Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
September 13, 2023
FLOATING STEEL
Taiwan says Chinese warplanes join carrier in Pacific drills



Taipei (AFP) Sept 13, 2023
Taiwan said 35 Chinese warplanes were detected around the island on Wednesday, with some then flying to join the Shandong aircraft carrier for naval drills in the Western Pacific. Beijing, which views self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day, has stepped up military and political pressure on the island in recent years as relations deteriorate. Taiwan on Monday detected China's Shandong carrier - one of two in Beijing's fleet - around 60 nautical miles (111 kilometres) southe ... read more

NUKEWARS
N. Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles as Kim visits Russia
Seoul (AFP) Sept 13, 2023
North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles, the South Korean military said Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong Un in Russia ahead of a summit with President Vladimir Putin. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Russian ships damaged in Ukrainian attack on Crimea: Moscow
Moscow (AFP) Sept 13, 2023
A Ukrainian cruise missile attack on a shipyard in Sevastopol in Moscow-controlled Crimea damaged two ships undergoing repairs, Russia's defence ministry said Wednesday. ... more
TECH SPACE
Lockheed Martin opens futuristic satellite operations center test bed
Littleton CO (SPX) Sep 12, 2023
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has announced the opening of its Operations Center of the Future, a technology test bed showcasing how tomorrow's satellite operators will be able to manage multiple spac ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Estonia, Latvia acquire 1bn-euro German air defence system
Tallinn (AFP) Sept 11, 2023
Estonia and Latvia on Monday inked a joint deal worth around billion euros for an Iris-T SLM medium-range air defence system from German manufacturer Diehl, Tallinn said. ... more
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TAIWAN NEWS


China releases new measures for Taiwan 'integration'

MILPLEX
EU lawmakers approve joint arms purchase push
Strasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 12, 2023
European Union lawmakers on Tuesday approved a 300-million-euro ($320-million) initiative to boost joint arms purchases by member states, as part of the bloc's bid to bolster Europe's defence industry. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Taiwan sees China's most advanced carrier in service by 2025
Taipei (AFP) Sept 12, 2023
China's most modern aircraft carrier is expected to be commissioned by 2025, the Taiwan government said Tuesday, describing it as a major threat to be dealt with in the future. ... more
NUKEWARS
China, Russia and the DMZ: all of Kim Jong Un's foreign trips
Seoul (AFP) Sept 12, 2023
North Korea's Kim Jong Un didn't leave his country for six years after taking power in 2011. ... more
NUKEWARS
China says Kim-Putin meeting is about N.Korea-Russia relations
Beijing (AFP) Sept 13, 2023
China said on Wednesday the rare summit between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin "pertains to relations between North Korea and Russia" as the two leaders met at a Russian space centre. ... more
SPACEWAR
Putin, Kim at Russian spaceport ahead of talks
Moscow (AFP) Sept 13, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un both arrived at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday, ahead of planned talks that could lead to a weapons deal. ... more

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NUKEWARS


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ROCKET SCIENCE
Phase Four's next generation Maxwell Propulsion System Achieves Flight Heritage
Hawthorne CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2023
Phase Four has reported the successful flight heritage of its next-generation Maxwell propulsion system. This marks a major step in deploying state-of-the-art propulsion technology for small satelli ... more
NUKEWARS
IAEA head concerned at 'decrease in interest' in Iran nuclear escalation
Vienna (AFP) Sept 11, 2023
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Monday he was concerned the international community was losing interest in holding Iran to account over its advancing nuclear programme. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Armenia holds drills with US amid rift with Russia
Yerevan (AFP) Sept 11, 2023
The United States and Armenia opened military drills on Monday, the latest sign of Yerevan drifting from Moscow's orbit as Russia's invasion of Ukraine reshapes post-Soviet relations. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Japan PM replaces foreign, defence ministers in cabinet reshuffle
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 13, 2023
Japan's struggling Prime Minister Fumio Kishida named new foreign and defence ministers on Wednesday in a major reshuffle that raised the number of women in the cabinet to five. ... more
CYBER WARS
Hong Kong tech park says data exposed by 'malicious' hack
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 13, 2023
Sensitive data, including employee details and credit card records, from a Hong Kong technology park that describes itself as a "digital technology flagship" have been leaked online, the company said. ... more
CYBER WARS


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CYBER WARS
UK suspect denies being 'Chinese spy' as Beijing slams claims
London (AFP) Sept 11, 2023
The UK government on Monday faced calls to get tougher with China, upgrading it to a strategic threat to the country, after police arrested a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying for Beijing. ... more
SINO DAILY
Biden: 'I don't want to contain China'
Hanoi (AFP) Sept 10, 2023
US President Joe Biden insisted Sunday he does not want to "contain" China, as the two powers face deepening divisions on trade, security and rights. ... more
NUKEWARS
U.S.-Iran prisoner swap moves forward
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 13, 2023
A prisoner swap between the United States and Iran appeared to be moving forward on Tuesday, according to comments by officials from both countries. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Vatican says papal envoy to visit Beijing this week
Vatican City (AFP) Sept 12, 2023
Pope Francis' peace envoy to Ukraine Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will visit Beijing this week, the Vatican said Tuesday. ... more
SPACEMART
Intelsat, Aalyria sign deal to advance multi-orbit connectivity
McLean VA (SPX) Sep 12, 2023
Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wit ... more
GPS NEWS
Galileo becomes faster for every user
Noordwijk, Netherlands (ESA) Sep 12, 2023
ESA satnav receiver vans - driving between the busy heart of Rotterdam, quiet countryside, and the Agency's ESTEC technical centre - have confirmed that Galileo signals now provide a first position ... more
TECH SPACE
Terran Orbital expands manufacturing at Irvine plant
Boca Raton FL (SPX) Sep 12, 2023
Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) has announced the official opening of a new 60,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing space adding to its existing manufacturing capability. With this previously announc ... more
IRAQ WARS
Millions of Shiite pilgrims flock to Iraq's Karbala
Karbala, Iraq (AFP) Sept 6, 2023
Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims massed at the golden-domed mausoleums of the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on Wednesday, commemorating Arbaeen, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. ... more
IRAQ WARS
18 Iraq police get jail terms over Sweden embassy fire
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 12, 2023
An Iraqi court gave 18 police officers jail sentences of up to three years Tuesday for failing to stop protesters storming and torching Sweden's embassy in Baghdad, security officials said. ... more
THE STANS
Iraq moves against Iranian Kurdish groups: minister
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 12, 2023
Iraq has begun taking Iranian Kurdish opposition groups away from the country's border with Iran, its chief diplomat said on Tuesday, after Iran warned that its neighbour must take action. ... more
THE STANS
State-backed tourism booms in China's troubled Xinjiang
Kashgar, China (AFP) Sept 13, 2023
Chinese travellers throng the bazaars of old Kashgar, munching mutton kebabs and soaking up heavily commodified Uyghur culture - part of a government push to remould troubled Xinjiang into a tourism paradise. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Musk biography describes troubled tycoon driven by demons
Washington (AFP) Sept 11, 2023
A hotly anticipated biography of Elon Musk describes the turbulent tycoon as a man driven by childhood demons, obsessed with bringing human life to Mars and who demands that staff be "hardcore." ... more
NUKEWARS
Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia by train: South Korean military
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 11, 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived by train in Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin, South Korea's military said Tuesday, amid widespread speculation that Pyongyang is planning to supply munitions to Moscow for its war on Ukraine. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
China deploys 42 fighter jets, warships near Taiwan
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 12, 2023
Twenty-two Chinese fighter jets and 20 of the Asian nation's warships were detected near Taiwan in the past 24 hours, it's military said Tuesday, amid deepening tensions with Beijing, which has deployed increasing numbers of sorties near the self-governing island. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Firefly Aerospace awarded multi-launch agreement with L3Harris
Cedar Park TX (SPX) Sep 08, 2023
Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, has signed a multi-launch agreement with L3Harris Technologies [NYSE:LHX] for three dedicated launches on Firefly's Alpha vehicle ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Another successful hot-fire test for Ariane 6 upper stage
Lampoldshausen, Germany (SPX) Sep 04, 2023
On September 1 2023, teams from ArianeGroup, the German Aerospace Center and the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully completed another hot-fire test on the test bench dedicated to the upper sta ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Artificial star
Noordwijk, Netherlands (ESA) Sep 08, 2023
Like mariners of old, spacecraft steer by the stars - using combinations of telescopes, cameras and computers called startrackers to recognise stellar constellations to calculate their own position ... more
TECH SPACE
SatixFy announces strategic $60M transaction with MDA
Rehovot, Israel (SPX) Sep 04, 2023
SatixFy Communications Ltd. (NYSE AMERICAN: SATX) reports a $60 million transaction with MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global s ... more
TECH SPACE
ReOrbit completes oversubscribed seed funding round
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 05, 2023
ReOrbit, a Helsinki-based leading provider of software-enabled satellites, has completed an oversubscribed Seed funding round for US $7.4M, led by Inventure VC, along with participation from 10x Fou ... more
MILTECH
Ukraine's new defence minister asks for 'more heavy weapons'
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 9, 2023
Ukraine's newly-nominated Defence Minister Rustem Umerov has called on Kyiv's partners to increase deliveries of heavy weapons, amid a long and difficult counteroffensive against Russian forces. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Western allies begin major Baltic Sea naval drills
Berlin (AFP) Sept 9, 2023
Western allies kicked off a major naval exercise in the Baltic Sea on Saturday amid rising tensions with Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. ... more
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