Saudi Arabia’s Taqnia Space has contracted with Eutelsat, one of Europe’s largest satellite communications providers, to provide additional satellite capacity for Taqnia’s in-flight connectivity services on board Saudia flights.
Read More »Progress Rocket Space Centre Experts Suggest New Way To Launch Nanosatellites
Engineers of the Progress Rocket Space Centre headquartered in the city of Samara are working on a new way of putting nanosatellites into orbit, says Dmitry Baranov, the acting general director of the Centre.
Read More »Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 Identifies Pakistani Hacker Group Dubbed Gorgon Group
Unit 42, the cyber security research arm of U.S.-based cyber security company Palo Alto Networks, has identified a Pakistani hacking group they call the Gorgon Group that is engaged in both criminal and nation-state cyber activities.
Read More »UAE’s Yahsat Completes Acquisition Of Thuraya; Appoints New Thuraya CEO
Yahsat, the Abu Dhabi-based satellite communications operator, has completed its buyout of Dubai-based Thuraya, a leading mobile satellite services operator, and has also announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer for Thuraya, Ali Al Hashemi.
Read More »Israel’s Gilat To Help Hispasat Commercialise Ka-Band Satellite Over Brazil
Israel's Gilat is becoming a major presence in the Latin American telecommunications market after it announced a deal with Hispasat, the Spanish satellite communications operator, to help commercialise Hispasat's Ka-band satellite capacity over Brazil.
Read More »Reusable Rocket Concept Developed By Khrunichev Space Center
The Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center has completed the proposal for a new reusable rocket development and has sent the documents for project assessment to the Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIIMash), a leading scientific institution with Roscosmos.
Read More »China Developing In-Orbit Transport Vehicle For Satellite Life Extension
With a number of Western satellite companies developing in-orbit servicing capabilities that can refuel, maintain, and even upgrade communications satellites already in orbit, it was only a matter of time before China started to develop its own capability.
Read More »Indian Defence Ministry Exploring Incorporating AI Into Military Capabilities
As the geopolitical race to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) intensifies, the Indian Minister of State for Defence has stated that New Delhi is actively exploring the use of AI in Indian national security.
Read More »UAE’s Etisalat Digital And Dubai Future Accelerators Developing AI To Tackle Crime And Congestion
Etisalat Digital, a unit within the UAE's largest telecommunications provider Etisalat, announced on 30 July 2018 that it is working with Dubai Future Accelerators on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) via video surveillance systems to tackle crime and road congestion in the UAE.
Read More »S7 Space Plans To Help Kazakhstan With Space Program
The Russian private company S7 Space, the launch operator of the Sea Launch platform and the Land Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, has offered Kazakhstan to use the Zenit launch vehicle.
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