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August 23, 2022
SPACEWAR
DARPA selects SpaceLink to participate in its program to connect the proliferated space domain



MCLean VA (SPX) Aug 23, 2022
SpaceLink, a company that provides secure data from any orbit, any time, announced it was selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO) for a contract award. SpaceLink will participate in the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN) program designed to connect the proliferated space domain. SpaceLink is building a constellation of relay satellites in MEO that use optical intersatellite links to speed communications between spacecra ... read more

INTERNET SPACE
Solomon Islands secures $66 mn Chinese loan for Huawei deal
Sydney (AFP) Aug 19, 2022
Solomon Islands has secured a $66 million loan from China to fund tech giant Huawei building 161 telecoms towers across the Pacific nation, its government said Thursday. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Finland to host talks with Sweden, Turkey
Mikkeli, Finland (AFP) Aug 19, 2022
Finland will host a meeting with Sweden and Turkey later this month, the Finnish foreign minister said on Friday, after Ankara voiced its opposition to the Nordic countries' NATO bids. ... more
NUKEWARS
Iran asked for 'adjustments' to proposed EU nuclear deal: Borrell
Madrid (AFP) Aug 23, 2022
Iran requested "some adjustments" to a draft agreement on reviving a 2015 nuclear accord with major powers proposed by the European Union, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Tuesday. ... more
SPACEWAR
STARCOM executes first JNTC-accredited, largest SPACE FLAG exercise ever
Schriever SFB CO (SPX) Aug 23, 2022
Space Training and Readiness Command completed its first exercise iteration of SPACE FLAG (SPACE FLAG 22-3) since being accredited by the Joint Staff as a Joint National Training Capability. S ... more
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New $775 mn US arms package to bolster Ukraine offensive ops
Washington (AFP) Aug 19, 2022
The US Defense Department on Friday announced a new $775 million arms package for Ukraine aiming to help Kyiv turn the tables and begin regaining territory occupied by Russian forces. ... more
UAV NEWS
Modified X-62 helps accelerate tactical autonomy development
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Aug 23, 2022
The Air Force Research Laboratory Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office has invested $15 million upgrading a decades-old workhorse to make it relevant for 21st century warfighter ... more
SPACEWAR
US Space Force SSC's GEO Wide Field of View On Orbit
El Segundo CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2022
The United States Space Force Space Systems Command's Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Wide Field of View Testbed is online and the bus checkout is complete. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Blossom ... more
SPACEWAR
Orion Space Solutions team selected to lead US Space Force Tetra-5 mission
Louisville CO (SPX) Aug 19, 2022
US Space Force (USSF) has awarded Orion Space Solutions a contract to develop three spacecraft in support of USSF's mission to advance and launch new technologies in space. Working with partne ... more
NUKEWARS
US, South Korea begin biggest joint military drills since 2018
Seoul (AFP) Aug 22, 2022
The United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military drills since 2018 on Monday, Seoul said - a move likely to enrage North Korea, which has been ramping up its nuclear threats. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
No threat could shake Taiwanese resolve to defend island: Tsai
Taipei (AFP) Aug 23, 2022
President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday that Taiwanese people remained resolved to defend the island following China's huge military drills. ... more
NUKEWARS
US says it is not delaying Iran nuclear talks; As Iran slams delays
Washington (AFP) Aug 22, 2022
Washington denied Monday suggestions it is stalling a potential agreement to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal after a "final" draft was circulated, but said outstanding questions remain. ... more
NUKEWARS
West urges 'restraint' at Ukraine nuclear plant; As Putin allows inspectors
Berlin (AFP) Aug 21, 2022
The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and the United States on Sunday urged military restraint around the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, as they vowed to maintain their backing for Kyiv in the war. ... more

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MISSILE NEWS
Japan mulls long-range missile upgrades due to China threat: report
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 21, 2022
Japan is considering the deployment of more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its ability to counter growing regional threats from China, local newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday. ... more
GPS NEWS
MariaDB reimagines how databases deliver geospatial capabilities with acquisition
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Aug 19, 2022
MariaDB Corporation has announced it has acquired CubeWerx, leaders in geospatial solutions, for an undisclosed amount. With the acquisition, MariaDB adds cloud-native, scalable geospatial capabilit ... more
WAR REPORT
12 wounded in Russia strikes on south Ukraine: prosecutor
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 20, 2022
Twelve Ukrainians, including three children, were wounded Saturday after Russian forces attacked an apartment block and several houses in the city of Voznesensk, near a key nuclear plant, prosecutors said. ... more
IRAQ WARS
Sadr supporters launch sit-in outside top Iraq judicial body
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 23, 2022
Several hundred supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr launched a sit-in outside Iraq's top judicial body on Tuesday, ratcheting up tensions in a showdown with a rival Shiite alliance. ... more
THE STANS
Rival Iranian Kurdish parties reunite after 16-year split
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Aug 22, 2022
Two rival Iranian Kurdish opposition parties based in northern Iraq have announced in a joint statement their reunification 16 years after they split over internal disputes. ... more
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Iran 'using all its power' to free pilgrim held in Saudi
Tehran (AFP) Aug 19, 2022
Iran said on Friday it is "using all its power" to secure the release of one of its nationals arrested in Saudi Arabia during the hajj pilgrimage last month. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Chinese ship leaves Sri Lanka after riling India, US
Colombo (AFP) Aug 22, 2022
A Chinese research vessel accused by India and the United States of spying activities left Sri Lanka's Chinese-run port of Hambantota on Monday after a week-long stay. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
US governor visits Taiwan after China drills
Taipei (AFP) Aug 22, 2022
A US state governor met Taiwan's president Monday, days after Washington announced trade talks with Taipei in a show of support following China's military threats towards the self-ruled island. ... more
AEROSPACE
US to donate 8 helicopters to Czech Republic
Prague (AFP) Aug 19, 2022
The United States said Friday it will donate eight combat and multi-purpose helicopters to the Czech Republic, a NATO member. ... more
WAR REPORT
After six months of war, what's next for Ukraine
Paris (AFP) Aug 22, 2022
Six months after Russian forces launched what they hoped would be a blitzkrieg invasion of Ukraine, the conflict has turned into a grinding campaign of daily air strikes and battles with no clear endgame in sight. ... more
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Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2022
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Moscow (AFP) Aug 18, 2022
Russia on Thursday relocated three warplanes equipped with hypersonic missiles to its exclave of Kaliningrad on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Wedged between EU and NATO members Lithuania and Poland that have firmly backed Ukraine in the conflict with Moscow, the heavily militarised region of Kaliningrad does not share a land border with Russia. On Thursday, "three Mig-31i aircraft with ... more
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Modified X-62 helps accelerate tactical autonomy development
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Aug 23, 2022
The Air Force Research Laboratory Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office has invested $15 million upgrading a decades-old workhorse to make it relevant for 21st century warfighter challenges. AFRL's Autonomous Aircraft Experimentation team is using a highly modified Air Force Test Pilot School NF-16, an aircraft recently designated the X-62, to accelerate the development of ta ... more
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Washington DC (SPX) Aug 19, 2022
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Washington (AFP) Aug 19, 2022
The US Defense Department on Friday announced a new $775 million arms package for Ukraine aiming to help Kyiv turn the tables and begin regaining territory occupied by Russian forces. The Russian offensive which began February 24 has been brought to a standstill, a senior Pentagon official told reporters, and the new package includes a range of precision missiles, anti-armor weaponry, survei ... more
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Indian foreign minister defends ties with Myanmar junta
Bangkok (AFP) Aug 18, 2022
India's foreign minister on Thursday defended his country's ties with the Myanmar junta, despite growing international concerns about recent executions and the legitimacy of elections planned for next year. Myanmar's decade-long experiment with democracy was halted last year and the country has since spiralled into bloody conflict after the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian governm ... more
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