Longshot plans giant space-gun to launch satellites into orbit
Longshot, an aerospace technology start-up founded in 2021, is developing a launch system to shoot payloads, such as…
China finds jamming Starlink over Taiwan possible with enormous resources
Instead of focusing on whether Starlink can be jammed in theory, Chinese military planners are increasingly concerned with…
China develops satellite power system to support future space weapons
Scientists in China claim that they have finally cracked a decades-old dilemma that has long prevented the development…
China claims its new missile can change shape at hypersonic speed
Chinese scientists have reportedly developed a new prototype “morphing” hypersonic vehicle that can fly faster than Mach 5…
Japan tests space-based system to track hypersonic missiles: Reports
Japanese engineers have reportedly developed a hypersonic space-based missile tracking technology. Called the HTV-X, the new tech has…
US deploys space sensors to track nuclear explosions frame by frame
The United States has quietly completed deployment of its latest series of space-based nuclear detection systems and is…
How satellite refueling in orbit could cut space junk and extend missions
In the previous installment, we examined on-orbit refuelling (OOR), a concept that has existed since the Space Age.…
10-watt laser sends 1 Gbps from plane to satellite in world-first test
General Atomics from the US and Kepler Communications from Canada have successfully tested high-speed laser communication between an…
China’s new radar resists jamming, adjusts frequency, beam direction
A recent test in China has highlighted what may be the world’s first AI-powered radar system for a…