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28 November

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a ground-breaking ceremony in Pyongyang, 2021

N.Korea Defends Satellite Launch at UN as Kim Takes Images of Pentagon

North Korea's ambassador defended his country's launch of a spy satellite UN Security Council as leader Kim Jong Un studied images including of the White House and Pentagon.

27 November

Rojoef Manuel

UK Defense Launches Space Academy in Oxfordshire

The UK has integrated a training program focusing on space force operations at the UK Defence Academy in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire.

24 November

Juster Domingo

UK to Build Telescope to Monitor Critical Space Assets

The UK has contracted Spaceflux to build a telescope that will monitor and protect critical space assets from collisions and adversarial actions.

24 November

Staff Writer With AFP

Kim Jong Un Celebrates North Korea’s New ‘Space Power’ Era

North Korea's Kim Jong Un celebrated a "new era of a space power" with scientists and his family after the North successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit.

23 November

Joe Saballa

China Launches Fifth Military Force – ‘Near-Space Command’

China has created a new military force to develop capabilities for a contested zone deemed crucial for determining the outcome of future battles.

21 November

Joe Saballa

Northrop Quits $7.5B UK Military Satellite Competition

Northrop Grumman has withdrawn from a competition to provide the UK military with next-generation satellites for smoother, more secure battlefield communications.

21 November

Staff Writer With AFP

N.Korea Notifies Japan of Satellite Launch as Early as Wednesday: Kyodo

North Korea has issued formal notice of a satellite launch as early as Wednesday, defying warnings from South Korea and multiple UN resolutions banning Pyongyang from using ballistic missile technology.

17 November

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III attends the 10th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 15, 2023. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Rojoef Manuel

US to Enhance Cyber, Space Collaboration With Indonesia

The US plans to enhance Indonesia's cyber and space capabilities as part of a bilateral defense agreement with the Asia-Pacific country.

9 November

A space rocket detaches from its load in outer space in an artist's 3D rendering. The background is pure black, speckled with distant stars. Earth can be seen on the lower left corner of the image.

Juster Domingo

UK Startup Wins Grant to Produce Defense Tech in Space

The UK has awarded Space Forge $611,000 to build the world's first manufacturing platform in space to create crucial components of defense capabilities.

6 November