Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
March 07, 2023
MISSILE DEFENSE
North Korea warns US against intercepting missiles during tests



Seoul (AFP) March 7, 2023
North Korea warned Tuesday that it would be a "clear declaration of war" if its missiles were shot down during their test launches over the Pacific Ocean. The United States and South Korea have ramped up defence cooperation, including joint drills, in the face of growing threats from nuclear-armed Pyongyang, which has conducted a wave of banned weapons tests in recent months. North Korea has said its nuclear weapons and missile programmes are for self-defence, and has bristled over US-South Kore ... read more

ROBO SPACE
Robot armies duke it out in Battlecode's epic on-screen battles
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 06, 2023
In a packed room in MIT's Stata Center, hundreds of digital robots collide across a giant screen projected at the front of the room. A crowd of students in the audience gasps and cheers as the battl ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan president to meet US Speaker in California: report
Taipei (AFP) March 7, 2023
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will meet US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California rather than in Taipei, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, hours after Taipei warned a high-profile US visit could provoke a Chinese military response. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Northrop Grumman test fires stage-one solid rocket motor for Sentinel Missile
Promontory UT (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
Northrop Grumman has conducted its first full-scale static test fire of the Sentinel stage-one solid rocket motor at the company's test facility in Promontory. This development test will furth ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China's Xi Jinping slams US-led 'suppression'
Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2023
The United States is leading a "containment, encirclement and suppression of China", President Xi Jinping has said, as he urged his country's private sector to boost innovation and become more self-reliant. ... more
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NUKEWARS
Iran set to avoid new censure over nuclear work: diplomats
Vienna (AFP) March 6, 2023
Iran will evade fresh censure by the UN nuclear watchdog after making "concrete" commitments at the weekend to be transparent following the discovery of particles enriched to near weapons-grade, diplomats told AFP on Monday. ... more
IRAQ WARS
Pentagon chief visits Iraq nearly 20 years after US-led invasion
Baghdad (AFP) March 7, 2023
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Iraq on Tuesday on an unannounced visit barely two weeks before the 20th anniversary of the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. ... more
SPACEMART
Radio interference from satellites is threatening astronomy but there are solutions
Washington DC (The Conversation) Mar 07, 2023
Visible light is just one part of the electromagnetic spectrum that astronomers use to study the universe. The James Webb Space Telescope was built to see infrared light, other space telescopes capt ... more
SPACEMART
AST SpaceMobile Announces Teaming Agreement with Fairwinds Technologies
Midland TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
AST SpaceMobile Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, has announced a teaming agreement w ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China conducts ignition test in Mengtian space lab module
Beijing (XNA) Mar 06, 2023
China has successfully performed the first in-orbit ignition test in the Mengtian space lab module's combustion cabinet, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU ... more
SPACEWAR
Northrop Grumman Selected to Enhance Networks for US Air Force
San Diego CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will participate in Phase 1 of the Common Tactical Edge Network (CTEN) consortium, an opportunity to leverage digital engineering to build and demonstrate th ... more
SPACEWAR
Australian space industry warns of Chinese satellite surveillance
Sydney, Australia (VOA) Mar 07, 2023
Australia's space industry is warning that China is increasing its satellite surveillance. The warning comes as Australia's Defense Space Command says it is working on a plan to acquire so-called so ... more
NUKEWARS
N.Korea accuses US of 'intentionally' aggravating relations
Seoul (AFP) March 6, 2023
North Korea's foreign ministry accused the United States of "intentionally" ramping up tensions by flying in joint military drills with South Korea, state news agency KCNA said Tuesday. ... more

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