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May- 2024 -

9 May

Juster Domingo

RTX’s Space-Based Missile Warning System in Full Operation

RTX has announced that its newest advanced ground system for space-based missile warning is now fully operational.

9 May

United Launch Alliance's SpaceShip rocket cargo vessel

Rojoef Manuel

ULA Consortium to Build Cargo Ship for Vulcan Space Rockets

United Launch Alliance has partnered with Bollinger Shipyards and Bristol Harbor Group to construct a cargo vessel for Vulcan rockets.

Apr- 2024 -

29 April

Joe Saballa

US Space Force Tests New Weapon Against ‘Space-Enabled’ Attacks

The US Space Force recently tested a new ground-based weapon that can reportedly defend against “space-enabled” attacks.

23 April

Joe Saballa

China Announces Military Shakeup With Focus on ‘Intelligentized’ Warfare

China is again restructuring its military, replacing an almost decade-old unit with a new Information Support Force focusing on “intelligentized” warfare.

22 April

USSF Guardians get a first look at the SCAR system’s backend mission services inside the BlueHalo mobile command center during Space Symposium 2024 in Colorado Springs, CO.

Rojoef Manuel

BlueHalo Demos Backend Satellite Mission Services for US Space Force

Virginia defense contractor BlueHalo has showcased integrated backend satellite mission services for the US Space Force in Colorado Springs.

18 April

A Long March-2F rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft with three astronauts to China's Tiangong space station, lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu province.

Staff Writer With AFP

NASA Chief Warns of Chinese Military Presence in Space

China is bolstering its space capabilities and using its civilian program to mask its military objectives, the head NASA said, warning that Washington must remain vigilant.

15 April

BAE Systems' Weather System Follow-on Microwave (WSF-M) satellite. The satellite appears to have a chrome silver finish, with blue wiring connecting some of its parts together. The background shows that it's displayed in a warehouse-like building with blue overhead lights. In the back, a Unites States flag can be seen displayed on a wall.

Juster Domingo

BAE Launches Weather Satellite to Boost US Military Safety

BAE Systems has successfully launched its Weather System Follow-on Microwave satellite to monitor weather to help the US ensure safety in military operations.

11 April

Artist's impression of a satellite in outer space. The satellite looms above the earth.

Juster Domingo

European Defence Agency Orders Satellite Prototype

Tyvak International has been awarded a contract to design a satellite for the European Defense Agency’s Hub for EU Defense Innovation.

10 April

An artist's impression of the AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar-fitted Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV). The gray ship is seen sailing in rough waters. Three missiles are seen firing off from it, with one maneuvering to hit an airborne missile fired by an unknown source. By the back of the ship, three laser-like lights target a group of five drones flying above. Two triangle-shaped objects are seen hovering above the entire scene.

Juster Domingo

Lockheed Successfully Tracks Space Objects With SPY-7 Radar

Lockheed successfully tracked space objects during the first live demonstration of the AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar for Japan's Aegis-equipped ships.

8 April

Staff Writer With AFP

South Korea Says Second Spy Satellite Placed in Orbit

South Korea put its second domestically made spy satellite into orbit, Seoul's defense ministry said, after it launched from an American space centre on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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