Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
April 16, 2023
TECH SPACE
Seeking Innovative Concepts for Next-Generation Antennas



Washington DC (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
DARPA is soliciting disruptive ideas from small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors for novel antenna designs, materials, manufacturing, or processing as the first topic issued under the agency's Bringing Classified Innovation to Defense and Government Systems (BRIDGES) initiative. The topic area aims to explore new designs that would offer significantly increased performance or substantial reduction in size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) compared to current state of the art. ... read more

SPACEWAR
Space Force "Simple Formula to Go Fast in Space Acquisition"
Arlington VA (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
Honorable Frank Calvelli, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, released a memorandum April 5, outlining the U.S. Space Force's plan to transform its architectu ... more
SPACEMART
Slingshot Aerospace expands network to optically track LEO satellites
Austin TX (SPX) Apr 12, 2023
Slingshot Aerospace, the innovative technology company dedicated to improving spaceflight safety and optimizing orbital operations, has announced a significant expansion to the Slingshot Global Sens ... more
WAR REPORT
Brazil's Lula raises Russia war mediation with China, UAE
Abu Dhabi (AFP) April 16, 2023
Brazil's president on Sunday said he had discussed joint mediation for Russia's war in Ukraine with China and the United Arab Emirates, accusing the United States and Europe of prolonging the conflict. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Zelensky says discussed Macron's China visit with French president
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 15, 2023
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he discussed with Emmanuel Macron his visit to China, after the French president raised ire over remarks he made relating to Taiwan. ... more
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TRADE WARS
IMF chief urges world to avoid a 'second Cold War'
Washington (AFP) April 13, 2023
Countries must do more to avert the costly consequences of growing global trade fragmentation and help avert a "second Cold War," the International Monetary Fund's managing director said Thursday. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Building a Secure Resilient Satellite Infrastructure for Europe
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
The IRIS2 Satellite Constellation is a project led by the European Union that aims to build a new secure, resilient and sovereign satellite constellation in Europe. This constellation will offer com ... more
TECH SPACE
Viasat real-time Earth antennas integrated on Microsoft Azure Orbital
Carlsbad CA (SPX) Apr 12, 2023
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, has announced through a collaboration with Microsoft Azure Orbital, the global Viasat Real-Time Earth (RTE) ground service is now accessi ... more
TECH SPACE
SatixFy and Presto Engineering test rad-hard space-grade ASICs
Rehovot, Israel (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
SatixFy has announced a strategic partnership with Presto Engineering, a recognized expert in ASIC design and semiconductor engineering and production services. This partnership supports SatixFy's g ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Rocket Lab launches new constellation-class star tracker
Long Beach CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) reports that a new class of star tracker, the ST-16HV, is now available for commercial use, expanding the Company's Space Systems catalogue of products for the gl ... more
SPACEMART
Inside the "space factory"
Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
Bigger. And even better. That's the trajectory of Space Systems Operations - aka the "space factory" - since its 2002 opening outside Tucson, Arizona. Run by Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a b ... more
MILPLEX
Polish PM blasts 'short-sighted' European opening to China after Macron visit
Washington (AFP) April 13, 2023
Poland's prime minister on Thursday accused Europeans of making a potentially historic mistake by seeking greater ties with China, in a clear reference to French President Emmanuel Macron, as he warned of consequences for Ukraine. ... more
SPACEWAR
Millennium Space Systems' Tetra-1 is mission ready
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
Since launching Tetra-1 November 1, 2022, Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing (NYSE: BA) company partnered with the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command successfully deployed the vehicle from its ... more

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