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New York Times • Agnes Chang, Chris Buckley

Satellite imagery reveals China’s mountain nuclear buildup

New satellite imagery identifies expanded, secretive nuclear facilities carved into China’s mountains, indicating Beijing is accelerating its nuclear arsenal build-up just as international arms‑control guardrails weaken. The analysis signals a measurable shift in strategic posture with implications for regional deterrence and force planning.

2026-02-14T21:24:37.069391-08:00

Wall Street Journal

Ukraine disrupts Russian Starlink access, blunting drone‑terminal attacks and pausing local offensives

2026-02-13T15:05:07.710450-08:00

Spaceflight Now

Vulcan completes USSF‑87 launch after SRB anomaly; BE‑4 engines compensated, investigation opened

2026-02-12T04:16:00.262575-08:00

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Project Hecate: Space Force probes LEO comms signals as near‑term GPS alternative to preserve PNT after 2040

2026-02-12T13:03:51.956369-08:00

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New York Times

Satellite imagery reveals China’s mountain nuclear buildup New satellite imagery identifies expanded, secretive nuclear facilities carved into China’s mountains, indicating Beijing is accelerating its nuclear arsenal build-up just as international arms‑control guardrails weaken. The analysis signals a measurable shift in strategic posture with implications for regional deterrence and force planning.

2026-02-14T21:24:37.069391-08:00

Satellite imagery reveals China’s mountain nuclear buildup

Wall Street Journal

Ukraine disrupts Russian Starlink access, blunting drone‑terminal attacks and pausing local offensives Ukrainian operators disrupted Russian access to Starlink and Telegram, restricting the use of drone‑mounted Starlink terminals that had been striking Ukrainian supply lines and prompting Russian pauses in local offensives. A Ukrainian cyber unit also impersonated Starlink to expose positions and raised $5,870, donated to drone fundraising.

2026-02-13T15:05:07.710450-08:00

Ukraine disrupts Russian Starlink access, blunting drone‑terminal attacks and pausing local offensives

SpaceNews.com

Startup bets on new approach to space-based missile defense A startup is pitching a novel space-based missile-defense approach intended to change missile-defence architecture. It plans to develop and demonstrate the concept, positioning itself among emerging companies advocating on-orbit defensive capabilities and drawing interest from government and industry observers and potential investors.

2026-02-13T07:02:21.342062-08:00

Startup bets on new approach to space-based missile defense

New York Times

Satellite imagery: Iran rapidly restores missile sites after Israel, U.S. strikes; nuclear repairs lag Satellite imagery analyzed by independent observers shows Iran quickly repairing missile launch and storage sites damaged in Israeli and U.S. strikes last year, while work at its struck nuclear facilities has proceeded more slowly. The contrasting recovery rates complicate assessments of Iran's military readiness and nuclear restoration timelines.

2026-02-13T03:09:22.819525-08:00

Satellite imagery: Iran rapidly restores missile sites after Israel, U.S. strikes; nuclear repairs lag

SpaceWatch Global

MSC 2026: Germany’s Space Security Moment At MSC 2026, Juliana Suess of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik outlines Germany’s “space security moment” — a policy pivot toward sovereign on‑orbit capabilities, tighter defence‑industrial commitments and new diplomatic trade‑offs as Berlin elevates space into national security planning and procurement choices.

2026-02-12T22:34:36.470085-08:00

MSC 2026: Germany’s Space Security Moment

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Project Hecate: Space Force probes LEO comms signals as near‑term GPS alternative to preserve PNT after 2040 Project Hecate is a Space Force effort, driven by the Space Warfighting Analysis Center, to evaluate signals from low‑Earth‑orbit communications satellites as a near‑term alternative for positioning, navigation and timing — intended to help preserve GPS‑like services beyond 2040.

2026-02-12T13:03:51.956369-08:00

Project Hecate: Space Force probes LEO comms signals as near‑term GPS alternative to preserve PNT after 2040

SpaceNews.com

ThinKom wins military contract to supply portable satellite communications ground stations ThinKom has been awarded a military contract to deliver portable satellite communications ground stations, a commercial supplier win in defence ground-segment capability. The contract covers supply of mobile, field-deployable terminals to support military satcom operations. No details on customer, contract value or delivery schedule were provided in the reporting.

2026-02-12T11:14:18.343331-08:00

ThinKom wins military contract to supply portable satellite communications ground stations

Bloomberg

France and Germany in talks with ArianeGroup on land‑based ballistic missile to close Europe’s deep‑strike gap France and Germany are in preliminary talks with ArianeGroup to develop a conventional land‑based ballistic missile with reported ranges above 1,000 km; some outlets say it could carry hypersonic warheads and reach several thousand kilometres. The proposal is framed as a bid to close Europe’s deep‑strike capability gap.

2026-02-12T05:22:24.249847-08:00

France and Germany in talks with ArianeGroup on land‑based ballistic missile to close Europe’s deep‑strike gap

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Satellite imagery reveals China’s mountain nuclear buildup

Ukraine disrupts Russian Starlink access, blunting drone‑terminal attacks and pausing local offensives

Vulcan completes USSF‑87 launch after SRB anomaly; BE‑4 engines compensated, investigation opened

Project Hecate: Space Force probes LEO comms signals as near‑term GPS alternative to preserve PNT after 2040

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