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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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Monday, December 18th, 2017

ImageSat International & Terran Orbital Announce Plan to Develop RUNNER, a High Performance, Microsatellite to be Used in Constellation for Earth Observation and Imaging

OR YEHUDA, Israel and IRVINE, Calif. - ImageSat International N.V. ("ISI"), a global leader in end-to-end geospatial solutions, and Terran Orbital Corporation ("Terran Orbital"), a leading aerospace provider of nanosatellite and microsatellite vehicles, services, and solutions, announced today that...

Monday, December 18th, 2017

AirMap Partners with Airways New Zealand to Trial the Country’s First Drone Traffic Management System

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - AirMap has joined forces with Airways New Zealand to deploy an unmanned traffic management system that enables safe and compliant drone flights for a three-month trial in the Canterbury and Queenstown regions of New...

Monday, December 18th, 2017

UAE becomes official member of International Charter on Space and Major Disasters

ABU DHABI- The United Arab Emirates Space Agency, UAE Space Agency, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, NCEMA, and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, have jointly announced that the UAE, represented by the...

Monday, December 18th, 2017

Bangkok to count down to 2018 at its first high-rise 3D projection mapping show, screening on new landmark Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard

BANGKOK - Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard is announcing its arrival as a city landmark and a leader in the super-luxury mixed-use market by enriching Bangkok's festive season with 'Beautiful Bangkok by Magnolias @ Ratchaprasong', Thailand's first world-class high-rise...

Monday, December 18th, 2017

ISRO to Develop Smaller Rockets to Carry Satellites Weighing 500 kg

With the size of earth observation satellites reducing and the future trend moving towards a constellation of small satellites rather than a large one, India's space agency is developing a smaller rocket that can carry satellites weighing...

Monday, December 18th, 2017

Esri India Announces Winners of GeoInnovation and mApp Your Way Contests

India: Esri India has announced the winners of GeoInnovation – A Challenge for Startupreneurs and mApp Your Way App Development Challenge 3.0 for students at the 18th annual User Conference (UC), hosted between December 13-14, 2017. Read More...

Monday, December 18th, 2017

China Blocks Foreign Companies from Mapping Its Roads for Self-Driving Cars

Self-driving cars need high-quality digital maps to function properly. They not only use digital maps to find their general location, but also in some cases to locate landmarks that aid maneuvering in low-viability situations, or when a...

Monday, December 18th, 2017

Esri India to Enhance Adoption of GIS Technology with Hindi Platform

Esri India launched the Hindi version of Portal for ArcGIS, a component of ArcGIS Enterprise that allows users to share maps, scenes, apps, and other geographic information with other people in the organization. Read More at ETCIO

Monday, December 18th, 2017

Egypt, Russia Plan to Launch Egyptian Satellite by 2019

CAIRO –  President of the Egyptian-Russian Foundation for Culture and Science, Hussein Al-Shafei, said Egypt and Russia intended to launch a new Egyptian satellite by 2019, stressing that the satellite is in the final stage of development....

Monday, December 18th, 2017

China to Place 24/7 Orbital Surveillance Network Over Disputed South China Sea

Over the next three years, China will launch 10 additional satellites from the island of Hainan to survey the South China Sea, a move analysts view as Beijing’s demonstration of its control over contested waters in the...