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Mar- 2023 -

22 March

Space

US Space Force Seeking $1.2B for Long-Range Kill Chain Project

The US Space Force is requesting more than $1.2 billion to keep the highly classified Long-Range Kill Chain project running until 2028.

3 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Taps Raytheon to Build Missile Tracking Satellites to Monitor China

The US Space Development Agency has awarded Raytheon Technologies a $250-million contract to design and develop seven missile warning and tracking satellites.

Feb- 2023 -

20 February

Americas

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

US General Warns China Biggest Threat in Space

Space has changed in just a few years due to a growing arms race, a US general said, singling out China as the "most challenging threat."

Jan- 2023 -

17 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

France Exploring ‘Largely-Ignored’ Higher Airspace

The French military is exploring ways to take advantage of a “largely-ignored” region in higher airspace to prepare for future battles.

5 January

Space

Rojoef Manuel

US Space Force Begins Small Satellite Weather Sensor Demonstration

The US Space Systems Command has officially commenced an electro-optical/infrared weather system CubeSat demonstration in Florida.

3 January

Europe

Airbus high resolution military observation satellite.

Alie Peter Neil Galeon

Poland Orders Two Military Observation Satellites From Airbus

The Polish government has signed a five-year deal with France to purchase two Airbus military observation satellites.

Dec- 2022 -

22 December

Space

Artist’s rendering of the US Air Force Research Laboratory Cislunar Highway Patrol System

Rojoef Manuel

Pacific Defense to Provide USAF With Space Situational Awareness Sensor

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Pacific Defense a contract to deliver a sensor for space situational awareness missions.

Oct- 2022 -

28 October

Space

Rojoef Manuel

US Space Force Trials Missile Sensor in Orbit

The US Space Force’s Wide Field of View Geosynchronous Earth Orbit testbed has successfully received its sensor's “first light” data.

19 October

Space

Rojoef Manuel

Luxembourg, Virgin Orbit Ink Letter of Intent for Mobile Spaceport Development

Luxembourg and Virgin Orbit intent to develop responsive space capabilities, including mobile launch infrastructures available for NATO partners and neighboring European countries.

4 October

Space