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November 20, 2025
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New Laboratory Showcases Advanced Satcom Capabilities for Australian Defence Force



Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
ST Engineering iDirect and Black Cat Systems are working together to establish an Advanced Satcom Technology Demonstration Lab to support the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Central to this lab is the ST Engineering iDirect 450 Software Defined Modem (SDM), which provides multi-waveform and multi-orbit capabilities, as well as interference mitigation technology tailored for defense needs. Black Cat Systems has purchased additional Evolution Defense hubs and 9-Series modems and will demonstrate the ... read more

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ENERGY TECH
Redesigned satellite battery set to advance LEO power systems
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
ESI Motion has announced SatBat, a new battery engineered for spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit. SatBat integrates a Heater and Battery Management System, aiming to improve power storage and management ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Blue Origin's New Glenn Nails First Ocean Booster Landing
Maxwell AFB AL (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully made its way to orbit for the second time on Nov. 13, 2025. Although the second launch is never as flashy as the first, this mission is still significant ... more
GPS NEWS
Ancient 'animal GPS system' identified in magnetic fossils
Cambridge UK (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
The earliest evidence of an internal 'GPS' system in an animal has been identified by researchers, which could help explain how modern birds and fish evolved the ability to use the Earth's magnetic ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China returns research samples from space station to Earth for study
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
China's space station has delivered 46.67 kilograms of scientific samples from 26 experiments for analysis on Earth, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) un ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Resupply spacecraft prepared for Tiangong station after safe crew return
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
The China Manned Space Agency is preparing to launch the unmanned Shenzhou XXII spacecraft, which will deliver provisions and equipment to the Tiangong space station. A senior engineer confirmed on ... more
UAV NEWS
How drones are altering contemporary warfare
Cambridge, MA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
A new book by scholar and military officer Erik Lin-Greenberg examines the evolving dynamics of military and state action centered around drones. In recent months, Russia has frequently flown ... more
AEROSPACE
NATO allies ditch Boeing for new surveillance planes
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
NATO countries have ditched plans to buy US-made Boeing aircraft to replace the alliance's ageing fleet of surveillance planes, after Washington pulled out of the programme, the Netherlands said Thursday. ... more
ENERGY TECH
Mechanical power by linking Earth's warmth to space
Davis CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a device that can generate mechanical power at night by linking the natural warmth around us to the cold depths of space. The inventio ... more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
Record doubleheader: SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets from Florida
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 15, 2025
SpaceX launched two rockets with a total of 58 Starlink Internet satellites about 3 1/2 hours apart overnight Saturday in the private company's quickest turnaround from Florida's Space Coast. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Colorado Boulder advances research and education in space law and policy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
University of Colorado Boulder researchers are expanding their work into space law following decades of experience in space exploration. The need for policy expertise has grown as countries co ... more
UAV NEWS
UNIBIRD introduces AI navigation for drones in GPS-denied zones
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
UNIBIRD has launched the N200 VIO Navigation Module, designed to support drone navigation and localization using AI vision in environments without GPS availability. The N200 module facilitates GPS-f ... more
ROBO SPACE
Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
A pair of swivelling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of an operator in a VR headset twirling his hands like a magician. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Can America Beat China Back to the Moon?
Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Nov 17, 2025
The United States faces a narrowing window to claim its position as the first nation to return humans to the Moon in the 21st century. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
PLD Space expands rocket subsystem testing leadership in Europe
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
PLD Space is now operating its Teruel Airport testing facility at maximum capacity, with over 155,000 square meters dedicated to rocket development. The company utilizes ten self-designed test bench ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ
How small satellites can help the US win the space race
Ithaca NY (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Sending spacecraft into low Earth orbit could transform next-generation telecommunications, space exploration and national security. But that altitude - which begins roughly 60 miles above the plane ... more
UAV NEWS
Expanded Michigan site boosts Redwire fuel cell production for Stalker drones
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Redwire Corporation has opened a new 85,000 square foot facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan to increase the output of fuel cells powering its Stalker uncrewed aerial system (UAS). The move aims to meet ... more
UAV NEWS
Redwire to Deliver Spacecraft for DARPA Otter VLEO Demonstration
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Redwire Corporation has secured a 44 million dollar phase 2 contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to advance the Otter Very Low Earth Orbit mission. The contract supports the c ... more
AEROSPACE
NASA's X-59 soars on historic first flight, marks breakthrough for quiet supersonic travel
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for aeronautics research and t ... more
UAV NEWS
Europe 'not ready' for Russian drone attack: EU defence chief
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
Europe is not ready to deal effectively with a Russian drone attack and must integrate Ukraine's "battle-tested" capabilities to better protect itself, EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius said Monday. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Zelensky meets Macron seeking air defence deal for Ukraine: AFP
Velizy-Villacoublay, France Nov 17, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Monday met France's Emmanuel Macron at an air base outside Paris, seeking a major deal to acquire French air defence hardware including fighter jets, an AFP correspondent said. ... more
AEROSPACE
Trump says US will sell F-35 stealth jets to Saudi Arabia
Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
President Donald Trump said Monday the United States would sell F-35 stealth fighters to Saudi Arabia, a day before Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House for talks. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Space Systems Command advances New Glenn certification after latest launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
Space Systems Command continues the process of certifying Blue Origin's New Glenn launch vehicle for National Security Space Launch missions, following the successful NG-2 launch at 3:55 p.m. EST fr ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russian missile attack kills teenager in eastern Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 18, 2025
A Russian missile attack killed a teenage girl and wounded at least nine people in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, its governor said Tuesday. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Atlas 5 rocket launches U.S. communications satellite
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 13, 2025
Following a handful of troubling valve issues that pushed a launch back for a week, an Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 10:04 p.m. EST on Thursday night, carrying a communications satellite for Viasat. ... more
AEROSPACE
Colombia inks $4.3 bn deal to buy Swedish warplanes
Bogota (AFP) Nov 15, 2025
Colombia has agreed to buy Swedish warplanes in a $4.3 billion deal with Saab, President Gustavo Petro said, as his country is locked in tension with the United States. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russia strike on Kyiv apartment block kills six, Ukraine says
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
A barrage of Russian missiles hit Kyiv on Friday, killing six people in one apartment block, attacks that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced as a "heinous" bid to spread terror. ... more
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Five European NATO powers vow to tackle 'hybrid threats'
Berlin (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Defence ministers from five major European NATO countries promised greater cooperation to counter drone incursions and other "hybrid threats" such as cyberattacks after a meeting in Berlin on Friday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
China FM pledges support for Syria in 'achieving peace'
Beijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
China's top diplomat Wang Yi pledged support for Damascus on Monday in "achieving peace at an early date", as his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani made his first official visit to Beijing. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Next-generation GHGSat satellites to expand commercial greenhouse gas monitoring
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
SFL Missions Inc. has secured a contract from GHGSat, Montreal, to supply two additional commercial microsatellites for the GHGSat greenhouse gas monitoring constellation. The satellites, designated ... more
AEROSPACE
Light powered micromotors achieve flight in open air
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
Researchers at Concordia University have built the first micromotors able to move freely through the air using only light as their source of power. This advance marks a major shift for the field of ... more
ENERGY TECH
Wafer-scale capacitors produced in one second with rapid heating and cooling process
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Researchers led by Professor HU Weijin from the Institute of Metal Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have demonstrated a fabrication method for energy storage capacitors that completes in ... more
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