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December 05, 2024
SPACEWAR
Umbra chosen for NRO Strategic Enhancements Stage III to boost SAR capabilities



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
Umbra, a leader in space technology and operator of the world's highest-resolution commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, has secured the Stage III option under the National Reconnaissance Office's (NRO) Commercial Radar Capabilities contract. This development is part of the NRO's Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) program, aimed at utilizing innovative commercial Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) technologies to reinforce the U.S. Government's intelligence archite ... read more

SPACEMART
Parsons and Globalstar demonstrate first software-defined LEO satellite solution
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2024
Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) and Globalstar (NYSE American: GSAT) have joined forces to deliver advanced satellite communication solutions tailored for public, government, and defense sectors. Th ... more
SPACEWAR
Maxar partners with TD SYNNEX to expand geospatial access
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
Maxar Intelligence has announced a strategic partnership with TD SYNNEX, a prominent global distributor and IT solutions aggregator. This collaboration is set to enhance accessibility to Maxar's cut ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
How Mobile Technology is Changing the Geospatial Game
London, UK (SPX) Dec 03, 2024
The geospatial landscape has evolved significantly over the last few years as digitisation has become embedded, however, this also means that advanced mobile requirements can be difficult to achieve ... more
SPACEMART
AST SpaceMobile teams with Cadence to drive space-based cellular broadband
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) and AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTS) have partnered to advance AST SpaceMobile's mission to deliver space-based high-speed internet connectivity world ... more
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EPIDEMICS
US lawmakers back Covid Chinese lab leak theory after two-year probe
Washington (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
US lawmakers concluded a two-year investigation Monday into the Covid-19 outbreak that killed 1.1 million Americans - backing the theory that the virus likely leaked from a Chinese laboratory. ... more
CYBER WARS
OpenAI to partner with military defense tech company
San Francisco (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
OpenAI and military defense technology company Anduril Industries said Wednesday that they would work together to use artificial intelligence for "national security missions." ... more
SPACEWAR
U.S. Space Force opens unit in Japan
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 4, 2024
The United States Space Force activated its first unit in Japan on Wednesday in cooperation with Japan's Air Self-Defense Force's own military space operations group. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea, Russia defence treaty comes into force
Seoul (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
A landmark defence pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two sides exchanged ratification documents, North Korea's official KCNA news agency said Thursday. ... more

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MILTECH
Biden aide says US would run out of munition in China war
Washington (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
President Joe Biden's national security advisor warned Wednesday that the United States could quickly run out of munitions in a war with China as he called for more sustained defense production. ... more
DEMOCRACY
OpenAI chief 'believes' Musk will not abuse government power
New York (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed confidence Wednesday that Elon Musk would not use his proximity to Donald Trump to harm business rivals, calling such actions "profoundly un-American." ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Trump's nominee to run Pentagon hangs by a thread
Washington (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
US President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of TV host Pete Hegseth to run the Defense Department appeared to be on life support Wednesday as Republican senators questioned his fitness for the powerful role. ... more
MILPLEX
Egypt to float up to four army-owned firms: PM
Cairo (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
Egypt plans to float up to four military-owned companies on the stock market as part of a broader privatisation plan to attract investment and boost the economy, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Wednesday. ... more
CYBER WARS
NATO steps up efforts to counter Russian 'hybrid war'
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Wednesday the alliance had agreed on "proactive measures" to counter Russia's campaign of hybrid attacks against its members. ... more
NUKEWARS
Russia supporting N.Korea nuclear programme in exchange for troops: NATO chief
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
NATO chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday that Russia was giving support to North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes in exchange for Pyongyang sending troops to use in the war with Ukraine. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS
E.Guinea lauds 'exceptional' ties with Russia
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
Equatorial Guinea's presidency on Tuesday lauded relations between the small central African state and Russia, saying they "have reached an unprecedented level of cooperation", notably on security. ... more
CYBER WARS
UK cybersecurity chief warns defences must improve
London (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
The UK is underestimating the online threat posed by criminal gangs as well as hostile states including Russia and China and must improve its resilience, Britain's cybersecurity chief said Tuesday. ... more
WAR REPORT
New militias sow future danger for war-weary Sudan
Cairo (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
Mohamed Idris, 27, has despaired of ever finding a job in war-torn Sudan. Instead, he's now set his sights on a training camp on the Eritrean border, hoping to join a militia. ... more
WAR REPORT
Second major Myanmar rebel group calls for talks with junta
Bangkok (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
A second major Myanmar ethnic rebel group has said it is ready for Beijing-mediated talks with the junta to end more than a year of renewed fighting that has ravaged areas along the Chinese border. ... more
MILTECH
VA wants to expand healthcare coverage for more vets, particularly those exposed to blasts
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 4, 2024
The Department of Veteran Affairs has launched a new campaign to help register more than a million veterans who are not enrolled in its healthcare system, including those who fought in Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan, and particularly those who suffered from blast exposure. ... more
TECH SPACE
Space Machines expands global partnerships with UK collaboration to address space debris
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
Space Machines Company, a leading Australian-Indian in-space servicing firm, has announced a strategic collaboration with UK-based ISAM technology developer Lunasa. This partnership aims to tackle t ... more
NUKEWARS
S. Korea opposition begins push to impeach president
Seoul (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday accused President Yoon Suk Yeol of declaring martial law to stop criminal investigations into himself and his family, as they kickstarted a push to impeach him. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine detains girl on treason charges for aiding Russia
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
Ukraine's security service said Wednesday it had detained a 16-year-old girl accused of helping Moscow orchestrate an airstrike on the northern Chernigiv region. ... more
SPACEMART
SSTL partners with LatConnect 60 for SWIR payload development
London, UK (SPX) Dec 03, 2024
SSTL has announced the signing of a letter of intent with LatConnect 60 (LC60) to collaborate on the development of space-based Short-Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) payloads. This partnership builds on the H ... more
NUKEWARS
Thousands march demanding S. Korea president resign over martial law debacle
Seoul (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
Thousands of protesters marched on parliament in South Korea's capital Wednesday, joining a push by the country's opposition to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his extraordinary but short-lived imposition of martial law. ... more
AEROSPACE
Macron says Paris, Riyadh have 'will' to progress fighter jet sale
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that France and Saudi Arabia have the "will to move forward" on a deal to sell Rafale fighter jets to the oil-rich Gulf monarchy. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan's Lai arrives in Tuvalu to shore up Pacific allies
United States (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te arrived in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu on Wednesday, as part of a trip aimed at shoring up international support for Taiwan as China seeks to poach its few remaining allies. ... more
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WAR REPORT
Syria crisis deepens: High-level talks, Iran backs in Assad, as US-Israeli military strike
Istanbul (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone Tuesday with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani about renewed conflict in their joint neighbour Syria, with Erdogan stressing the need to prevent unrest on Turkey's border, his office said. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Ukraine pushes NATO for invite as Trump looms
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
Ukraine insisted Tuesday that NATO membership was the only "real guarantee" for its security, but foreign ministers from the alliance sidestepped Kyiv's push for an invite ahead of Donald Trump's return to the US presidency. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
China launches communication technology satellite aboard Long March 3B
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 04, 2024
China successfully launched an experimental satellite to advance communication technology from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province on Tuesday. The satellite, lifted into orbit by ... more
WAR REPORT
Israel says killed three Hamas members in strike on West Bank
Tubas, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
The Israeli military on Tuesday said it killed three Hamas members in an air strike near the occupied West Bank city of Tubas, after the Palestinian health ministry reported two dead. ... more
WAR REPORT
Kyiv says repels Russian push over east Ukraine river
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
Ukraine said Tuesday that its forces had repelled a Russian effort to cross a key waterway on the eastern frontline, as Moscow's army claimed to have seized two more villages in its grinding advance. ... more
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