Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
August 30, 2023
WAR REPORT
Ukraine says advancing on southern front near Robotyne



Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 29, 2023
Ukraine said Tuesday that its forces had pushed deeper into Russian defensive lines near the village of Robotyne, a day after claiming control over the village on the southern front. Kyiv also ordered children to be evacuated from five settlements near the focus of their assault, as Russia claimed to have repelled Ukrainian forces. Kyiv launched a grinding counteroffensive in June after stockpiling Western-supplied weapons and building up assault battalions, but progress has been slow. Milit ... read more

TECH SPACE
Northrop Grumman delivers mini laser to US Government
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered a miniaturized high-energy laser source to the U.S. government. The laser is ruggedized for field use and miniaturizing it allows for rapid pla ... more
SPACEWAR
Picogrid, building a more open defense ecosystem, clinches $950m Air Force IDIQ contract
El Segundo CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Picogrid has been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across platforms and domains, leve ... more
SUPERPOWERS
India issues 'strong protest' to China over map
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 29, 2023
India issued a "strong protest" to China on Tuesday after a Beijing map claimed land that New Delhi says is theirs, including territory close to where the neighbours battled in 2020. ... more
NUKEWARS
West has failed to isolate Iran, says president
Tehran (AFP) Aug 29, 2023
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday that the West had failed to isolate his country, while also holding out the prospect of resuming talks on reviving a nuclear deal. ... more
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US sees wake-up call, if not threat, as BRICS bloc expands

TECH SPACE
AI revolution in video games has industry players treading warily
Cologne, Germany (AFP) Aug 27, 2023
From generating story lines to coding entire games to turning ideas into animation, artificial intelligence is front and centre at Gamescom, one of the video game industry's biggest fairs. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Army officers say toppled Gabon govt; China calls for Bongo safety to be guaranteed
Libreville (AFP) Aug 30, 2023
Military officers announced on Wednesday overturning the government in Gabon, in an apparent coup targeting President Ali Bongo Ondimba who has been in power for 14 years and whose re-election was just announced. ... more
TECH SPACE
NASA to demonstrate laser communications from Space Station
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 29, 2023
NASA uses the International Space Station - a football field-sized spacecraft orbiting Earth - to learn more about living and working in space. For over 20 years, the space station has provided a un ... more
UAV NEWS
Drone attack on Russian airport near Estonia border: official
Moscow (AFP) Aug 30, 2023
A Russian airport near the border with Estonia came under drone attack, the local governor said on Wednesday, with reports that planes were damaged. ... more
MILTECH
Biden admin. announces another security package for Ukraine
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 30, 2023
The Biden administration has announced another package of weapons, missiles and munitions for Ukraine, as Kyiv makes advances in its counteroffensive against Russia. ... more

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WAR REPORT
Ukraine evacuates families from Zaporizhzhia zone being shelled by Russians
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 29, 2023
Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday initiated a mandatory evacuation of 121 people living in settlements that have been exposed to Russian shelling. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Spire participates in Prize to advance measurements of Earth's Magnetic Field
Vienna VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2023
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) was invited by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and has agreed to participate in Phase 4 of MagQuest, a prize challenge to advance how Earth's magnet ... more
ABOUT US
The race to link our brains to computers is hotting up
San Francisco (AFP) Aug 20, 2023
Brain implants have long been trapped in the realm of science fiction, but a steady trickle of medical trials suggests the tiny devices could play a big part in humanity's future. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Taiwan president to visit sole African ally Eswatini
Taipei (AFP) Aug 25, 2023
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit Eswatini, the island's only diplomatic ally in Africa, next month to firm up ties, her office said Friday. ... more
AEROSPACE
Eight US Marines in hospital after deadly Australia crash
Darwin, Australia (AFP) Aug 28, 2023
Eight US Marines were in hospital on Monday - one of them in intensive care - following a military aircraft crash in northern Australia that killed three of their comrades, authorities said. ... more
CYBER WARS


Japan wastewater release sparks wave of misinformation in China

AFRICA NEWS
Sudan army chief makes defiant speech, demanding end of 'rebellion'
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Aug 28, 2023
Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told troops in Port Sudan on Monday time has come to "end the rebellion" by paramilitaries, promising victory four months into a brutal war. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Two killed by falling debris after missile strike on Kyiv: authorities
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 30, 2023
Two people were killed by falling debris after a missile strike on Kyiv, the local military administration said on Wednesday. ... more
MOON DAILY
Kremlin vows to pursue Moon race after Luna-25 crash
Moscow (AFP) Aug 29, 2023
The Kremlin said Tuesday that Russia would not give up its ambitions to land a craft on the Moon after its first lunar mission in nearly 50 years failed this month. ... more
TECH SPACE
UNIDIR and SWF Introduce the Space Security Lexicon: Bridging the Gap in Space Terminology
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 29, 2023
The intricacies of space security terminology can sometimes create barriers in international discussions. With the rapid evolution of space technology and policies, the need for a universal understa ... more
TECH SPACE
Proba-3: seeing in the dark
Paris (ESA) Aug 25, 2023
One of the precision formation flying Proba-3 satellites as seen from the other during ground testing. The pair will fly in orbit relative to one another down to millimetre scale precision, but in o ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea's navy must be prepared for an invasion, Kim Jong Un warns
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 29, 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday called on his military to prepare for a "more frantic" invasion by U.S.-allied nations. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
UK needs more coherent China strategy: MPs' report
London (AFP) Aug 29, 2023
The UK government needs a more coherent and unified approach to China if its so-called tilt towards the Asia-Pacific region is to succeed, a critical report by MPs said Wednesday. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China and Japan's long history of strained ties
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 30, 2023
A row between China and Japan over Tokyo's decision to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant has added to decades of animosity between the two nations. ... more
CYBER WARS
Meta fights sprawling Chinese 'Spamouflage' operation
San Francisco (AFP) Aug 29, 2023
Meta on Tuesday said it purged thousands of Facebook accounts that were part of a widespread online Chinese spam operation trying to covertly boost China and criticize the West. ... more
AEROSPACE
Kyiv says three air force pilots killed in 'terrible' mid-air crash
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 26, 2023
Ukraine said Saturday that three of its air force pilots including a renowned fighter jet pilot with the call-sign "Juice" were killed in a mid-air collision on Friday. ... more
AEROSPACE
Marines killed in Australia Osprey crash identified
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 29, 2023
The U.S. military has identified the three Marines who died Sunday when their Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crashed near Darwin, Australia, during a military training exercise. ... more
AEROSPACE
Ukraine names air force pilots killed in Friday's crash
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 27, 2023
Ukraine on Sunday named all three air force pilots killed in a mid-air collision as leading figures paid tribute to well-known fighter ace "Juice" killed in the crash. ... more
WAR REPORT
Huthi rebels kill 10 Yemen soldiers: military sources
Dubai (AFP) Aug 27, 2023
Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Sunday killed 10 Yemen army soldiers from a southern separatist faction in a "surprise attack" after more than a year of relative calm, military sources said. ... more
THE STANS
Navy SEAL who allegedly killed Osama bin Laden arrested for assault
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 27, 2021
The former Navy SEAL who claimed he fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden in his 2017 tell-all book was arrested for assault last week in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, reports said. ... more
THE STANS
President Biden honors 13 killed during withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 27, 2021
Saturday marked two years since 13 service members and more than 100 Afghan civilians were killed in a bombing at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. ... more
WAR REPORT
Top Dutch court upholds immunity ruling in Gaza case
The Hague (AFP) Aug 25, 2023
The top Dutch court upheld an appeals ruling Friday that said former Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz was immune from prosecution in a case relating to a deadly 2014 air strike in Gaza. ... more
IRAQ WARS
French soldier killed in Iraq 'anti-terror' operation
Paris (AFP) Aug 29, 2023
A member of an elite French commando unit was killed Monday in Iraq while "supporting an Iraqi unit in an anti-terrorist operation", French President Emmanuel Macron's office said Tuesday. ... more
IRAQ WARS
Iraq hangs 3 for IS-claimed blast that killed hundreds
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 28, 2023
Iraq has hanged three people convicted for a 2016 bombing that killed more than 320 people in a Baghdad shopping district and was claimed by the Islamic State group, the prime minister's office said on Monday. ... more
WAR REPORT
Statistics can help us figure out how historic battles could have turned out differently
Oxford UK (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Statistical methods can evaluate whether pivotal military events, like the Battle of Jutland, American involvement in the Vietnam war or the nuclear arms race, could've turned out otherwise, accordi ... more
WATER WORLD
China's allies lead Pacific criticism of Fukushima water release
Suva, Fiji (AFP) Aug 25, 2023
China's Pacific allies - from Solomon Islands' government to Fiji's opposition - on Friday echoed Beijing's criticism of Japan releasing wastewater from its disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Mali ex-rebels accuse army of more air strikes
Bamako (AFP) Aug 29, 2023
Former rebels in northern Mali on Tuesday accused the armed forces of carrying out new strikes on their positions, reflecting mounting tensions in the flashpoint region. ... more
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