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Former Air Force chief scientist warns US risks losing space tech edge

Victoria Coleman, the former US Air Force chief scientist, says the United States must move faster to operationalize new space…

Golden Dome Opens the Door for a Space Security Gold Rush

The Pentagon's Golden Dome missile defense program is creating new markets for space infrastructure, but cybersecurity experts warn the expanded orbital architecture significantly increases the attack surface for adversaries.

How AI is shaping the future of geospatial intelligence

How AI is shaping the future of geospatial intelligence

The integration of artificial intelligence into geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) is fundamentally reshaping how the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) collect, analyze, and disseminate satellite-der

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The role of integrated simulation in Europe’s defense modernization

Lockheed Martin's Advanced Center for Experimentation and Simulation (ACES) delivers a unified modeling and simulation platform designed to close critical…

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Beyond satellites: why FOG inertial navigation is the new imperative for land warfare

The erosion of GPS reliability through ubiquitous jamming, spoofing, and counterspace threats has rendered infrastructure-independent navigation a strategic imperative for…

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Despite peak hype, orbital data centers for AI not yet ready for NatSec prime time

Despite surging investor enthusiasm and a wave of corporate hype, orbital data centers (ODCs) remain technically unproven and commercially unviable…

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How drones can navigate without GPS

As drones assume greater roles in combat, logistics, and support operations, adversaries are deploying intense electronic warfare to degrade or…

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Airbus acquires Quarkslab — a sovereign cyber play takes shape in Europe

Airbus has acquired French cybersecurity firm Quarkslab in a move that consolidates European sovereign cyber capabilities across aerospace and defense.

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Your satellite is running Linux. that’s a cybersecurity problem.

Here's the thing about satellites in 2026: they run Linux, they get over-the-air updates, and they talk to each other…

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