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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, August 28th, 2017

BNPB Wins Asia Geospatial Excellence Award

JAKARTA, NETRALNEWS.COM - The National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) again won the world award for innovation and creativity in disaster management, especially in the Asia Pacific region. BNPB Head of Information Data Center and Public Relations...

Monday, August 28th, 2017

NASA-ISRO to Launch Remote Sensing Radar Mission: ISRO Chairman

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman, AS Kiran Kumar today said that ISRO is working with NASA to launch a joint mission named NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) by 2020-21 which would greatly help in estimation of...

Monday, August 28th, 2017

Russia Inks Deal to Launch Two South Korean Satellites on Soyuz Rocket

MOSCOW, TASS/.Glavcosmos and Glavcosmos Launch Services have inked the first contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute to launch the Soyuz-2 carrier rocket with two South Korean satellites, the company told TASS. Read More at TASS

Monday, August 28th, 2017

ISRO Looking at Consortium for PSLVs: Chief Kiran Kumar

NEW DELHI: Known for its low-cost satellite launches, India's space agency ISRO is looking at a consortium for building launch vehicles to enhance its capacity and capture a larger slice of the global space industry, its chief...

Monday, August 28th, 2017

UAE Space Agency Discusses Cooperation with Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

The UAE Space Agency has discussed means of joint cooperation with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment during a meeting between high-level Space Agency delegates and the Minister of Climate Change and Environment. Read More at...

Monday, August 28th, 2017

South Korea Developing an eLoran Network to Protect Ships from Cyber Attacks

After multiple reported incidents of jamming attacks, South Korea is working hard to develop an earth-based navigation technology as an alternative to GNSS to protect its ships from cyber-attacks. Read More at InsideGNSS

Monday, August 28th, 2017

Hoeven: North Dakota ‘Unmatched’ in Unmanned Aircraft Capabilities

The unmanned aircraft industry is growing fast, and North Dakota is positioned to lead the way. That's what government, military, educational and sector leaders emphasized Tuesday during the UAS Summit in Grand Forks. Read More at Inforum

Monday, August 28th, 2017

SpaceX Rocket Launches Taiwan’s Earth-Observation Satellite From California

SpaceX has successfully launched FORMOSAT-5, the first fully Taiwan-made Earth observation satellite, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Aug. 24, nearly four years after its original intended late-2013 launch. Read More at Tech Times

Monday, August 28th, 2017

Deveron Expands Drone Data Collection in Western and Atlantic Canada for Leading Canadian Agricultural Producer

TORONTO, ONTARIO - Deveron UAS Corp. (CSE: DVR)(CSE: DVR.CN)(CNSX: DVR) ("Deveron" or the "Company") is pleased to report that a trial program of drone-data collection for one of Canada's largest and most progressive agricultural producers has commenced....

Monday, August 28th, 2017

CoreLogic Analysis Shows More Than 200,000 Homes in Texas at Potential Risk of Storm Surge Damage from Hurricane Harvey

According to CoreLogic data analysis, 232,721 homes along the Texas coast with a reconstruction cost value (RCV) of approximately $39.6 billion are at potential risk of hurricane-driven storm surge damage from Hurricane Harvey, based on Category 3...