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Drones pose a new disruption risk to U.S. rocket launches, with potential delays costing millions

A mallwide, errant drone near U.S. rocket launch sites can force launch scrubs, triggering millions of dollars in delay costs. The risk extends beyond one operator, with follow-on impacts across multiple commercial and government launch service providers.

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2026-07-01T06:15:15.165934-07:00

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Col. Sylvain Debarre outlines NATO Space Centre of Excellence’s strategic evolution in Toulouse

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2026-07-01T01:17:53.804067-07:00

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US Space Force operationally accepts “Meadowlands” mobile satellite-jamming system to bolster electromagnetic warfare support wo

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2026-06-30T12:45:36.517356-07:00

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Es’hailSat selects Thales Alenia Space for GEO software-defined telecom satellite (Es’hail-3/Türksat-Biruni)

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2026-06-30T13:29:29.705660-07:00

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Drone campaign targets Moscow’s airspace and Russia’s ISR nodes, with 179 drones downed and satellite-communications and Su-30 b Ukraine’s drone strikes disrupted Moscow-area operations for hours, grounding flights for the third time in a month, as air defenses intercepted more than 60 drones and Russia later cited 179 fixed-wing drones destroyed across multiple regions overnight. Separate attacks reportedly hit a satellite communications center used for intelligence and Su-30/Su-30SM hangars at the Saki airbase in occupied Crimea.

2026-07-01T07:52:59.227434-07:00

Drone campaign targets Moscow’s airspace and Russia’s ISR nodes, with 179 drones downed and satellite-communications and Su-30 b

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Drones pose a new disruption risk to U.S. rocket launches, with potential delays costing millions A mallwide, errant drone near U.S. rocket launch sites can force launch scrubs, triggering millions of dollars in delay costs. The risk extends beyond one operator, with follow-on impacts across multiple commercial and government launch service providers.

2026-07-01T06:15:15.165934-07:00

Drones pose a new disruption risk to U.S. rocket launches, with potential delays costing millions

SpaceWatch Global

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Col. Sylvain Debarre outlines NATO Space Centre of Excellence’s strategic evolution in Toulouse A SpaceWatchGL opinion piece by Col. Sylvain Debarre argues that the NATO Space Centre of Excellence is repositioning to meet evolving transatlantic space-security needs. The article frames Toulouse—an established aerospace hub—as the “new high ground” for coordinating future space-related defense concepts and capabilities across NATO.

2026-07-01T01:17:53.804067-07:00

Col. Sylvain Debarre outlines NATO Space Centre of Excellence’s strategic evolution in Toulouse

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Es’hailSat selects Thales Alenia Space for GEO software-defined telecom satellite (Es’hail-3/Türksat-Biruni) Thales Alenia Space—Thales (67%)/Leonardo (33%)—has been contracted by Es’hailSat to build a next-generation software-defined telecommunications satellite in geostationary orbit, based on its Space INSPIRE in-orbit reconfiguration platform. The award sits within the Es’hail-3/Türksat-Biruni project framework under a Qatar–Türkiye strategic partnership.

2026-06-30T13:29:29.705660-07:00

Es’hailSat selects Thales Alenia Space for GEO software-defined telecom satellite (Es’hail-3/Türksat-Biruni)

Bloomberg

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SpaceX cuts Starlink internet prices in Memphis, Tennessee amid local data-center opposition and legal challenges SpaceX has discounted Starlink internet plans for customers in Memphis, Tennessee, as it faces blowback and legal challenges from opponents of its data center development in the area and neighboring Mississippi. The pricing shift highlights how regulatory and community pressure is affecting Starlink’s go-to-market approach at the local level.

2026-06-30T12:58:55.307450-07:00

SpaceX cuts Starlink internet prices in Memphis, Tennessee amid local data-center opposition and legal challenges

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US Space Force operationally accepts “Meadowlands” mobile satellite-jamming system to bolster electromagnetic warfare support wo On June 8, 2026, U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command operationally accepted the Meadowlands mobile electronic warfare system. The service says Meadowlands expands its electromagnetic warfare portfolio with a capability to jam and disrupt adversary satellite communications for presentation to combatant commands globally.

2026-06-30T12:45:36.517356-07:00

US Space Force operationally accepts “Meadowlands” mobile satellite-jamming system to bolster electromagnetic warfare support wo

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Ukraine signs for 16 Saab Gripen E fighters from Sweden, with first C/D deliveries from early next year and E-model deliveries i President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine and Sweden have signed an agreement for 16 Saab Gripen E fighters. Sweden will transfer a first batch of Gripen C/D from early next year, before introducing the E-model. The Gripen E contract with Sweden’s procurement agency FMV is valued at 24.6 billion Swedish krona (~€2.2 billion), with deliveries planned for 2029-2030.

2026-06-30T02:58:17.030766-07:00

Ukraine signs for 16 Saab Gripen E fighters from Sweden, with first C/D deliveries from early next year and E-model deliveries i

SpaceWatch Global

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Opinion: How ISOS4l (ISOS4I) could transition from a technical space capability to operational space resilience #SpaceWatchGl’s Part II lays out how ISOS4I might be made operationally ready, focusing on command-and-control structures, the industrial and funding pathways, and the strategic risks involved in turning a technical system into a resilience capability.

2026-06-30T01:32:48.023692-07:00

Opinion: How ISOS4l (ISOS4I) could transition from a technical space capability to operational space resilience

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