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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

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MSC 2026: Germany’s Space Security Moment

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

Breaking Defense

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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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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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

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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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Vulcan completes USSF‑87 launch after SRB anomaly; BE‑4 engines compensated, investigation opened United Launch Alliance's Vulcan successfully delivered the USSF‑87 payload despite a mid‑flight anomaly in one of four solid rocket boosters that produced a visible plume. ULA says the BE‑4 core engines compensated and the vehicle completed its mission; an investigation and review are under way before the next national‑security flight.

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

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

SpaceWatch Global

Munich Security Conference 2026: ESA and industry flag a turning point for Germany and Europe’s space policy At the Munich Security Conference 2026, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher will join political and industry leaders to frame space as central to Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy. BDI’s Matthias Wachter called the moment a decisive turning point for Germany’s space sector, signalling policy and procurement shifts.

2026-02-12T02:34:29.910328-08:00

Munich Security Conference 2026: ESA and industry flag a turning point for Germany and Europe’s space policy

SpaceNews.com

Space companies back Golden Dome despite unresolved scope and funding Several commercial space firms have thrown their weight behind the Pentagon's Golden Dome missile‑defense initiative, positioning for prototypes and long‑term contracts even as the program's technical scope and funding profile remain unresolved. Companies are making investments and staffing bets ahead of clarified government requirements.

2026-02-11T13:37:21.939345-08:00

Space companies back Golden Dome despite unresolved scope and funding

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

MSC 2026: Germany’s Space Security Moment

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

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

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