The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Space Force are trying to figure out how they can work side-by-side to collect and distribute space-based intelligence to military users around the world. Military leaders are asking for speedier access to images from commercial satellites, which they say is vital in fast-changing situations.
Ukraine’s bold cross-border advance in Russia has seen troops continue to take out key bridges in the western part of the country, while on Wednesday Moscow’s mayor accused Kyiv of attempting to launch “one of the largest ever” drone attacks on the capital.
China has completed and operationalised a bridge connecting the north and south banks of Pangong Lake that allows it to significantly cut the time needed to mobilise troops and equipment, according to new satellite images.
Construction of the Ream Military Base in Cambodia has been progressing rapidly over the past two years after China openly disclosed its funding, as seen in a BBC visual investigation of satellite imagery. Experts say Indonesia needs to be vigilant because China’s presence at the Ream Military Base could threaten security stability.
China’s military is digging in for the long haul in the area around Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh, having constructed underground bunkers to store weapons and fuel and hardened shelters for armoured vehicles at a key base in the region, according to satellite images.
How important will the role of Ream military base be in case Vietnam falls into a military conflict at sea or on land?
Will China have exclusive access to the Ream military base or could it establish a second foreign outpost after Djibouti in Africa, with a permanent military presence?
The increasingly close defense relationship between Cambodia and China is raising alarms for Vietnam, especially regarding the Ream military base.
Newly released satellite imagery captured by BlackSky, a company that provides space-based real-time intelligence, and obtained by Business Insider reveals the dispersal of the Black Sea Fleet — one of Ukraine’s defining successes of the war.
Ukrainian drone attacks in the Black Sea are forcing Russian ships to bounce from port to port and the Russian Navy to build harbor defenses, all of which complicates naval operations, according to new satellite imagery and analysis.