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Friday, September 22nd, 2023

China launches Yaogan 39 remote sensing satellite

China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Sunday afternoon at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province to place several remote-sensing satellites into orbit, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. Read More...

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

Saudi Arabia publishes maps with new names for ceded islands

A new map published by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information has included the islands of Tiran and Sanafir within the Kingdom’s maritime borders for the first time since Egypt ceded them to the...

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

US, Saudi Arabia conclude region’s largest-ever counter-UAS exercise

The US and Saudi Arabia conducted the largest-ever counter-UAS exercise in the Middle East this week, the American colonel overseeing the drills told Al Arabiya English. Read More at Alarabiya

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

Study improves accuracy of planted forest locations in East Asia

An international team led by Purdue University scientists has created the first spatial database of planted forests in East Asia by combining data collected on-site and via satellite. Produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence, the database...

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

Iran, Russia Working On Joint Research Spacecraft

In an interview with Tasnim, the president of the University of Tehran said the academic center has recently signed an agreement with the Moscow State University to develop a research spacecraft within two years. Read More at...

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

France, Bangladesh sign deal to provide loans, satellite technology during Macron’s visit to Dhaka

French President Emmanuel Macron witnessed the signature of a deal to facilitate loans to Bangladesh aimed at infrastructure development, as well as a letter of intent to provide the South Asian country with an earth observation satellite...

Monday, September 11th, 2023

Iran, Russia Working on Joint Research Spacecraft

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Top universities from Iran and Russia have embarked on a joint project to manufacture a research spacecraft. Read More at Tasnim News

Monday, September 11th, 2023

India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines and Taiwan reject China’s new ‘controversial’ map, release statements

China continues to receive brute criticism from countries that were antagonised after its Ministry of Natural Resources released the controversial map. On Friday (September 1), Vietnam also released a statement saying the map violates its sovereignty over...

Friday, September 8th, 2023

Japan joins India in rejecting China’s new ‘standard map’

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told the media in Tokyo that Japan has lodged a strong protest to China through diplomatic channels over a new map released by Beijing last month. Read More at First Post

Friday, September 8th, 2023

France Evaluating Sub-Launched UAS Flight Tests

PARIS—France’s Defense Innovation Lab and the French Navy have recently been evaluating flight tests of an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) prototype launched from a submarine.  Read More at Aviation Week

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