Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
March 21, 2023
SPACEWAR
Oversight Program aims to make space domain more tactically relevant for military planners, warfighters



Washington DC (SPX) Mar 21, 2023
DARPA aims to help military planners keep track of up to 1,000 targets of interest through management of available space domain resources. The goal of the Oversight program is to enable constant custody to maintain tracking of targets of interest for tactical missions. Apogee Research LLC, BAE Systems Information and Electronics Systems Integration Inc., and Systems and Technology Research LLC are developing software architectures for the initial phase of the program. "Oversight seeks to support b ... read more

SPACEWAR
Sierra Space advances to the forefront of commercial and national security policy in the Orbital Age
Louisville CO (SPX) Mar 21, 2023
Sierra Space, a leading, pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, has announced the creation of a new strategy and government affair ... more
SPACEWAR
Arkisys Announces Contract Award With US Space Force
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 21, 2023
Arkisys and partners to demonstrate building and assembling a satellite in orbit on the Port The U.S. Space Force awarded a $1.6 million contract to Arkisys to demonstrate robotic satellite as ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Seoul tells Tokyo it will 'normalise' military pact
Seoul (AFP) March 21, 2023
South Korea confirmed Tuesday it had moved to normalise a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, as the two countries thaw ties in the face of growing threats from Pyongyang. ... more
MILTECH
EU agrees 2-billion-euro ammunition plan for Ukraine
Brussels (AFP) March 20, 2023
European Union ministers agreed Monday on a two-billion-euro plan to raid their own arsenals and jointly purchase desperately needed artillery shells for Ukraine. ... more
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CYBER WARS
BBC urges staff to ditch TikTok over data fears
London (AFP) March 20, 2023
The BBC said Monday that it had told staff to delete Chinese-owned video app TikTok unless it was needed for business reasons, with Western institutions increasingly taking a harder stance over data collection fears. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
German minister begins first cabinet-level trip to Taiwan in 26 years
Taipei (AFP) March 21, 2023
Germany's education minister on Tuesday inked a technological cooperation deal with Taiwan, kicking off the first cabinet-level German visit to the island in 26 years. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine conflict to dominate Putin, Xi talks
Moscow (AFP) March 21, 2023
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were set to hold a second day of talks on Tuesday, as the internationally isolated Russian leader said he was open to discussing China's proposals on the fighting in Ukraine. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea's Kim leads 'nuclear counterattack' simulation drill
Seoul (AFP) March 20, 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led two days of military drills "simulating a nuclear counterattack", including the launch of a ballistic missile, state media reported Monday. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Philippines to announce new bases US soldiers can use: officials
Floridablanca, Philippines (AFP) March 20, 2023
The Philippines and the United States will soon announce the location of four additional military bases in the Southeast Asian country that American soldiers will be allowed to use, officials said Monday. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Former Taiwan president Ma to make trip to China
Taipei (AFP) March 20, 2023
Taiwan's ex-president Ma Ying-jeou will travel to China next week, his spokesman said Monday, in the first cross-strait visit by a current or former leader of the island in more than 70 years. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Key dates in China-Russia relations
Paris (AFP) March 19, 2023
China and Russia had turbulent relations during the Cold War, but over the past decades the two neighbours have pooled forces against the United States and developed economic cooperation. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Russia's Asia pivot spurs boom in Chinese classes
Moscow (AFP) March 19, 2023
Every Sunday, Chinese tutor Kirill Burobin begins work in the early morning and is kept busy until midnight. ... more

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