"One day before the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, an Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) entered Israeli airspace from Syria in the early morning hours today. An Israeli Apache …
Saudi grants airspace approval for flights to Israel
"Saudi Arabia has granted for the first time permission for Air India flights headed to Israel to use its airspace, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported." Source: Saudi grants airspace approval for …
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The latest on the Pentagon’s space warfare center
"The National Space Defense Center, a collaborative project from the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community to track to monitor threats to U.S. satellites, is now a fully functioning …
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SpaceX Customer Blames Northrop Grumman for Missing Satellite
"A major SpaceX customer spoke up for Elon Musk’s rocket company, pinning the blame for a secret military satellite’s disappearance on defense company Northrop Grumman Corp." Source: SpaceX Customer …
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Did SpaceX or Northrop Grumman Screw Up a Secret Satellite Launch? It’s Classified
"Few people know what SpaceX launched into space on Jan. 7 when a Falcon 9 rocket carried a secret satellite called Zuma to orbit. Now, anonymous sources say that the satellite has failed or fallen to …
U.S. Spy Satellite Believed Lost After SpaceX Mission Fails
"An expensive, highly classified U.S. spy satellite is presumed to be a total loss after it failed to reach orbit atop a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. rocket on Sunday, according to industry …
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Drone swarm tactics get tryout for infantry to use in urban battlespace
"The science fiction-sounding goal: Put an autonomous robot swarm of 250 or more drones under the control of light infantry soldiers or Marines to do complex tasks on the urban battlefield." Source: …
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Virtual battle spaces can help rapid real-world tactical decisions
"The Marine Corps says it is learning some important lessons from the ongoing rollout of a new training tool that aims to help fighters make decisions faster and more effectively." Source: Virtual …
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Japan moves ahead with plans to join U.S.-led project to build space station orbiting moon
"The government on Tuesday approved a plan to join a U.S.-proposed project to build a new space station orbiting the moon, hoping for a chance to send Japanese astronauts to the lunar surface for the …
Lawmakers ask US vice president to back space-based missile defense
"Fifteen House Republicans are urging U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to support plans for boost-phase missile defense and a space-based missile intercept layer backed by the 2018 defense authorization …
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