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Washington gags New Zealand from describing its own tracking hub

US Space Command has told the New Zealand Defence Force it cannot say what its Auckland space-tracking hub handled, even…

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China pushes a space arms race paper as Washington stays quiet

Beijing used a forum near Beijing to demand a treaty-style ban on weapons in orbit, weeks after Washington admitted it already has them there.

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A clearance pathway opens for commercial firms chasing classified work

Space Systems Command's new ACES program front-loads security access requirements so commercial space vendors are not designing against guesses.

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Senators demand answers on who throttled Ukraine’s satellite link

Nine senators want the Pentagon's inspector general to investigate whether Starshield speed restrictions endangered US personnel in Ukraine.

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Europe’s space commissioner pushes for a shield in orbit

Andrius Kubilius wants Europe to stop renting the satellite services it depends on, arguing that access to someone else's fleet…

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Golden Dome task force takes on a defensive cyber warfare mission

US Northern Command has formally added cyber warfare to the Golden Dome task force's duties, with the effort limited to…

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Auditors push the services to consolidate their GPS and backup work

A new GAO review finds progress on GPS modernization but urges the Army, Navy and Air Force to stop duplicating…

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A study expects Russia to widen its counterspace playbook

A RUSI paper forecasts more Russian investment in directed-energy and space-based electronic warfare.

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Fifteen EU states pool funds for a common view of orbit

The European Defence Agency will run a pay-as-you-go pool that gives fifteen militaries a shared picture of objects and activity…

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