance event at Torrejon Air Base ... more
MILTECH
Sweden, Ukraine to develop new weapons together
Stockholm (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
Sweden and Ukraine said Thursday they had signed a letter of intent to establish a hub in Ukraine to develop new weapons technologies. ... more
MILPLEX
German defence giant Rheinmetall sticks to stellar growth goals
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
Germany's biggest defence group Rheinmetall said Thursday a surge in demand from the country's military is set to help it achieve stellar sales growth, after delayed orders dented earnings. ... more
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U.S. attacks another alleged drug trafficking boat, killing two
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 5, 2025
The U.S. military has killed two people in a strike on a boat involved in alleged drug smuggling in the Eastern Pacific, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said, making it the 16th attack by the Pentagon targeting such vessels. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Florida Space Coast set to break yearly launch record this week
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 3, 2025
Five launches are planned this week at the two space complexes in central Florida, including doubleheaders on Wednesday and Saturday involving three companies. ... more
TERROR WARS
Belgium opens first trial linked to Yazidi genocide
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
A Belgian jihadist accused of acts of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq and Syria - and presumed killed in conflict - went on trial in absentia Thursday in Brussels. ... more
CYBER WARS
South Korea to triple AI spending, boost defence budget
Seoul (AFP) Nov 4, 2025
South Korea will triple spending on artificial intelligence and make its biggest defence budget increase in six years, President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday in his annual parliamentary budget speech. ... more
WAR REPORT
With war next door, Poland seeks to train 500,000 volunteers to reinforce defense
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
Poland's government said Thursday that the country, a neighbour to Ukraine and Russia, plans to train up to 500,000 volunteers by the end of next year to strengthen its defensive capabilities. ... more
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