Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
January 26, 2024
TECH SPACE
GMV Enhances German Space Surveillance Capabilities with Advanced SST Software



Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 26, 2024
In a significant move to enhance space situational awareness, GMV, has teamed up with OHB DC to deliver an advanced suite of Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) software, dubbed FocusSST. This suite, comprising a wide range of tools, has been deployed at the military wing of the German Space Situational Awareness Center (GSSAC), known as Weltraumlagezentrum. The FocusSST suite represents a comprehensive collection of tools designed for various SST operations. These include SST sensor data simula ... read more

MOON DAILY
PowerLight Technologies Joins Forces with Blue Origin for DARPA's LunA-10 Lunar Power Project
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 25, 2024
In a significant development for lunar exploration and power infrastructure, PowerLight Technologies, a leader in long-distance wireless power beaming, has announced its collaboration with aerospace ... more
AEROSPACE
Ukraine demands international inquiry into Russian plane crash
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 25, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for an international investigation into the apparent downing of a Russian military aircraft believed to be bringing 65 captive Ukrainian soldiers to a prisoner-of-war swap rendezvous in the Belgorod region on the Russia-Ukraine border. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
North Korea says it tested a new strategic cruise missile
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 25, 2024
North Korea launched a "new-type strategic cruise missile" for the first time, its state media reported Thursday, the latest in a string of weapons tests by the isolated state as it continues to upgrade its arsenal. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Swedish PM says won't negotiate with Hungary on NATO bid
Stockholm (AFP) Jan 26, 2024
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Friday he would "not negotiate" with Hungary over Sweden's NATO bid despite Budapest now the sole holdout after Turkey's ratification. ... more
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WAR REPORT


Death toll from Russian strike on Kharkiv rises to 11

NUKEWARS
China, North Korea vice foreign ministers meet in Pyongyang
Seoul (AFP) Jan 26, 2024
China's vice foreign minister met his North Korean counterpart in Pyongyang on Friday, with the nuclear-armed state accelerating its weapons testing and threats toward Seoul in recent months. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
China's top diplomat to discuss Taiwan with US security advisor
Bangkok (AFP) Jan 26, 2024
China's top diplomat Wang Yi will discuss Taiwan with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan during talks in Thailand this week, Beijing said Friday, as the two powers seek to improve relations after years of tensions. ... more
MILPLEX
India fetes France's Macron at annual military parade
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 26, 2024
President Emmanuel Macron was guest of honour Thursday for India's pomp-filled annual military parade, in a state visit aimed at shoring up France's strategic ties with the world's fifth-largest economy. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Turkey takes final step on Sweden's NATO membership
Istanbul (AFP) Jan 25, 2024
Turkey's government newspaper on Thursday published a protocol on Sweden's accession to NATO, a final technical step in Ankara's ratification of the Nordic nation's bid to join the US-led alliance. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Germany, Britain in talks over cruise missile swap for Ukraine: report
Berlin (AFP) Jan 25, 2024
Germany is in discussions with Britain about a possible cruise missile swap arrangement for Ukraine, German media reported Thursday. ... more

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IRAQ WARS


Washington, Baghdad to discuss future of foreign troops in Iraq

MILPLEX
UK arms export licences to Israel in the dock
London (AFP) Jan 25, 2024
British arms export licences to Israel are under growing scrutiny over claims that international law has been broken in the war in Gaza, with a court set to rule on the divisive matter. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan kicks off one-year military service with buzz cuts before boot camp
Taichung, Taiwan (AFP) Jan 25, 2024
Carrying hefty duffel bags, Taiwanese conscripts walked off a bus and headed to a row of waiting barbers armed with razors - ready to shear the young men's hair in preparation for their one-year compulsory military service. ... more
WAR REPORT
CIA director working on hostage release efforts in Gaza, White House says
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 25, 2024
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that CIA Director William Burns is working toward another possible hostage release deal in Gaza amid its ongoing war with Israel. ... more
CYBER WARS
China says jailed British national in 2022 for spying
Beijing (AFP) Jan 26, 2024
China said Friday it had sentenced a British national in 2022 to five years in jail for spying, in its official confirmation of a case that had gone unreported until this week. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Chinese man convicted in US of threatening democracy activist
Washington (AFP) Jan 25, 2024
A Chinese man was convicted on Thursday of stalking and threatening a fellow student at a prestigious Boston music school who put up fliers expressing support for democracy in China. ... more
IRAQ WARS


Spain says attacks on foreign troops in Iraq must stop

WAR REPORT
U.N.: 12 Palestinians killed, 75 injured in 'horrific' attack on training center in Gaza
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 25, 2024
The Palestinian refugee agency in Gaza confirmed Thursday that 12 people were killed and 75 injured when Israeli forces shelled its main training facility in the southern city of Khan Younis, where 30,000 Palestinians were sheltering. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
N. Korea fires several cruise missiles towards Yellow Sea: Seoul military
Seoul (AFP) Jan 24, 2024
North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
U.S. hits two more Houthi missiles in ninth Yemen attack
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 24, 2024
The U.S. military early Wednesday conducted its ninth attack in Yemen in less than two weeks, hitting two Houthi anti-ship missiles officials said were aimed at the southern Red Sea and were prepared to launch. ... more
WAR REPORT
Dead, wounded tolls rise in Ukraine's Kharkiv, Kherson
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 24, 2024
Russian strikes wounded nine in eastern Ukraine's Kharkiv, the regional governor said Wednesday, just after a Russian missile barrage across the country that claimed more than a dozen lives. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
NATO kicks off largest military exercise in decades
Brussels (AFP) Jan 24, 2024
NATO on Wednesday began its biggest military exercise since the Cold War with a US warship leaving the United States for transit across the Atlantic to alliance territory in Europe. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Orban reaffirms 'support' of Sweden's NATO bid in Stoltenberg call
Budapest (AFP) Jan 24, 2024
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday said he reaffirmed in a phone call with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg his "support" for Sweden's membership to the security alliance. ... more
MILTECH
Britons should be prepared to fight a land war: army chief
London (AFP) Jan 24, 2024
British citizens should be prepared to fight in a potential land war, the highest ranking army officer General Patrick Sanders said on Wednesday. ... more
CYBER WARS
EU tools up to protect key tech from China
Brussels (AFP) Jan 24, 2024
The European Union unveiled Wednesday plans to strengthen the bloc's economic security including measures to protect sensitive technology from falling into the hands of geopolitical rivals like China. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
US support for Taiwan 'firm', lawmakers tell president-elect Lai
Taipei (AFP) Jan 25, 2024
Two US lawmakers met Taiwanese president-elect Lai Ching-te on Thursday to reaffirm Washington's support for the self-ruled island, which China claims as part of its territory. ... more
WAR REPORT
Fighting focuses on Gaza's Khan Yunis after deadly shelling hits UN shelter
Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Jan 25, 2024
Israeli air strikes and ground operations were focused Thursday on the Gazan city of Khan Yunis, where the UN said nine people were killed by tank shelling at one of its shelters the day before. ... more
IRAQ WARS
Iraq rebukes US over strikes on Iran-backed groups
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 24, 2024
Iraq accused the United States of contributing to a "reckless escalation" of violence in the region after American air strikes targeted Iran-backed groups in the country on Wednesday. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russia blames Kyiv for downing POW plane, says no survivors
Moscow (AFP) Jan 24, 2024
Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of shooting down a military transport plane carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners, killing everyone on board. ... more
WATER WORLD
China, Nauru formally resume diplomatic relations
Beijing (AFP) Jan 24, 2024
China and Nauru formally re-established diplomatic relations Wednesday, after the tiny South Pacific nation cut ties with Taiwan. ... more
MILPLEX
Aid groups say stop sending arms to Israel, Palestinian groups
London (AFP) Jan 24, 2024
International humanitarian and rights organisations on Wednesday called on countries to halt weapons transfers to Israel and Palestinian armed groups in a bid to end the Gaza conflict, or risk being complicit in possible war crimes. ... more
NUKEWARS
Symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' signals continued risk of global catastrophe
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 23, 2024
Because of current world events and turmoil, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' "Doomsday Clock" on Tuesday remains close to midnight, signaling a dangerous potential risk of global catastrophe. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Orban invites Swedish PM to discuss NATO accession
Budapest (AFP) Jan 23, 2024
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday invited his Swedish counterpart to Budapest to discuss the Nordic country's NATO accession bid, as Turkey looked set to approve membership, leaving Hungary as the last holdout. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Turkey ratifies Sweden's NATO membership after protracted delay
Ankara (AFP) Jan 24, 2024
Turkey's parliament on Tuesday ratified Sweden's NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
6 killed, 69 injured as Russian missiles rain down on Kharkiv, Kyiv and Pavlohrad
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 23, 2024
At least six people were killed and more than 60 were injured in a wave of Russian missile strikes early Tuesday against cities in eastern and central Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv. ... more
UAV NEWS
Drone attack targets US-led coalition base in Iraq
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 23, 2024
Several drones on Tuesday targeted an airbase in Iraq hosting US troops, causing injuries and damage, a US military official said. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
N. Korea fires several cruise missiles towards Yellow Sea: Seoul military
Seoul (AFP) Jan 24, 2024
North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state. ... more
MILTECH
Lithuania seeks Leopard tanks amid security concerns
Vilnius (AFP) Jan 23, 2024
Lithuania said on Tuesday it will seek to buy one battalion of German-made Leopard 2 tanks, as the Baltic state bolsters its defences amid the Russia-Ukraine war. ... more
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