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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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Thursday, November 2nd, 2017

Kratos Awarded $11.3 Million Contract Modification to Update Air Force Satellite Control and Operations

SAN DIEGO - Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has received a modification under an existing contract from the U.S. Air Force to update satellite control...

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

Innoviz Technologies Extends Series B Funding to $73 Million

KFAR SABA, ISRAEL - Innoviz Technologies, a leading provider of LiDAR sensing solutions designed for the mass commercialization of autonomous vehicles, announced today an extension of its recent Series B funding round. Bringing the round to $73...

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

H.E. Dr. Khaled Mahdi, the Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Planning & Development (SCPD) inaugurating Kuwait Infrastructure Week

Kuwait City : H.E. Dr. Khaled Mahdi the Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Planning & Development (SCPD) in Kuwait delivered the opening presentation on building “New Kuwait”; the vision, the goals and the strategy to...

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

HP Introduces 24-inch HP DesignJet T830 Multifunction Printer

PALO ALTO, Calif. — HP Inc. today announced the new HP DesignJet T830 24-Inch Multifunction Printer, an ultra-compact, versatile large format printing solution for architects, engineers and construction teams to seamlessly collaborate onsite and across sites by...

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

Announcing Release of UgCS v.2.12 and UgCS for DJI v.2.8 Update

Riga - SPH Engineering announces the release of the UgCS and its mobile companion’s UgCS for DJI update perfecting user experience and features for professional UAV survey mission planning. Along with the update, the UgCS Mapper (beta)...

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

Sierra Leone Makes Fourth Licensing Round Pre-Announcement

The Director General of the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone (PDSL), Raymond Kargbo, announced at this week’s Africa Oil Week Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, that his country’s Fourth Offshore Petroleum Licensing Round will take place...

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

GEO Jobe GIS Welcomes Emma Krummel to Role of Jr. Solution Engineer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - GEO Jobe (www.geo-jobe.com), a leading GIS software and geospatial solutions provider and developers of Admin Tools, Mapfolio, and the GEOpowered cloud for ArcGIS, is pleased to welcome Emma Krummel to the team in the...

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

Initial Signals Received from Six Small Satellites Built by SSL for Planet

PALO ALTO, Calif. - SSL, a business unit of Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR) announced today that six satellites it built for Planet’s SkySat Earth observation constellation launched yesterday and...

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Seeks Public Comment on the TimeseriesML 1.2 Candidate Standard

Through the use of existing OGC standards, TimeseriesML 1.2 aims at being an interoperable exchange format that may be re-used to address a range of time series data exchange requirements and scenarios. Example areas of usage are:...

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

SunPower is First to Receive Automated Access for Drone Flights in U.S. FAA Controlled Airspace

SAN JOSE, Calif. - SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced today that it is the first company to receive approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) for automatic access to operate a drone in regulated airspace over...