The U.S. Pentagon has signed agreements with eight technology companies to deploy artificial intelligence tools on classified networks. The move covers sensitive systems and aims to support military operations, intelligence work, and internal functions.
The U.S. Space Force has launched the final GPS III satellite, completing a 32-satellite constellation. The GPS III-8 mission includes new technologies such as optical crosslinks and improved timing systems to support military and civilian navigation services worldwide.
ICEYE has launched six new SAR satellites aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission from California. The satellites will support commercial and national missions, expanding imaging capacity for defence, intelligence and monitoring applications.
Global defence revenues surged to a record $679 billion in 2024, driven by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and rising geopolitical tensions, according to new SIPRI data. The world’s 100 biggest arms makers saw sales grow 5.9 percent, with strong increases in Europe and steady dominance by U.S. firms. SpaceX entered the Top 100 for the first time, while China posted a rare decline due to procurement disruptions.
The European Space Agency (ESA) described the operation as a success, as Europe seeks to recover from a crisis in its launch sector, although an auxiliary drive in the upper stage, which was supposed to burn up on the way back to Earth, stopped shortly after ignition, with the two re-entry capsules not being released and the upper stage now remaining in space with the two capsules.
