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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 Collins Aerospace, a business of RTX, has demonstrated its Sidekick mission autonomy software in a flight test of the YFQ-42A, an uncrewed jet developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. for the US Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. The recent event paired the YFQ-42A with crewed fighter aircraft to extend sensor coverage, increase the effectiveness of weapons employment, and raise overall mission success rates across the formation. During the demonstration, operators e ... read more |
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Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firmLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 Infleqtion, a provider of neutral atom based quantum computing and sensing systems, has completed its business combination with Churchill Capital Corp X and is now listed on the New York Stock Excha ... more  
CGI and Vantor team on AI spatial intelligence for GNSS denied operationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 CGI has entered into a new alliance with Vantor to develop next generation spatial intelligence and AI enabled situational awareness solutions for defence, national security and civil customers oper ... more  
KSAT prepares Hyperion in orbit relay test for satellite dataBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 Hyperion will move KSATs HYPER concept from design into on orbit demonstration, using relay satellites to act as ground stations in space and shorten the time it takes operators to receive satellite ... more  
Sateliot books Spanish Miura 5 launch for two next gen Trito satellites in 2027Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 Sateliot and PLD Space have signed a commercial contract for the dedicated launch of Sateliot's first two Trito next generation 5G direct to device satellites on a Miura 5 rocket in 2027. The agreem ... more |
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US labs map liquid metal path to future fusion power plantsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 A national strategy for research on liquid metals in fusion energy systems is taking shape in the United States following a two day meeting at the Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Lab ... more  
Gyroscopic wave device targets broadband ocean powerOsaka, Japan (SPX) Feb 26, 2026 Ocean waves offer a vast and predictable source of renewable energy, but many existing technologies only perform efficiently under limited sea conditions. In response, a researcher at The University ... more  
Carbon fibers bend and straighten under electric controlBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 Controlled manipulation of fibers that are as thin as or thinner than a human hair remains a major challenge in micromechanics and soft robotics. Researchers at the Institute of Physical Chemistry o ... more 
ST Engineering iDirect and G&S SatCom align network and service management on IntuitionSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 ST Engineering iDirect has formed a strategic technology partnership with G and S SatCom to create a unified approach to satellite network and service management for operators and service providers. ... more |
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UNSW Canberra team advances iodine propulsion for satellitesSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 Thousands of satellites are launched every year to support navigation, telecommunications, weather forecasting and emergency warning services, and most rely on onboard propulsion systems to manoeuvr ... more 
New Wenchang lunar pad completes first Long March 10 testTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 At the future departure gate for Chinas crewed lunar journeys at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, personnel in blue uniforms have been carrying out post ... more 
Exolaunch to deploy five satellites on Spectrum mission from NorwayBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 Exolaunch has completed integration of five customer satellites for launch on Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket, scheduled no earlier than March 19, 2026 from Andoya spaceport in Norway. The mission, ... more 
China retrieves Long March 10 booster from South China Sea after test flightTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 20, 2026 China has carried out its first maritime recovery of a rocket first-stage booster, retrieving the main stage of a Long March 10 heavy-lift carrier rocket from the South China Sea following a key tes ... more |
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Australian hypersonic test flight window announcedLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2026 Australian hypersonic flight developer Hypersonix Launch Systems has set the launch window for a landmark test of its DART AE scramjet-powered vehicle, moving the company a step closer to sustained ... more  
Study questions assumptions about hidden alien technosignalsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 27, 2026 For more than sixty years, astronomers have conducted systematic searches for technosignatures, looking for artificial radio emissions, laser flashes, or excess heat that could reveal advanced civil ... more 
Valen array advances multi-mission sensing techLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2026 Northrop Grumman has introduced Valen, a new multifunction active electronically scanned array that the company describes as a generational leap in sensing technology for U.S. and allied forces. The ... more 
Australian defence firm helps Ukraine zap Russian dronesSydney (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 One of Australia's most highly valued defence firms is helping Ukrainian soldiers knock Russian drones off the battlefield, riding a surge in military spending by Western governments with tech combating the weapon of the future. ... more |
MDA Space forms 49North to expand Canadian defence capabilitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 MDA Space has created a new Canadian defence subsidiary called 49North to focus on secure, multi-domain C4ISR and mission-critical capabilities that support national defence priorities outside the s ... more  
Israel military says soldier killed in GazaJerusalem (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 The Israeli military announced that one of its soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Gaza on Wednesday, but a security source said the death appeared to have been caused by 'friendly fire'. ... more  
UN nuclear watchdog chief warns Iran-US talks 'don't have much time'Paris, France (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said there was a 'step forward' in talks between Iran and the United States in Geneva but warned 'we don't have much time'. ... more  
UK to make tech firms remove abusive images within 48 hours of alertLondon (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 Technology firms will be required to remove non-consensual sexual images within 48 hours under tighter UK rules proposed by the government Thursday, following an outcry over sexualised deepfakes created by the AI chatbot Grok. ... more |
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Italy detects cyber-attacks eyeing Chinese dissidents; Australia rejects foreign threats after claim of China interferenceRome (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 Italian police said Wednesday they had detected cyber-attacks against the interior ministry seeking information on dissident Chinese citizens and officers investigating Chinese groups in Italy. ... more 
NATO trains storming Baltic beach to deter RussiaPutlos, Germany (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 Thousands of NATO troops including from Spain and Turkey joined an exercise Wednesday on Germany's Baltic coast that defence officials labelled a show of readiness to deter Russia. ... more  
Deep sea wrinkles reveal ancient chemosynthetic microbesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 A chance observation on a Moroccan hillside has revealed that some wrinkled rock textures from the deep sea may actually be fossilized microbial communities, not just products of underwater landslid ... more  
Einstein probe catch may show black hole shredding white dwarfTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 An unusual high energy outburst captured by the China led Einstein Probe space telescope is offering a rare look at how an intermediate mass black hole may tear apart and consume a white dwarf star. ... more |
 
ESA signs Ramses spacecraft and cubesat deals for Apophis flybyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 On 10 February 2026 the European Space Agency signed a contract with OHB Italia to develop the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety, known as Ramses, securing the next phase of Europes dedicated m ... more 
Cheops spots inside out exoplanet quartetParis, France (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 Many students learn memory tricks to remember the order of the Solar System's planets, with rocky worlds close to the Sun and gas giants farther out. Astronomers have now found a nearby planet ... more 
NASA Stennis proves water systems ready for Artemis IV upper stage trialsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 A major water system activation at the Thad Cochran Test Stand (B-2) has moved NASA Stennis Space Center a step closer to Green Run testing of the exploration upper stage for the Artemis IV mission. ... more  
Chang'e-6 farside samples reshape lunar impact historyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 Scientists from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the CAS Aerospace Information Research Institute, and collaborating institutions have used samples f ... more |
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NATO fund backs SatVu thermal intelligence constellation expansionLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 SatVu has closed a 30 million pound funding round to accelerate the build-out of its space-based thermal imaging constellation, bringing its total equity funding to 60 million pounds as it moves fro ... more  
Swift observatory changes operations ahead of planned orbit reboostLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 NASA has adjusted operations of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to reduce atmospheric drag and prepare the spacecraft for a planned orbit-raising mission. On Feb. 11 the mission team temporarily ... more 
Hydrogen sulfide detected in distant gas giant exoplanets for the first timeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 Hydrogen sulfide is what makes rotten eggs stink. But the discovery of this gas in the atmospheres of four distant, Jupiter-like planets is turning heads for a pleasant reason: It solves the mystery ... more 
Light based computing module aims to cut AI power demandBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 A Penn State team has demonstrated an optical computing module that could lower the energy cost of artificial intelligence by shifting key calculations from electronic circuits to light based hardwa ... more |
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