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December 10, 2025
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Congress warned that the U.S. faces a new space race with China



Washington DC (UPI) Dec 4, 2025
The United States has entered a consequential new era of competition with China in space - one that lawmakers said will shape global power, economic security and military advantage for generations. House Science, Space and Technology Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Chairman Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., posed the issue during a hearing Thursday as a question for the future. "Will humanity carry forward the American values of economic and political freedom, or those of the Chinese Communist Pa ... read more

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AEROSPACE
South Korea, Japan protest over China, Russia aircraft incursions
Seoul (AFP) Dec 10, 2025
South Korea and Japan reacted furiously on Wednesday after Chinese and Russian military aircraft conducted joint patrols around the two countries, with both Seoul and Tokyo scrambling jets. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea fires artillery salvo in military training, South says
Seoul (AFP) Dec 10, 2025
North Korea fired 10 artillery shells from a multiple rocket launcher system this week, South Korea's military said Wednesday. ... more
CYBER WARS
Britain sanctions Russian, Chinese entities over disinfo, cyber threats
London (AFP) Dec 9, 2025
Britain on Tuesday sanctioned entities it accused of distorting information in favour of Russia as well as two Chinese companies for alleged cyber activities against the United Kingdom and its allies. ... more
AEROSPACE
Crew killed in Sudan army plane crash; Russia says no survivors in cargo plane crash
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Dec 9, 2025
A Sudanese military transport aircraft crashed on Tuesday while attempting to land at an air base in the country's east, killing all members of its crew, two military sources told AFP. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
'Only a miracle can end this nightmare': Eritreans fear new Ethiopia war
Addis Ababa (AFP) Dec 5, 2025
Tewolde has fought multiple times for Eritrea, one of the most closed societies on Earth, and is now praying another war is not about to break out with neighbouring Ethiopia. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Aechelon links Vantor 3D terrain with Orbion SkyBeam to boost ICEYE SAR AI
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
Aechelon Technology has completed a proof-of-concept integration of Vantor's 3D Operational Terrain into its Project Orbion SkyBeam AI exploitation system, using ICEYE's space-based synthetic apertu ... more
WAR REPORT
Florida's Venezuelans divided on US military buildup
Doral, United States (AFP) Dec 4, 2025
As the United States deploys more military forces and carries out airstrikes on boats in the Caribbean, Venezuelans in South Florida are divided over what President Donald Trump's next moves should be. ... more
SPACEMART
Beyond Gravity positions new modular satellite platform for European LEO missions
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
Beyond Gravity is expanding from supplying satellite components to delivering complete satellites based on a new low Earth orbit platform. The company aims to offer turnkey spacecraft to institution ... more

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TECH SPACE
D-Orbit launches dual orbital transportation missions, passes 200-payload milestone
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
D-Orbit, a global leader in space logistics and orbital transportation, has launched two new orbital transportation missions using its ION Satellite Carrier, pushing the company past the milestone o ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Gilat wins 10 million dollar order for transportable direct downlink earth observation system
London, UK (SPX) Dec 04, 2025
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has secured an order of about 10 million dollars for a customized Earth observation direct downlink solution to be delivered over the next 12 months. The contract was a ... more
AEROSPACE
NASA refines aircraft icing safety modeling with GlennICE software
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
Researchers at NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland used the Glenn Icing Computational Environment (GlennICE) software to create three dimensional computational models of an advanced air mobilit ... more
TECH SPACE
ONE Bow River backs Odyssey Space Research growth in flight software and mission engineering
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
ONE Bow River National Defense Fund has taken a strategic stake in Odyssey Space Research LLC, a spaceflight software and engineering firm that supports government and commercial missions. The ... more
TECH SPACE
OroraTech expands GENA satellite platform with orbital testbed for scientific payloads
Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
OroraTech has launched GENA-OT, the first mission built on its GEneric flexible NAnosatellite platform, on SpaceX's Transporter-15 rideshare flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The 16U CubeSat ... more
ROBO SPACE
Robotic welding project to prepare UK for in orbit repairs
London, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
Researchers at the University of Leicester are leading work to develop what they describe as the UKs first in space robotic welding capability, supported by new funding from the UK Space Agencys Nat ... more
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Sidus Space to host MobLobSpace radar payload on LizzieSat for NASA debris tracking study
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
Sidus Space Inc has been selected as a subcontractor to MobLobSpace Inc under a NASA Small Business Innovation Research award to support a mission concept hosting a space-based 4D radar system on th ... more
TECH SPACE
Digital twin successfully launched and deployed into space
Davis CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
A dynamic digital twin designed by UC Davis researchers was launched into Earth's orbit last week aboard a SpaceX rocket. The innovation, which will model the current condition and predict the futur ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
UK plasma thruster test positions Pulsar Fusion for larger satellite propulsion
London, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
Pulsar Fusion and partners have tested what they describe as the largest space plasma engine yet fired in Britain, designed to provide high-thrust in-space propulsion for heavier satellites. The eng ... more
SUPERPOWERS
German FM urges China to press Russia over Ukraine war
Beijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2025
Germany's foreign minister said Monday he had pressed Chinese officials to use their influence to help end Russia's war in Ukraine, as diplomatic efforts on the conflict gathered pace. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Benin president says situation 'under control' after coup attempt
Cotonou, Benin (AFP) Dec 8, 2025
Benin's president said the "situation is completely under control" in his country after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers with support from Nigerian forces. ... more
UAV NEWS
Drone strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital kill dozens: local official
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Dec 7, 2025
A paramilitary drone attack on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan state hit a kindergarten and a hospital, killing dozens of civilians, a local official told AFP on Sunday. ... more
WAR REPORT
Trump's Pentagon chief under fire as scandals mount
Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 7, 2025
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under mounting pressure from scandals surrounding strikes on alleged drug boats and his use of Signal to discuss sensitive military information, sparking growing criticism and calls for him to quit. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
After fine against X, Musk says EU 'should be abolished'
Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 6, 2025
Elon Musk clapped back Saturday at the European Union after it hit the tech tycoon's X social media platform with a major fine, telling his 230 million online followers that the EU should be "abolished." ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Benin hunts soldiers behind failed coup
Cotonou, Benin (AFP) Dec 9, 2025
Benin's military was Monday searching for fugitive soldiers behind a foiled coup attempt on the weekend that left several dead as other west African countries mobilised to offer military support. ... more
WAR REPORT
Cambodian death toll in Thai border clashes rises to 6: defence ministry
Phnom Penh (AFP) Dec 9, 2025
Thai forces shelled Cambodian positions overnight into Tuesday, killing two more civilians, Phnom Penh's defence ministry said, bringing Cambodia's civilian death toll in the reignited border conflict to six. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Vatican backs replacement for China underground bishop
Vatican City (AFP) Dec 5, 2025
The Vatican announced Friday the ordination of a new bishop in China to replace a clergyman who had been arrested several times during decades operating without Beijing's approval. ... more
WAR REPORT
German lawmakers back new military service model
Berlin (AFP) Dec 5, 2025
German lawmakers backed a new scheme for military service on Friday as the country seeks to bolster its long ill-equipped and understaffed armed forces following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more
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After review, Pentagon confirms submarine sales to Australia
Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 5, 2025
The Pentagon said Monday it has endorsed the tripartite AUKUS security pact with the United Kingdom and Australia, which would involve Canberra's acquisition of at least three Virginia-class nuclear submarines within 15 years. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Court allows National Guard deployment in US capital to continue for now
Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 4, 2025
A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily put on hold a lower court's order directing National Guard troops to leave the US capital next week. ... more
CYBER WARS
Hegseth's Signal use risked harm to US forces, watchdog says
Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 4, 2025
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss strikes on Yemen risked compromising sensitive information and could have put troops at risk, the Pentagon's independent watchdog said Thursday. ... more
CYBER WARS
India walks back mandatory government app after backlash
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 3, 2025
India's government amended on Wednesday an order that required phone makers to pre-install a government-run cyber security app, after it sparked uproar over privacy concerns. ... more
WAR REPORT
Thailand-Cambodia clashes reignite, killing soldier and civilians
Bangkok (AFP) Dec 8, 2025
Thailand launched air strikes Monday on its neighbour Cambodia, with both sides trading blame for renewed fighting on their disputed border that has killed four Cambodian civilians and a Thai soldier. ... more
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