Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
May 11, 2023
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
SES and TESAT to develop payload for Europe's EAGLE-1 quantum cryptography satellite system



Luxembourg (SPX) May 11, 2023
EAGLE-1 consortium lead SES announces a new key partner, TESAT, responsible for developing and integrating the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) payload for the EAGLE-1 satellite. The SES and TESAT partnership is aimed at achieving the next key milestone in building and implementing Europe's pioneering quantum secure communications initiative EAGLE-1. Supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission, EAGLE-1 is a quantum key system integrating both space and ground segments th ... read more

SPACEMART
Lockheed Martin Space announces changes designed to enhance speed and effectiveness
Denver CO (SPX) May 07, 2023
The Space business area within Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has announced upcoming changes in order to promote greater effectiveness in delivering on customer missions, support growth and innovation, ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Airbus selects UK National Satellite Test Facility for SKYNET 6A testing
Stevenage UK (SPX) May 11, 2023
Airbus has selected the National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF) at Harwell in Oxfordshire to carry out the comprehensive test campaign on the UK Ministry of Defence's next generation secure communic ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Using reflections to see the world from new points of view
Boston MA (SPX) May 10, 2023
As a car travels along a narrow city street, reflections off the glossy paint or side mirrors of parked vehicles can help the driver glimpse things that would otherwise be hidden from view, like a c ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
SmartSat unveils CHORUS prototype terminal for faster, safer military communications
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) May 09, 2023
SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), Australia's leading space research centre, has unveiled the Compact Hybrid Optical-RF User Segment (CHORUS) prototype terminal to create more stable and s ... more
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MILTECH
AFWERX Prime selects Applied Intuition to accelerate aerial sensor optimization
Mountain View CA (SPX) May 11, 2023
Applied Intuition, Inc., a software solutions provider for autonomous vehicle (AV) development, reports that it was awarded a contract by AFWERX Prime, the innovation arm of the Department of the Ai ... more
SUPERPOWERS
France insists on China's role for peace in Ukraine
Paris (AFP) May 10, 2023
France said Wednesday that China had an important role to play for "global peace and stability" as Beijing seeks to mediate in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more
THE STANS
Pakistan deploys army to quell riots over ex-PM Khan's arrest
Islamabad (AFP) May 11, 2023
Troops were deployed in Pakistan's capital on Thursday after the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan triggered two days of violent protests by his supporters. ... more
SINO DAILY
Canada 'will not be intimidated' after China expels diplomat: Trudeau
Ottawa (AFP) May 9, 2023
Canada won't be intimidated by China's tit-for-tat expulsion of a Canadian consul, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, after Ottawa this week ousted a Chinese diplomat accused of targeting a lawmaker critical of Beijing. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Hong Kong bans foreign lawyers from national security cases
Hong Kong (AFP) May 10, 2023
Hong Kong amended a law Wednesday to bar foreign lawyers from working on national security cases, allowing exceptions only if the city's leader permits their participation. ... more
NUKEWARS
Regional cooperation key to countering N. Korea, US army chief says
Panmunjom, South Korea (AFP) May 10, 2023
South Korea and Japan's efforts to improve their once-strained relationship and boost military ties are key to countering North Korea, America's top general said. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Revisionism in Turkish parties' 'DNA', says Greek PM
Athens, Greece (AFP) May 10, 2023
Revisionism is "deeply" ingrained in the "DNA of all Turkish parties," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday ahead of May 21 national elections. ... more
CYBER WARS
Austria bans TikTok on government work phones
Vienna (AFP) May 10, 2023
Austria said on Wednesday it will ban TikTok on federal employees' work phones, joining a growing list of Western nations cracking down on the Chinese-owned social media platform due to security concerns. ... more

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THE STANS
Iraqi Kurds keep nervous eye on Turkish election race
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) May 11, 2023
As Turkey's presidential vote nears, Iraqi Kurds are keeping a close watch on the tightest electoral battle yet for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the outcome of which could have major security and economic implications for their region. ... more
THE STANS
Imran Khan's U-turn from military's man to army critic
Islamabad (AFP) May 11, 2023
Former prime minister Imran Khan has gone from being the chosen one to a thorn in the side of Pakistan's military - long considered the nation's political power brokers. ... more
WATER WORLD
US opens embassy in Tonga, expanding Pacific reach
Nuku'Alofa, Tonga (AFP) May 10, 2023
The United States said it has opened an embassy in the Kingdom of Tonga, as it jostles with China's growing clout in the South Pacific. ... more
WATER WORLD
W.House confirms Biden to visit Papua New Guinea after G7 summit
Washington (AFP) May 9, 2023
The White House confirmed Tuesday that Joe Biden will visit Papua New Guinea in May, a "historic" first trip for a sitting US president, as Washington vies with Beijing for influence in the region. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
East DR Congo fishing town struggles as checkpoints, militias proliferate
Vitshumbi, Dr Congo (AFP) May 10, 2023
Even in better times, getting to Vitshumbi was never easy. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan holds first training for women reservists
Taoyuan, Taiwan (AFP) May 9, 2023
Strapped with gas masks, soldiers crouched on a playground Tuesday with rifles aimed at their target during Taiwan's first-ever reservist training for women as the island bolsters its defences against China. ... more
WAR REPORT
Colombian ex-paramilitaries ask state for peace talks
Puerto Boyaca, Colombia (AFP) May 8, 2023
A group of far-right former paramilitaries who laid down their arms 20 years ago have called on Colombia's leftist government to reopen peace talks with them. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Lockheed Martin to modernize US missile defense with C2BMC
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) May 10, 2023
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), the lead contractor for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC), is developing next generation technol ... more

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