Category Space Technology, Defense & Exploration

This magazine examines the rapid militarization and strategic utilization of space across orbital, lunar, and deep-space domains. It covers satellite systems, space-based surveillance, launch architectures, space situational awareness, and emerging doctrines shaping space as a contested operational theater.

By integrating technological advances with defense policy, geopolitical signaling, and future exploration pathways, this section provides intelligence-driven insight into how space capabilities are redefining national security, deterrence, and global power projection.

GPS III and NTS-3 Satellites will provide higher acccuracy, jam resistance, and new navigation warfare (NAVWAR) capabilities to US DOD

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The Global Positioning System (GPS), is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more…...

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Human to Machine Interface (HMI) for controlling Autonomous Killer Satellites

The US China, and Russia have also reportedly developed so-called “inspection satellites” that can maneuver close to other spacecraft in low orbits and examine them for malfunctions. The robots could fix minor maintenance issues, keeping up with current orbiters as…...

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Material technologies for harsh space environment in Moon, and Mars missions

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There is global  space race among countries  to build Moon bases, harness it’s mineral resources and helium-3, fuel for future nuclear fusion power plants. Space agencies in US, China, Japan, Europe, Russia, Iran , Canada and a few private companies…...

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Earth stations on moving platforms (ESOMPs)

Satellite communication systems consist of two main segments, the space segment and the earth or ground station. The ground station system coordinates the communication process with satellites in space. A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies…...

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Aircrafts and Rockets for global military logistics, space travel, asteroids and moon mining

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Multiple countries are developing the ability to mine in space, specifically on the moon and on asteroids. The moon stands out as a nearby example of what will soon be the site of regular operations. The moon is home to…...

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Satellite On-board connectivity through beam switching and scanning

High-throughput Satellite or HTS systems represent a new generation of satellite communications systems, that provide a significant increase in capacity than conventional communication satellites. They utilize frequency reuse and multiple spot beams to deliver vast throughput for the same amount of allocated…...

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Ground and Space optical telescopes critical for Space Situational Awareness

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There has been an exponential growth of space objects, including orbital debris that has increased the in-orbit collision risk. NASA estimates there are 21,000 objects orbiting Earth that are larger than 10 cm, 500,000 between 1 and 10 cm, and…...

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Nanosatellite and Microsatellite Market growth and trends

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Nanosatellite and microsatellite refer to miniaturized satellites in terms of size and weight, in the range of 1-10 Kg and 10-100 kg, respectively. ‘CubeSat’ is one of the most popular types of miniaturized satellites. These are the fastest growing segments…...

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Requirement of Lunar weapons as global space race among countries to build Moon bases

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There is global  space race among countries  to build Moon bases, harness it’s mineral resources and helium-3, fuel for future nuclear fusion power plants. Space agencies in China, Japan, Europe, Russia, Iran , Canada and a few private companies all…...

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