Toulouse, France (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
Modern conflicts are already being fought in space and the next wars will begin there, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday, singling out the threat posed by Russia and announcing a multi-billion euro increase in spending on military activities in space. "The war of today is already being fought in space, and the war of tomorrow will begin in space," Macron said in Toulouse, Franc

Cambridge, MA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
A new book by scholar and military officer Erik Lin-Greenberg examines the evolving dynamics of military and state action centered around drones. In recent months, Russia has frequently flown drones into NATO territory, where NATO countries typically try to shoot them down. By contrast, when three Russian fighter jets made an incursion into Estonian airspace in September, they were interce

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
NATO countries have ditched plans to buy US-made Boeing aircraft to replace the alliance's ageing fleet of surveillance planes, after Washington pulled out of the programme, the Netherlands said Thursday. The Western military alliance had announced in 2023 that members would acquire six Boeing Wedgetail jets in one of its "biggest-ever" joint purchases as it looked to bolster its capabiliti

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
A study led by the University of Galway's Ryan Institute details how satellite-based Earth observation and artificial intelligence enable objective monitoring of climate adaptation in the global agrifood sector. Researchers analyzed how Earth observation data can be linked to indicators in the Global Goal on Adaptation, a Paris Agreement initiative to reduce climate vulnerability. Their wo

SEOPS, an American mission services provider, has purchased a Spectrum launch from Isar Aerospace to broaden launch options for its customers.

Ministerial Council 2025

The European Space Agency’s HydroGNSS, a twin-satellite mission to gather data on Earth’s water cycle, is scheduled to launch on 19 November at 19:18 CET (10:18 Pacific Time). Live coverage of the launch will be shown on ESA Web TV.

Image: One antenna of ESA's Lunar Link being tested in a cleanroom at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, France