Startup Spaceflux secures key role in UK civil/defense space tracking effort
Spaceflux data is being provided to the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) jointly managed by the UK Defence Ministry and the UK Space Agency.
New UK military ‘cell’ to partner with US SPACECOM on space domain awareness
The UK Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) in effect will extend the time the SPACECOM can keep tabs on satellites, especially those owned by adversaries, and dangerous space debris.
How technology, strategy and industry are shaping the next fleet
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The next energy frontier: A race for solar power from space?
The concept of solar power satellites, first posited in 1968, seems to be back in fashion — not just in the US with initiatives at DoD and NASA, but around the globe, including in Beijing.
Russia pulls some Wagner forces from Africa for Ukraine: Townsend
"Russia is very stretched ... as they're doing what they're doing in Ukraine so I don't think they have a lot of bandwidth to launch new adventures in Africa," said AFRICOM commander Stephen Townsend.
UK startup to test tiny engine for (relatively) high-speed space maneuvers
"Magdrive's future is American, 100%," said Mark Stokes, CEO of the Oxford, England-based startup.
Joint US-UK experimental satellites will launch this summer from Cornwall
The two shoebox-sized CubeSats will each carry five miniature sensors, two provided by the Naval Research Lab and three by the UK Defence Science and Technology Lab.
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How the “Doomsday Plane” contract highlights the rise of mid-tier primes
Midsized companies can offer flexibility and agility while keeping intellectual property in the hands of the government.
In a first, NRO and British MoD to make sat launch from UK soil
LauncherOne also will carry two experimental Cubesats to test concepts related to the UK MoD's $1.2B effort to develop its own ISR capabilities.
NRO plans 7 spy satellite launches in 2022; one from mystery foreign spaceport
Ahead of the Wednesday launch, mystery surrounds what the mission of NROL-87 is. NRO never talks about the purpose of specific satellites, period, but the payload will be launched to an orbit consistent with that of an imaging satellite.
Defense Lags Behind Commerce In UK ‘Galactic’ Space Power Goals
The new UK space strategy "seems to be in Boris’ own words “spacetastic”: a positive big picture, but very thin on detail. The U.K. does not have the kind of money needed to fulfill all its aspirations," said Alex Walmsley, associate fellow at RUSI.
The Problem at the Heart of UK Defense
Too often political and global power ambitions outstrip funding in the British military, analyst Justin Bronk writes.
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Why enterprise IT modernization matters now – and how to “delight by design”
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UK Faces Tough Choices To Fix Troubled Ajax Vehicle
“You know, fundamentally, we paid for a piece of equipment, we expect it to be delivered, and just like any other consumer we have those rights," UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace said. "And if it's not up to scratch, we'll take action.”
Russian Sat Spits Out High-Speed Object In Likely ASAT Test
"I don't see another obvious explanation other than it was a weapons test," said Brian Weeden of the Secure World Foundation.
Dollar Hedges Help UK MoD Keep Calm In Age Of Trump & Brexit
WASHINGTON: Despite a turbulent Trump administration and a plummeting pound, the Anglo-American defense relationship remains strong, said the senior civil servant in the Ministry of Defence. “Under any circumstances, we’re going to continue to work very, very closely with the States,” Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary of the UK Ministry of Defence, told reporters this morning. […]
UK Defense Minister Survives New PM’s Clean Sweep; UK Sole Source Deals Criticized
LONDON: Sen. John McCain would be howling if 49 percent of Pentagon contracts were not competed — especially if that had been true for more than nine years. How would McCain and his colleagues react if a company awarded a sole source deal charged the government $34,000 for a charitable donation or for “staff welfare?” One can only […]