DefenceTalkThe Air Force successfully launched the fourth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V Evolved Expendable launch Vehicle from Space Launch Complex 41 here, Jan 19. “The successful launch of SBIRS GEO Flight-4 is the reward for years of hard work put in by our combined government […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-successfully-launches-new-satellite-71150/

DefenceTalkThe United States has accused Iran of flouting a United Nations Security Council resolution by launching its most advanced satellite-carrying rocket to date. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert on July 27 said the “provocative act” also violates the “spirit” of Tehran’s 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers. “We consider that to be continued ballistic-missile […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-irans-latest-satellite-rocket-test-violates-un-resolutions-70194/

DefenceTalkUS Air Force Gen. John Hyten said that Russia and China are developing their anti-satellite capabilities and will soon pose a threat to the United States in space. Russia and China are developing their anti-satellite capabilities and will soon pose a threat to the United States in space, US Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-china-pose-growing-threat-to-us-satellites-warns-hyten-68942/

DefenceTalkNew satellite imagery shows China has apparently installed “significant” defensive weapons on a series of artificial islands it built in the South China Sea, a US-based think tank said Wednesday. Beijing has created seven islets in the Spratly Islands in recent years, built up from much smaller land protuberances and reefs. Although Beijing has said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-boosts-defenses-on-s-china-sea-islets-us-experts-68667/

DefenceTalkThe Russian Defense Ministry has plans to launch a new orbital surveillance system aimed to bolster the reconnaissance capabilities of the Aerospace Defense Forces. What kinds of capabilities will the new system have? One of Russia’s leading online news and analysis portals spoke to military experts to try and find out. On Thursday, Kommersant newspaper […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-advanced-new-surveillance-satellites-to-keep-an-eye-on-us-carriers-67944/

DefenceTalkRussia develops a unique sonar system capable of detecting enemy ships and submarines at a distance of hundreds of kilometers via a satellite network, according to the newspaper Izvestia. A state-of-the-art sonar system to protect Russia’s territorial waters in the Arctic is already under development, the newspaper Izvestia quoted a Russian Defense Ministry source familiar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-naval-sonar-network-to-allow-russia-to-hear-enemy-subs-via-satellites-67903/

DefenceTalkA new $10 million US intelligence project seeks to use image-search applications to single out mobile missile launchers revealed by satellite data, and alert human analysts. At the core of the project is the idea of using machines to identify launcher-shaped objects buried within the staggering amount of digital imagery collected by US spy satellites, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-spies-teach-computers-to-hunt-for-enemy-missile-launchers-67385/

DefenceTalkWorld nations struck a landmark deal Wednesday on using satellites to track flights, which could prove key to preventing a repeat of the mysterious disappearance of flight MH370 in March 2014. Countries reached an accord at a conference hosted by the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that aimed to improve on the current civilian flight-tracking […]https://www.defencetalk.com/world-nations-reach-landmark-deal-on-satellites-to-track-flights-65824/

DefenceTalkCountries are nearing agreement on using satellites to track flights, as they strive to prevent a repeat of the mysterious disappearance of flight MH370 in March 2014, a high-level US official said Thursday. “We believe the world is close to a solution on global flight tracking,” said US ambassador Decker Anstrom, who heads Washington’s delegation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/deal-on-using-satellites-for-global-flight-tracking-in-sight-us-65777/

DefenceTalkUnited States satellites could be vulnerable to attacks, according to the deputy secretary of the Defense Department, who urged the government and private sector to work together to protect the key space assets. Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work, speaking during a session at the annual Space Symposium conference, said the satellites were “absolutely critical” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/space-domination-pentagon-to-beef-up-defense-of-satellites-63868/