The US Space Force is reportedly considering changing the minimum length of enlistment to eight years – twice as much as is expected of typical enlistees in other branches. However,… Continue reading "Space Force Considering Record-Long Eight Year Enlistments"
British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has hinted at a possible response by a Western-led coalition in the Red Sea against Houthi militants in Yemen, after Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond… Continue reading "UK Defence Secretary: “Watch This Space” On Response To Continued Houthi Attacks"
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense issued an apology on Tuesday for a nationwide emergency alert that mistakenly referred to the launch of a Chinese space probe as a “missile flyover”.… Continue reading "Taiwan’s Military Apologizes For Alert Mistaking Space Launch For “Missile Flyover”"
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), which has recently focused on intermediate solutions for unmanned systems, unveiled for the first time at the Paris Air Show a rotary-wing cargo unmanned aerial vehicle… Continue reading "Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Unveils Its New Cargo Drone At The Paris Air Show"
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) displayed a wide range of products, including helicopters, aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles, at the Paris Air Show. During the exposition a full-scale model of the… Continue reading "Turkish Aerospace Industries Showcases New T925 Utility Helicopter for the First Time at Paris Air Show"
The Estonian government announced on Tuesday that it would be purchasing loitering munitions from Israel Aerospace Industries. In a tweet following the contract signing ceremony, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said… Continue reading "Estonia Orders Israel Aerospace Industries’ Loitering Munitions"
On 2 April, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenburg Space Force Base with an era-defining payload. Onboard were the first 10 satellites of the Space Development Agency‘s (SDA) long-awaited… Continue reading "Space Development Agency Completes its First Launch of Tranche 0 Satellites"
On Thursday 16 February, Japan’s ruling coalition approved the government’s plan to ease rules for firing on aircraft violating Japanese airspace. Japanese media reported that Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers claimed… Continue reading "Japan Moves to Relax Rules for Firing on Aircraft Violating Airspace"
For the first time since 1966, a US missile detection satellite is destined for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). As part of a massive expansion to space-based missile tracking these will… Continue reading "US Space Force Prepares for Attacks in Space by Procuring a Third Missile Tracking Layer"
During a 22 November ceremony in Hawaii, the United States Space Force stood up its Indopacific Command (INDOPACOM) component – U.S. Space Forces, Indo-Pacific. This is the second component the… Continue reading "US Space Force Launches First Geographic Command Component"