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Germany's 2025 pivot to space defence — interview with PD Dr Antje Noetzold

PD Dr Antje Noetzold outlines Germany's 2025 shift in space defence and security policy, detailing new strategic priorities, capability directions and the rationale behind Berlin’s move. The interview assesses implications for procurement, industry roles and cooperation with European and NATO partners.

2025-12-23T04:24:21.465813-08:00

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Space Force, industry press to speed hybrid commercial–government space architectures

2025-12-22T12:04:05.633096-08:00

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Japan's H3 rocket fails to place QZS‑5 navigation satellite into intended orbit

2025-12-21T21:13:08.036271-08:00

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White House signs 'Ensuring American Space Superiority' EO prioritizing Space Force counterspace mission

2025-12-22T03:25:26.388017-08:00

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Germany's 2025 pivot to space defence — interview with PD Dr Antje Noetzold PD Dr Antje Noetzold outlines Germany's 2025 shift in space defence and security policy, detailing new strategic priorities, capability directions and the rationale behind Berlin’s move. The interview assesses implications for procurement, industry roles and cooperation with European and NATO partners.

2025-12-23T04:24:21.465813-08:00

Germany's 2025 pivot to space defence — interview with PD Dr Antje Noetzold

Aviation Week

DARPA's 'Frosty' program to harness ionospheric RF noise to boost Arctic over-the-horizon radar DARPA's 'Frosty' program aims to exploit natural radio-frequency noise in the ionosphere to enhance Arctic over-the-horizon radar detection and tracking. The effort will investigate using the ionosphere's noisy RF environment to extend radar coverage and resilience in high-latitude operating conditions.

2025-12-22T15:46:01.241262-08:00

DARPA's 'Frosty' program to harness ionospheric RF noise to boost Arctic over-the-horizon radar

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Space Force, industry press to speed hybrid commercial–government space architectures U.S. Space Force leaders, defense primes and commercial partners, including Amazon’s Leo for Government, urged faster adoption of hybrid commercial–government architectures at the Spacepower conference, arguing government-owned but commercially operated systems are required to boost resilience, reduce single-point failures and accelerate capability fielding.

2025-12-22T12:04:05.633096-08:00

Space Force, industry press to speed hybrid commercial–government space architectures

SpaceNews.com

CACI to Acquire Space-Technology Firm ARKA for $2.6 Billion to Expand Defense and Space Capabilities CACI will acquire space-technology firm ARKA for $2.6 billion, a deal intended to broaden the contractor’s defense and space capabilities across government and commercial programs. The purchase strengthens CACI’s position in space systems and related technologies amid growing prime-contractor consolidation.

2025-12-22T11:08:58.694417-08:00

CACI to Acquire Space-Technology Firm ARKA for $2.6 Billion to Expand Defense and Space Capabilities

SpaceNews.com

It’s time to unburden space cooperation with China It argues for reducing political and regulatory barriers to space cooperation with China, asserting that pragmatic engagement—across scientific, commercial and operational domains—would strengthen orbital safety, debris mitigation and traffic management. The piece urges policymakers to separate technical collaboration from broader geopolitical disputes.

2025-12-22T06:19:04.919337-08:00

It’s time to unburden space cooperation with China

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White House signs 'Ensuring American Space Superiority' EO prioritizing Space Force counterspace mission President Donald J. Trump on December 18, 2025 signed an executive order titled "Ensuring American Space Superiority," establishing a revised framework for U.S. civil, commercial and national-security space. The order explicitly prioritizes the U.S. Space Force's counterspace mission across those domains.

2025-12-22T03:25:26.388017-08:00

White House signs 'Ensuring American Space Superiority' EO prioritizing Space Force counterspace mission

SpaceWatch Global

White House marks sixth anniversary of U.S. Space Force, reasserts space as a warfighting domain The White House marked the sixth birthday of the U.S. Space Force, issuing a statement that reaffirmed the administration’s view of space as a critical, warfighting domain. The commemoration underscores sustained political support for the service’s operational role in national defense.

2025-12-21T23:50:01.079128-08:00

White House marks sixth anniversary of U.S. Space Force, reasserts space as a warfighting domain

The Independent

NATO warns Russia developing anti‑satellite 'zone‑effect' weapon aimed at Starlink Two NATO‑nation intelligence services say Russia is developing an anti‑satellite 'zone‑effect' weapon intended to disable SpaceX's Starlink satellites by generating a debris cloud. NATO says such a capability would erode Western space advantage and threaten Ukraine's ability to maintain battlefield communications.

2025-12-21T22:28:14.484427-08:00

NATO warns Russia developing anti‑satellite 'zone‑effect' weapon aimed at Starlink

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Germany's 2025 pivot to space defence — interview with PD Dr Antje Noetzold

Space Force, industry press to speed hybrid commercial–government space architectures

Japan's H3 rocket fails to place QZS‑5 navigation satellite into intended orbit

White House signs 'Ensuring American Space Superiority' EO prioritizing Space Force counterspace mission

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