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From drones to space tech, Japan looks to startups to strengthen its defences
Tokyo is stepping up efforts to harness dual-use technologies...
South Korea’s Space Agency Seeks 47% Budget Hike for 2027; Regular Nuri Launches, Lunar Lander Development to Begin
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has proposed a 2027...
Space42 launches Future Spacers Programme to develop UAE space talent
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, has launched the...
US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
Amid the rapidly-evolving field of military space operations, Beijing...
ISRO Puts India’s First Geo Imaging Satellite In Orbit, PM Modi Hails EOS-05 Launch Aboard GSLV-F17
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched EOS-05,...
China releases first nationwide geometric benchmark imagery, setting a unified ‘spatial scale’ for satellite remote sensing
China's Ministry of Natural Resources has released its first...
India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of IIT-BHU, ISRO...
Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka said Isro is moving launch...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
South Korea has condemned North Korea’s launch ⁠of more...
Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
Abu Dhabi-based satellite company Orbitworks has shipped Altair-1, the...

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Tuesday, June 19th, 2018

Streamlining Automated Inspection Technology for Transportation

Avitas Systems, a GE Venture, provides state-of-the-art, robotic based autonomous and semi-autonomous inspection management, smart scheduling, and safety compliance. The Avitas Systems cloud based platform uploads inspection data from a wide variety of sensors, fuses the data...

Sunday, June 17th, 2018

Public Selects MIO as Name for JAXA Orbiter

JAXA selected MIO as the new name for the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) to be launched this Japanese fiscal year. The selection process was based on public response to the MMO renaming project made during the designated...

Friday, June 15th, 2018

NSGIS and InfoGeographics announce Strategic Partnership

Los Angeles, CA –NorthSouth GIS LLC (NSGIS) and Traverse City, Michigan based InfoGeographics, Inc (IGI) have entered into a strategic partnership in the geospatial consulting and systems integration field. Headquartered in Los Angeles, NSGIS has been providing...

Friday, June 15th, 2018

Esri and DigitalGlobe Provide Unprecedented View of World Cup

REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, and DigitalGlobe today announced that they have created a Story Map of high-resolution imagery that visualizes the 12 venues being used for 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, exclusive...

Friday, June 15th, 2018

Kratos Awarded $2.6 Million Contract to Develop Proof of Concept System Enabling Satellite Communication Roaming Capability

SAN DIEGO, June 15, 2018 - Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Kratos RT Logic subsidiary won an award for the Pilot Phase 2 program. This...

Friday, June 15th, 2018

Gaofen Satellites Reduce China’s Dependence on Foreign Data

China's recently launched two Gaofen series satellites mark the establishment of a ground-air observation system that reduces China's dependence on foreign data, according to experts. Read More at Global Times

Friday, June 15th, 2018

Satellite Vu’s Earth Observation Satellite Wins ESA’s Top Prize

Satellite Vu, a NewSpace company that is leading the charge in space-based technology to overcome the challenge of plastic pollution, has received the first prize in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Ocean x Space competition. Read More...

Friday, June 15th, 2018

Germany Agrees to Lease Israeli-made UAS

Germany has agreed a nine year deal worth over half a billion dollars to lease Israeli military reconnaissance UAS capable of carrying missiles, the aircraft's manufacturers said on 14 June. Read More at Shephard Media

Friday, June 15th, 2018

CSIRO Increases Space Capability With A New Earth Observation Center

We heart space. And so the news that CSIRO (the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Australia’s national science agency has announced a research centre focused on collecting and analysing data about Earth from space, is very...

Friday, June 15th, 2018

Australia to Open New Centre to Collect Earth’s Data from Space

Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is to open a new research centre to gather and evaluate data about Earth from space. Read More at Aerospace Technology