Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
September 28, 2023
SPACEWAR
Artel partners with Rivada for US Space Force contract



Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 28, 2023
Artel LLC a provider of secure network communication services to U.S. government agencies, has been awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract from the U.S. Space Force and is partnering with Rivada Space Networks to provide the next generation network critical to support U.S. Government communications. Based in the U.S, Artel is a carrier-agnostic network integrator - allowing it to develop customized solutions for its customers, providing cost-eff ... read more

MISSILE NEWS
Bulgaria to provide air-defence missiles to Ukraine
Sofia (AFP) Sept 27, 2023
Bulgaria's parliament on Wednesday decided to send aging, Soviet-era air-defence missile systems to Ukraine, its first such shipment to Kyiv from a country bitterly divided over the issue. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
France calls on Turkey, Hungary to deliver on Sweden NATO bid
Helsinki (AFP) Sept 28, 2023
France urged Turkey and Hungary on Thursday to come through on Sweden's stalled bid to join NATO. ... more
SPACEWAR
Evergreen Innovations manages All-Domain Network at Northern Strike Exercise
Timnith CO (SPX) Sep 28, 2023
Evergreen Innovations LLC ("Evergreen"), a tactical communications integrator, reports it has successfully managed the All-Domain Network (ADN) during the Northern Strike 23-2 reserve component read ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea enshrines nuclear power status in constitution
Seoul (AFP) Sept 28, 2023
North Korea has enshrined its status as a nuclear power in its constitution, with leader Kim Jong Un calling for more modern atomic weapons to counter the threat from the United States, state media reported Thursday. ... more
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Iran says it 'successfully' launched new military satellite
Tehran (AFP) Sept 27, 2023
Iran's Revolutionary Guards "successfully" launched a new military imaging satellite on Wednesday, state media reported, in the latest display of its aerospace technology which has sparked Western concern. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
French ambassador to Niger returns to Paris after weeks of tension
Paris (AFP) Sept 27, 2023
France's ambassador to Niger landed in Paris on Wednesday, after weeks of tensions with the post-coup regime in the West African country who demanded his expulsion. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Mali parties angry at junta for postponing presidential vote
Bamako (AFP) Sept 27, 2023
Malian political groups expressed outrage on Wednesday at the junta's decision to postpone indefinitely the presidential election that was supposed to bring back civilian rule. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russian, Ukrainian forces trade attacks
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 27, 2023
Russian and Ukrainian forces traded attacks against scores of civilian targets overnight Tuesday, killing one person, injuring 18 and causing widespread damage. ... more
WAR REPORT
UK, French defence ministers in Ukraine for aid talks
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 28, 2023
The British and French defence ministers were in Kyiv on Thursday to discuss supplying further military aid to Ukraine, which is seeking more weapons to bolster its counter-offensive against Russian forces. ... more

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AFRICA NEWS


US defence chief chides coup leaders in Africa trip

WATER WORLD
Australia shakes up army in shift to long-range deterrence
Sydney (AFP) Sept 28, 2023
Australia announced Thursday a "major restructuring" of the army featuring a new long-range strike capacity, as it adapts to China's growing military clout in the Asia-Pacific region. ... more
WAR REPORT
Nobel Prizes to illuminate bleak year for world peace
Stockholm (AFP) Sept 28, 2023
Next week's Nobel Prize announcements will celebrate a string of groundbreaking achievements, but with conflicts raging around the globe, experts solicited about possible Peace Prize winners are scratching their heads. ... more
WAR REPORT
Peace pioneer Bertha von Suttner's message still resonates
Vienna (AFP) Sept 28, 2023
The first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905, Austrian pacifist Bertha von Suttner's reflections are still cited by peace advocates as the war in Ukraine grinds on. ... more
NUKEWARS
US soldier 'happy' after being freed by North Korea
Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2023
US soldier Travis King has been freed by North Korea and is "happy" to be heading home on Wednesday, nearly three months after he ran across the border from the South, US officials said. ... more
SPACEWAR
Space Systems Command's TAP Lab to accelerate innovation in space domain awareness
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Sep 26, 2023
Space Systems Command (SSC), the United States Space Force (USSF) field command, has opened a Tools Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab in Colorado Springs to address critical challenges in space ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS


BlueHalo expands US satellite operation capacity under Space Force SCAR Program

CYBER WARS
AFRL develops a RIPL in communications to drive future fight
National Harbor MD (SPX) Sep 26, 2023
One of the technologies the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, showcased during the 2023 Air and Space Force's Air, Space and Cyber conference Sept. 11-13 ... more
ROBO SPACE
ANSRs to Hard AI Questions
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2023
How can we build robust, assured, and therefore trustworthy AI-based systems? That question lies at the heart of DARPA's Assured Neuro Symbolic Learning and Reasoning (ANSR) program. "Informal ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Washington says goodbye to pandas amid bitter US-China backdrop
Washington (AFP) Sept 28, 2023
No matter the distance or the weather, Jane Christensen was determined to see the giant pandas before they left Washington. ... more
EXO WORLDS
Alien Machines in the Solar System: The Possibilities and Potential Origins
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 27, 2023
In 2018, the scientists Adam Frank and Gavin Schmidt proposed the Silurian hypothesis. It considered the potential of finding ancient evidence in Earth's geologic record that a non-human industrial ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
SBQuantum to test quantum magnetometer in space
Sherbrooke, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2023
SBQuantum, the first company developing diamond quantum magnetometers capable of providing vector measurements of both the amplitude and the orientation of Earth's magnetic field, today announces it ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Space-based 5G cellular broadband connectivity from everyday smartphones
Midland TX (SPX) Sep 26, 2023
AST SpaceMobile has announced another unprecedented leap in telecommunications by successfully making the first-ever 5G connection for voice and data between an everyday, unmodified smartphone and a ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarine
Kaohsiung, Taiwan (AFP) Sept 28, 2023
Taiwan unveiled its first domestically built submarine on Thursday, with the massively outgunned island seeking to bolster its defences against China. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
China, Saudi Arabia to hold joint naval drills next month: Beijing
Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2023
China and Saudi Arabia will hold their second-ever joint naval drills next month, Beijing's defence ministry announced Thursday, as China forges deeper ties with the Middle Eastern power. ... more
AEROSPACE
Czech Republic to buy 24 US-made F-35 fighter jets
Prague (AFP) Sept 27, 2023
The Czech Republic will buy 24 US-made F-35 fighter jets, Prime Minister Petr Fiala told reporters on Wednesday. ... more
NUKEWARS
Korea on 'brink of nuclear war,' North warns UN
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 26, 2023
North Korea told the United Nations on Tuesday that the peninsula was at risk of nuclear war, as it blamed what it called hostility by the United States. ... more
NUKEWARS
UN chief cites 'madness' of nuclear arms race, as N.Korea warns of war
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 26, 2023
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday against a new atomic arms race bringing the threat of "annihilation" to the world, as North Korea charged that its peninsula was on the brink of nuclear war. ... more
MILPLEX
U.S. signs agreement to help Poland modernize its military
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 26, 2021
The U.S. State Department has signed a $2 billion direct loan agreement with Poland to modernize its defense, days after the country said it would stop giving military hardware to Ukraine. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
US army chief and allies discuss Asia-Pacific in India
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 26, 2023
Army chiefs and senior officers from 30 countries including the United States met in India Tuesday to discuss threats facing the Asia-Pacific region, in the face of concern at an increasingly assertive China. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
China warns Philippines not to 'stir up trouble' over disputed reef
Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2023
Beijing warned Manila on Tuesday not to "stir up trouble" after the Philippine Coast Guard said it removed a floating barrier at a disputed reef that was allegedly deployed by China to block Filipino fishermen from the area. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Filipino fisherman chased by China coast guard in disputed waters
South China Sea, Philippines (AFP) Sept 27, 2023
Filipino fisherman Arnel Satam guns the motor of his tiny wooden boat as he makes a dash for the shallow waters of Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, with Chinese coast guard speedboats in hot pursuit. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea to expel US soldier Travis King: KCNA
Seoul (AFP) Sept 27, 2023
North Korea has decided to expel US soldier Travis King, who was detained after crossing the border from the South in July, the KCNA state news agency said on Wednesday. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
'Too bad, Vladimir': Hillary Clinton taunts Putin on NATO growth
Washington (AFP) Sept 26, 2023
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Tuesday taunted her old nemesis, Russian President Vladimir Putin, over the expansion of NATO since his invasion of Ukraine. ... more
AEROSPACE
Duke Field breaks ground on first electric aircraft charging station
Duke Field FL (SPX) Sep 25, 2023
AFWERX and one of its Prime division partners, BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, broke ground on the first electric aircraft charging station on a military installation at Duke Field ... more
TECH SPACE
Zenno and D-to develop superconducting electromagnets
Auckland NZ (SPX) Sep 26, 2023
New Zealand headquartered space-flight systems company Zenno Astronautics (Zenno), a developer of world-first superconducting electromagnets for space applications, and D-Orbit, a company leader in ... more
MILTECH
First batch of U.S. Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 26, 2021
The first shipment of long-awaited U.S.-made Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday night, as Kyiv seeks to use them in its slow-moving counteroffensive to expel Russian forces from its borders. ... more
NUKEWARS
China, S. Korea, Japan leaders to hold first summit since 2019
Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2023
China said on Tuesday it had agreed with Japan and South Korea to hold a summit between the three countries' leaders "as early as possible", after a rare meeting between senior diplomats in Seoul. ... more
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