military
Small Satellites 2020
SMi Group are proud to announce the Small Satellites Conference taking place in London on the 27th and 28th April 2020.
With nations around the world developing their small satellites capability at pace, governments and trans-national agenc…
Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology
Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology
5th-6th February 2020
Rome, Italy
www.maritime-recon.com/spacenews
As varied threats in the Mediterranean Sea continue to proliferate, the need to advance all-encompass…
Mobile Deployable Communications 2020
With support from the Polish Armed Forces, the 13th annual Mobile Deployable Communications conference returns to Warsaw in January 2020. Featuring exclusive briefings from key regional partners and their international allies, the conference explo…
Top procurement official warns budget impasse ‘debilitating’ to military space programs
Will Roper said an extended CR is especially damaging for space "where we are trying to build systems to be survivable."
21st Annual Global MilSatCom
SMi Group are proud to announce the 21st annual Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition will return to London on the 5th, 6th and 7th November alongside a Small Satellites and Disruptive Space Technology focus day on the 4th November.
As…
Air Force looking for ideas on how to turn launch ranges into ‘national spaceports’
Air Force Space Command to consider options for how to make launch ranges more responsive to commercial needs
In wake of merger, L3Harris Technologies seeks expanded role in an evolving SATCOM market
Don Claussen recently spoke with SpaceNews about the merger and the evolution of military satellite constellations.
MilSatCom USA 2019
With the US space sector set to be transformed as the new sixth branch of the military ‘Space Command’ is developed, the AEHF and WGS reach maturity and the initial pilots following the Wideband AoA become more advanced, there has never been a…
Military Space Situational Awareness 2019
Space is becoming more congested, competitive and contested with thousands of small LEO satellites set to be put into orbit over the next decade. These assets offer the opportunity to provide un-dreamt of levels of connectivity – but have also c…
Military leaders: National security space shown the love
Raymond: “We are making bold shifts toward war fighting and space superiority.”
U.S. intelligence: Russia and China will have ‘operational’ anti-satellite weapons in a few years
U.S. intelligence report: “Russia and China aim to have nondestructive and destructive counter-space weapons available for use during a potential future conflict.”
Military certification the next big test for Falcon Heavy
Elon Musk: "This vehicle opens up a whole new class of payloads and it’s up to customers what they want to launch.”
At White House briefing room, Mattis appeals to Congress to pass two-year budget deal
A two-year budget deal with give the Pentagon $700 billion in fiscal year 2018 and $716 billion in fiscal year 2019.
SpaceX and ULA poised to face off in the next round of military launch competition
The Air Force kicked off the sixth competitive launch service solicitation under the current phase of the EELV program.
SN Military.Space | Vice Chief Selva: With no budget ‘We’re gambling’ – Why it’s hard to defend space – Space industry adapts to changing market
With still no budget four months into fiscal year 2018, the Pentagon is waiting to see where the chips fall. Defense officials are ready to take the FY19 budget proposal up to Capitol Hill but that may prove a tricky bet not knowing what Congress will appropriate for FY18.
Senior military official: Space secrets becoming harder to keep
Gen. Selva: “What are you going to do when the enemy knows everything about you simply because they can exploit big data?”
