https://spacewatch.global/tag/national-security-space/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 03 Nov 2022 09:00:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/national-security-space/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2022/11/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-black-ops-by-dr-emma-gatti/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 09:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=44510 Black Ops returns with a mini-series fully dedicated to the Indo-Pacific and global geopolitical Space picture. Protagonist of the mini-series will be Dr. Namrata Goswami, an independent scholar on space policy and Great Power Politics. In the first episode of six, Namrata will discuss with SpaceWatch.Global Editor in Chief Emma Gatti the values, interests and cultures of the U.S., China, Russia, India, Japan, so to explain their investment in space capabilities.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/spacewatchgl-opinion-nato-and-outer-space-what-now/ Sun, 26 Apr 2020 11:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21880 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/spacewatch-gl-column-guy-thomas/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21489 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/us-think-tanks-release-annual-counterspace-and-space-threats-studies/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21111 Two leading US think tanks – the Secure World Foundation (SWF) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) – simultaneously released their respective annual studies on global counterspace capabilities and space threats on Monday, 30 March 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/aerojet-rocketdynes-camden-large-solid-rocket-motor-development-facility-nears-completion/ Tue, 17 Mar 2020 06:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20605 Aerojet Rocketdyne has installed a steel casting bell to support production of large solid rocket motors, marking an important milestone for completion of its Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) facility in Camden, Arkansas, US, the company announced on 12 March 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/saudi-space-authority-blasts-off-as-prince-sultan-chairs-first-meeting/ Wed, 26 Feb 2020 06:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19691 Saudi Prince Sultan bin Salman on chaired the first meeting of the Saudi Space Authority’s board of directors on 24 February 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/spacewatchgl-perspectives-bleddyn-bowen-on-russias-rpo-with-americas-nro/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19572 One of the more notable space stories of the past week is that of two Russian satellites allegedly 'stalking' a KH-11 reconnaissance satellite operated by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/combined-space-operations-initiative-welcomes-france-and-germany/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 06:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19503 The Principals’ Board for the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) initiative came together in Ottawa, Canada, for its annual meeting last week to formally recognize the addition of France and Germany to the CSpO initiative. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/u-s-alleges-two-russian-satellites-are-stalking-one-of-its-satellites/ Mon, 17 Feb 2020 06:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19496 The United States is alleging that two Russian satellites are stalking a U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) reconnaissance satellite in low-Earth orbit (LEO), and has formally complained about the matter to the Russian government according to numerous press reports.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/german-armed-forces-discuss-cspo-initiative-cooperation-with-u-s-space-command/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 06:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19399 A delegation of German military leaders in air and space operations met with U.S. space leaders, as well as Space X, and visited U.S. space operators and facilities at Vandenberg AFB, California, to discuss current multinational operations and future bilateral cooperation on 5-6 February 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/uks-defence-science-and-technology-laboratory-participates-in-five-eyes-ssa-experiment/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19322 A unique, collaborative experiment being conducted by the UK's A unique, collaborative experiment being conducted by the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and representatives from the Five-Eyes nations (Dstl) and representatives from the Five-Eyes nations (UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) aims to make  improvements in Space Situational Awareness (SSA).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/japan-successfully-launches-latest-igs-reconnaissance-satellite/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 06:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19249 A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA satellite launch vehicle successfully lofted an electro-optical Intelligence Gathering Satellite (IGS) on behalf of the Japanese Cabinet Office from the Tanegashima Space Centre, Kagoshima Prefecture, in southwest Japan on 9 February 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/spacewatchgl-oped-australia-should-take-the-next-steps-to-be-a-new-and-importance-space-power/ Sat, 08 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19096&preview=true&preview_id=19096 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/royal-thai-air-forces-first-satellite-expected-to-be-launched-in-march-2020/ Thu, 06 Feb 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19160 The first satellite of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), named Napa-1, is expected to be launched on board an Arianespace Vega satellite launch vehicle on 24 March 2020. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/iceye-dark-vessel-detection-now-globally-available-for-government-organisations/ Wed, 22 Jan 2020 06:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18725 ICEYE announced on 20 January 2020 the launch of its global Dark Vessel Detection solution for governmental maritime security customers. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/euroconsult-projects-four-fold-increase-in-satellite-demand-over-next-decade/ Wed, 15 Jan 2020 06:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18592 In its latest analysis of satellite manufacturing and launch services, Satellites to be Built and Launched by 2028, Euroconsult projects that the satellite market will experience a radical transformation in the quantity, value and mass of the satellites to be built and launched with a four-fold increase in the number of satellites at a yearly average of 990 satellites to be launched, compared to a yearly average of 230 satellites in the previous decade.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/esa-and-european-defence-agency-cooperate-on-space-solutions-for-extreme-disasters-and-environments/ Tue, 14 Jan 2020 06:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18564 The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Defence Agency (EDA) are embarking on new cooperative projects for exploring unknown or potentially hazardous environments: harnessing drones for the monitoring of disaster-stricken regions or toxic spill sites and making use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to navigate across the surface of asteroids or other terra incognita.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/kleos-space-secures-nation-state-customer-for-its-rf-geolocation-services/ Mon, 06 Jan 2020 06:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18358 https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/u-s-space-command-expands-alliances-through-multinational-operations/ Mon, 06 Jan 2020 06:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18318 National security in the space domain continues to expand its operational coordination and capabilities between the U.S. Space Command and allied nations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/japan-to-launch-electro-optical-igs-reconnaissance-satellite-in-january-2020/ Mon, 23 Dec 2019 06:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17979 Japanese satellite and space industry giant Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has announced that an MHI H-IIA satellite launch vehicle will send Japan's eighth Intelligence Gathering System (IGS) reconnaissance satellite into orbit from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwest Japan, on 27 January 2020.]]>