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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.
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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…
20th Annual Global MilSatCom
SMi Group are proud to announce that the 20th annual Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition will return to London on 6th, 7th and 8th November and a small satellite and disruptive space technology focus day on the 5th November.
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11th Annual University of Nebraska Washington, D.C. Space Law Conference: “Intersections of Commercial and National Security Space”
The University of Nebraska College of Law’s 11th Annual Washington D.C. Space Law Conference, “Intersections of Commercial and National Security Space,” will be held at the National Press Club on September 21st from 10:30AM-5:00PM. The confe…
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?”
National space defense center moved to full-time status
Air Force Space Command's Gen. Raymond: "We have officially transitioned the national space defense center from an experiment to a functioning 24/7/365 operations center.”
Space industry hit hard by military spending downturn
CSIS: From 2013 to 2015, contracts on space products plummeted by 56 percent, and R&D fell by 47 percent.
Pentagon space posture: Don’t even try to mess with us
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis: “In space we will do our best to deter. But for right now, it’s about sizing up the problem."
New national defense strategy to shed light on Pentagon’s thinking about war in space
“What are we going to do about deterrence in space?” That is a question the administration should answer in the new strategy, said CSIS analyst Todd Harrison.
