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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, May 29th, 2018

Bluesky Esri UK Partnership Helps Roll-Out of 5G and Full Fibre Networks

Aerial mapping company Bluesky and Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, have come together to offer a range of software, services and data to help telecoms companies roll-out the next generation of mobile and broadband services....

Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

CARTO Records Record Customer Acquisition Growth; Appoints George Mathew to Board

NEW YORK - CARTO, the leader in location intelligence, announced today at the first US-based CARTO Locations conference, held in New York City, that it has appointed George Mathew to its board of directors. Mathew brings more than...

Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

Esri Joins CDO Summit New York 2018 Conference

Redlands, California — Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, will join this year's CDO (Chief Data Officer) Summit New York conference, to be held May 30, 2018. Amen Ra Mashariki, Esri’s Urban Analytics Lead and former...

Thursday, May 24th, 2018

Acceleration of L2 to L3 Autonomous Driving by OEMs Fuels Demand for LeddarTech Automotive-Grade LiDARs

QUEBEC CITY - Automotive OEMs are accelerating their efforts to bring SAE Level 2 and Level 3 active safety and semi-autonomous driving solutions to mass market within the 2020 to 2025 timeframe. As a result, an increasing number of...

Thursday, May 24th, 2018

FLIR Launches Radar and Thermal Products for Border Patrol and the Dismounted Warfighter

WILSONVILLE, Ore. - FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the availability of three products for use by global militaries and government agencies including border patrol agents. These products include two FLIR Ranger® mid-range panel radars, one...

Thursday, May 24th, 2018

Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence Attains Major Milestone in the Drive to Safe Autonomy

Calgary, Canada - Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence division is pleased to announce the latest milestone achieved on the road to safe autonomy. The company’s ground-breaking initiative is on a mission to develop functionally safe positioning technologies for fully...

Thursday, May 24th, 2018

NCTech Unveils iSTAR Pulsar

Edinburgh, UK – NCTech, a developer of reality imaging systems, today announced the availability of iSTAR Pulsar , the company’s professional edge-to-cloud big data system, optimized for capture on the move.   iSTAR Pulsar is designed to...

Thursday, May 24th, 2018

Iridium Completes Sixth Successful Iridium® NEXT Launch

MCLEAN, Va. - Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announced today that at 12:47:58pm PDT (19:47:58 UTC) SpaceX successfully launched five Iridium NEXT satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.  The Iridium satellites were joined by the twin...

Thursday, May 24th, 2018

Kratos Receives $55 Million in Space and Satellite Communications Contract Awards

SAN DIEGO - Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has recently received a number of space and satellite communications contract awards totaling approximately $55 million.  Work...

Thursday, May 24th, 2018

Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Demonstrates Low-Cost, High Thrust Space Engine

REDMOND, Wash. - Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully completed hot-fire testing of a new in-space engine, designated ISE-100. Developed for commercial in-space applications, ISE-100 has the potential to be a critical element for future lunar robotic missions. Producing 100...