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October 08, 2025
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Space Force awards launch missions to SpaceX, ULA



Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
The U.S. Space Force announced winning bids for missions, and SpaceX is the clear favorite. Space Systems Command awarded seven National Security Space Launch contracts last week. Five of the missions were awarded to SpaceX for $714 million. United Launch Alliance got the other two, worth $428 million. Blue Origin didn't qualify because its New Glenn rocket still needs certification for national security launches. It will have another chance in 2027 The missions include 54 scheduled launches ... read more

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MISSILE DEFENSE
Shield or Spark? The U.S. Golden Dome and the New Missile Arms Race
Budapest, Hungary (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
The launch of the US 'Golden Dome' missile defence initiative has already set in motion ripple effects across the globe. Rival nations are considering their own layered missile defence architectures ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
We need a solar sail probe to detect space tornadoes earlier, more accurately
Ann Arbor, MI (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Spirals of solar wind can spin off larger solar eruptions and disrupt Earth's magnetic field, yet they are too difficult to detect with our current single-location warning system, according to a new ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Chinese astronauts complete fourth spacewalk of Shenzhou XX mission
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Crew members aboard the Shenzhou XX spacecraft carried out their fourth extravehicular activity, completing critical tasks outside the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency reported. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Ariane 6 set to deploy Copernicus Sentinel 1D on November 4
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
On November 4, 2025 at 6:03 p.m. local time in French Guiana (9:03 p.m. UTC, 10:03 p.m. CET), Arianespace plans to launch the Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite aboard Ariane 6 from Europe's Spaceport ... more
ENERGY TECH
New AI enhances the view inside fusion energy systems
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Imagine watching a favorite movie when suddenly the sound stops. The data representing the audio is missing. All that's left are images. What if artificial intelligence (AI) could analyze each frame ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX plans 11th test of Starship later this month from South Texas
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 3, 2025
SpaceX is planning the 11th flight test of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever developed, as early as Oct. 13 from South Texas. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Sierra Space clears design milestone for missile tracking satellites in SDA Tranche 2
Louisville CO (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Sierra Space has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer, confirming readiness to begin production of missile tracking satellites ... 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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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
SPACE TRAVEL
Trump jeopardising US role as scientific leader: Nobel officials
Stockholm (AFP) Oct 2, 2025
Donald Trump's assault on science could threaten the United States' position as the world's leading research nation and have knock-on effects worldwide, Nobel Prize officials in Sweden told AFP. ... more
MILTECH
EU 'must respond' to Russia's 'hybrid warfare': von der Leyen
Strasbourg, France Oct 8, 2025
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said Europe must ramp up its defences to deter Russia's "hybrid warfare", after a catalogue of air incursions, cyber attacks and damage to undersea cables. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Iran dismissees Israel's missile concern as 'made-up threat'
Tehran (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
Iran on Tuesday dismissed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's warnings over its missile programme as fabricated, after he alleged the Islamic republic was developing rockets capable of reaching US cities. ... more
UAV NEWS
Revolutionising the Skies: How Helsing's CA-1 Europa Drone Could Transform Autonomous Warfare
Budapest, Hungary (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, Europe is accelerating its push into autonomous military technology. German AI defence firm Helsing recently unveiled its fully autonomous combat drone, the CA-1 E ... more
UAV NEWS
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky unveils scalable Nomad drone family for autonomous long-range missions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Less than a year after validating its rotor blown wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft in flight tests, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), has introduced the Nom ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


GPS NEWS
Navigating through interference at Jammertest
Paris (ESA) Oct 07, 2025
is essential to everything from tracking your morning jog to landing air ambulances. But as reliance on satellite navigation grows, so do the risks associated with its interruption, natural or inten ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
ESA unveils Pulse framework to streamline mission management
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
The European Space Agency has launched Pulse, a new initiative designed to transform mission monitoring and control across its expanding portfolio of space operations. Developed under ESA's Operatio ... more
UAV NEWS
From Donbas to the desert: Mali Tuaregs borrow Ukraine's war tactics
Dakar (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
From explosive drones to inflatable decoy vehicles, Tuareg rebels in Mali have increasingly turned to tactics learnt from Ukrainian intelligence to strike the west African country's army and its Russian allies. ... more
AEROSPACE
India and China to resume direct flights after 5 years
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 3, 2025
India and China will resume direct flights between their two countries this month after a five-year suspension, officials said, with bookings opening on Friday. ... more
UAV NEWS
Swiss seek mini-drone defence system
Geneva (AFP) Oct 3, 2025
Switzerland's military said Friday it plans to acquire a defence system against "mini-drones", after several European countries recently reported incursions into their airspace, pointing the finger at Russia. ... more
TRADE WARS
Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela not invited to Summit of the Americas
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 2, 2025
The Dominican Republic is preparing to welcome hemispheric leaders to the 10th Summit of the Americas on Dec. 4 to 5 in Punta Cana. But the Cuban, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan governments have been excluded. ... more
UAV NEWS
Ukraine finds Western parts in Russian drones, missiles: Zelensky
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
Ukraine found tens of thousands of foreign parts, some Western-made, in Russian drones and missiles fired on Ukraine over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Terran Orbital finalizes Tranche 1 satellite bus delivery for Lockheed Martin
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Terran Orbital Corporation has completed delivery of all 42 satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer program. The spacecraft, built in partnership with Lo ... more
UAV NEWS
Germany vows defence against Russia in drone warfare and in space
Berlin (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
Germany said Thursday it would step up its defences - from drone warfare to outer space - at a time of growing tensions between Russia and NATO while the Ukraine war grinds on. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
German military satellites to fly on Ariane 6 under new Arianespace contract
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Arianespace has secured a contract to launch two SATCOMBw Stufe 3 satellites for the German Armed Forces using Ariane 6 heavy-lift rockets from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The new satellite ... more
UAV NEWS
Russia reports power cuts after Ukraine drone barrage
Moscow (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
Russia said a Ukrainian drone barrage triggered power cuts in one of its border regions - one of Kyiv's largest attacks of the war. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
U.S. and U.K. execute joint satellite maneuver in milestone space operation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
U.S. Space Command and U.K. Space Command completed their first coordinated satellite maneuver from September 4 to 12, marking a significant advance in allied on-orbit operations. The mission demons ... more
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UAV NEWS
French navy responds to drone threat with jamming and a 'wall of steel'
Toulon, France (AFP) Oct 3, 2025
The 76-mm cannon fires three shells into the sky, shaking the floor of the bridge. "UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) destroyed," shouts a sailor on board the French frigate Lorraine, his eyes glued to binoculars. ... more
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 ... more
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
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
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
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