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U.S. commanders warn Congress Russia could deploy nuclear weapons in space to disable satellites

Top leaders from U.S. Strategic Command and the Space Force told Congress that Russia could deploy nuclear weapons in space that might disable satellites, delivering an assessment as commanders warned of expanding adversary capabilities across multiple theaters and emerging space threats.

2026-04-06T06:41:17.762466-07:00

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Hidden supply‑chain constraints threaten military space programs

2026-04-06T04:46:18.633298-07:00

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Kallas Omits Space Infrastructure — Colorado Springs Must Force Brussels to Act

2026-04-06T02:40:36.423768-07:00

Washington Post

Satellite imagery shows extensive damage to Iran's ballistic missile production and launch sites

2026-04-05T11:12:24.148754-07:00

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U.S. commanders warn Congress Russia could deploy nuclear weapons in space to disable satellites Top leaders from U.S. Strategic Command and the Space Force told Congress that Russia could deploy nuclear weapons in space that might disable satellites, delivering an assessment as commanders warned of expanding adversary capabilities across multiple theaters and emerging space threats.

2026-04-06T06:41:17.762466-07:00

U.S. commanders warn Congress Russia could deploy nuclear weapons in space to disable satellites

SpaceNews.com

Hidden supply‑chain constraints threaten military space programs Military space programs are confronting previously unrecognized supply constraints that threaten schedules, capability deliveries and operational readiness. The under‑the‑radar shortages — spanning critical components and industrial capacity — expose vulnerabilities in procurement and could delay mission deployment timelines and complicate modernization plans and budgets.

2026-04-06T04:46:18.633298-07:00

Hidden supply‑chain constraints threaten military space programs

SpaceWatch Global

Kallas Omits Space Infrastructure — Colorado Springs Must Force Brussels to Act Kallas catalogued the threats Europe faces but omitted the underpinning space infrastructure required to respond. The author argues Colorado Springs should force the debate Brussels avoids, making space systems — from communications to intelligence — central to any credible European defence and resilience strategy.

2026-04-06T02:40:36.423768-07:00

Kallas Omits Space Infrastructure — Colorado Springs Must Force Brussels to Act

Wall Street Journal

Starship Heavy could enable on‑orbit munitions and rapid strike An opinion piece argues SpaceX's Starship heavy‑lift capability could allow the U.S. to store powerful munitions in orbit for near‑instantaneous deployment, reducing risk to troops and compressing strike timelines. That would shift operational concepts, procurement needs and arms‑control considerations for military space.

2026-04-05T22:17:51.841970-07:00

Starship Heavy could enable on‑orbit munitions and rapid strike

Washington Post

Satellite imagery shows extensive damage to Iran's ballistic missile production and launch sites Commercial satellite imagery analysis reveals extensive damage across multiple Iranian ballistic missile production and launch sites following weeks of targeted strikes. Imagery shows destroyed facilities, craters at launch pads and disrupted logistics lines, indicating significant degradation of Tehran's indigenous missile assembly and deployment infrastructure.

2026-04-05T11:12:24.148754-07:00

Satellite imagery shows extensive damage to Iran's ballistic missile production and launch sites

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Planet Labs and peers impose indefinite blackout on Iran, wider Middle East imagery at U.S. request Planet Labs said April 5 it will indefinitely withhold commercial satellite imagery covering Iran and broader Middle East conflict zones at the request of the U.S. national security team, expanding earlier short-term delays and withholding imagery dating back to March 9 until hostilities end.

2026-04-05T03:21:04.988317-07:00

Planet Labs and peers impose indefinite blackout on Iran, wider Middle East imagery at U.S. request

SpaceNews.com

Trump's $1.5T defense plan would more than double Space Force funding President Trump's $1.5 trillion defense plan would more than double funding for the U.S. Space Force, sharply increasing its share of the overall defense request. The proposal signals a major shift of resources toward space warfighting, sensing and acquisition priorities.

2026-04-04T09:42:22.307156-07:00

Trump's $1.5T defense plan would more than double Space Force funding

Via Satellite

SpaceWERX awards STRATFI to Gravitics to accelerate Orbital Carrier development Gravitics has been awarded a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract by SpaceWERX, the U.S. Space Force's innovation arm, to accelerate development and demonstration of its Orbital Carrier architecture. The financing aims to speed maturation of Gravitics' in-space logistics and hosting capabilities for military and commercial payloads.

2026-04-03T08:55:33.661332-07:00

SpaceWERX awards STRATFI to Gravitics to accelerate Orbital Carrier development

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U.S. commanders warn Congress Russia could deploy nuclear weapons in space to disable satellites

Hidden supply‑chain constraints threaten military space programs

Kallas Omits Space Infrastructure — Colorado Springs Must Force Brussels to Act

Satellite imagery shows extensive damage to Iran's ballistic missile production and launch sites

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