The Biggest Space Conferences in May 2026: Full Global List for UK, USA & Worldwide
May 2026 features a packed calendar of space conferences across the UK, the United States and key global hubs. Events range from the UK’s Military Space Situational Awareness Conference on Space Domain Awareness to the US‑based ASCEND summit that drives the LEO economy and lunar policy. Europe hosts Luxembourg’s Space Resources Week on ISRU and SmallSat Europe on constellations, while Singapore’s CommunicAsia focuses on satellite broadband for the Indo‑Pacific. Together they map the sector’s strategic, commercial and regulatory priorities for the year ahead.
Australia Eyes B-21 Stealth Bombers as F-35 Range Falls Short & AUKUS Nuke Submarines Remain Years Away
Australia faces a strategic capability gap as AUKUS nuclear‑powered submarines won’t arrive until the early 2030s. Shadow Defence Minister James Paterson has revived calls to buy the US B‑21 Raider stealth bomber, arguing it could provide long‑range strike power while...
For War Powers Resolution Purposes, US Hostilities with Iran that Began in February Have 'Terminated', Official Says
The United States and Iran entered a limited armed confrontation in February 2026, triggering the War Powers Resolution reporting requirements. After two weeks of fighting, both sides agreed to a cease‑fire on April 7, which has since been extended. A senior...
Pentagon Calls Timeout on War Powers
Senate Republicans are pressing the Trump administration for a formal explanation of how it is applying the War Powers Act’s 60‑day clock to the ongoing military campaign against Iran, which began with strikes on Feb. 28. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...
Congress Approves DHS Bill, Ending Coast Guard's Desperate Cashflow Crunch
The U.S. House passed a Senate‑crafted DHS appropriations bill, ending a 76‑day shutdown that left the Coast Guard without operating funds. During the lapse, the service could not pay over 6,000 utility bills and sailors were forced to front relocation...
Exercise Wolverine Tests Utah Guard Cyber Response
Utah National Guard’s Exercise Wolverine staged a realistic cyberattack on the Don A. Christiansen water‑treatment plant, testing rapid response and coordination among Guard cyber teams, emergency responders, and plant operators. The drill focused on minimizing downtime, restoring safe water distribution,...
Space Force Taps K2 Satellites to Test Laser Communications for Missile-Defense
The U.S. Space Force has chosen K2 Space’s satellites to demonstrate laser‑based optical crosslinks for the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Space Modernization Initiative. The FY2027 budget allocates $180 million to the program, with $7.3 million earmarked for the crosslink tests that will...
US Proposes New Coalition to Restart Traffic in Hormuz
The United States is mobilizing an international coalition called the Maritime Freedom Construct to reopen commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, where talks with Tehran have stalled. The plan designates the State Department as a diplomatic hub and U.S....
Air Force Leaders: More Parts Key to Bringing Up C-5’s Low Readiness Rate
Air Force Chief Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told lawmakers the C‑5 Galaxy’s mission‑capable rate fell to 37%, prompting a request for $24.7 billion in FY‑2027 aircraft‑sustainment funding. The budget also earmarks more than $4 billion for a Working Capital Fund to buy spare...
SpaceComputer to Conduct On-Orbit Test of Secure Computing Infrastructure
SpaceComputer, a Singapore‑based startup, will test its Space Fabric hardware‑software stack in orbit on an undisclosed satellite in October. The system links ground stations with satellites using physically isolated, cryptographically secured computing elements, and includes a dual‑secure‑element redundancy scheme. A...
Wilsbach: Air Force Will Seek to Replace Aircraft Lost in Epic Fury
The U.S. Air Force has lost at least nine manned aircraft and roughly two dozen drones during Operation Epic Fury against Iran. Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach announced the service will seek a supplemental budget request to replace...
Hegseth: US Will Require ‘a Lot More’ Than 100 B-21 Bombers
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Pentagon should consider buying far more than the 100‑aircraft baseline for the B‑21 Raider stealth bomber. While the Air Force has set a minimum of 100, senior...
Former Incident Responders Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Committing Ransomware Attacks
The Justice Department sentenced former incident‑response manager Ryan Clifford Goldberg and former ransomware negotiator Kevin Tyler Martin to four years in federal prison for deploying the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware against multiple U.S. organizations in 2023. Leveraging their insider knowledge from Sygnia...
The Iran-Israel War Presents a Problem for Russia’s Military Supply Chains
An Israeli Air Force strike in March 2026 hit the Russia‑Iran trade hub on the Caspian Sea, exposing a critical weakness in Moscow’s long‑distance logistics. The route is a cornerstone of the International North‑South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a project Russia...
What to Know After House Passes Homeland Security Funding and Ends Historic Shutdown
The House approved a funding bill for most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the longest agency shutdown in U.S. history. The legislation funds core DHS functions but leaves ICE and Border Patrol unfunded, prompting a separate promise to...
Oil Prices Surge Again as Trump Weighs Options to End Iran War and Hegseth Faces Lawmakers
Oil prices jumped to $126 a barrel as the United States weighs military options to end the Iran war and maintains a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump was briefed by the top Middle East commander on potential...
Pentagon Asks Congress for New Tools to Attract, Retain Cyber Talent
The Pentagon has asked Congress to approve new personnel tools for fiscal 2027 aimed at strengthening its cyber workforce. The proposal would broaden the cyber interagency transfer authority, give cyber excepted‑service (CES) employees overseas‑return rights, and shorten the CES probationary...
Pakistan Navy to Add Advanced Chinese Submarines
Pakistan’s navy will acquire a fleet of advanced Chinese‑built Hangor‑class submarines, with eight vessels in total – four constructed in China and four assembled in Karachi under a technology‑transfer scheme. The first submarine was commissioned in Sanya, China, in a...
Germany Builds up Its Military to Prepare for a Potential Future without U.S. Support
Germany is accelerating its rearmament to become Europe’s strongest military by 2029, expanding defense spending and recruiting up to 300,000 troops. The push is driven by a perceived Russian threat and uncertainty over long‑term U.S. NATO support, though senior German...
Pentagon Reveals $25B Price Tag on Iran War
The Pentagon disclosed that U.S. involvement in the Iran conflict has already cost roughly $25 billion. The tally covers accelerated deployments, munitions consumption, and logistical support for forces stationed in the Middle East. Officials say the spending is straining the defense...
Russia Cloaks Launch Schedule After Spaceport Falls in Ukraine's Sights
Russia’s Plesetsk Cosmodrome has faced multiple drone attack attempts as it accelerates launches for the $1.2 bn Rassvet satellite constellation, a bid to rival Starlink. The threats have led Russian authorities to issue unusually long and vague NOTAMs, obscuring exact launch...
Low Noise Amplifier, PE2-15-5R06R0-3R5-21-12-SFF
Planar Monolithics (PMI) introduced the PE2-15-5R06R0-3R5-21-12-SFF, a low‑noise amplifier (LNA) operating from 5 to 6 GHz for military and industrial use. The device delivers 15 dB of gain with a tight gain flatness of ±0.5 dB and a typical noise figure of 3.5 dB,...
Textron Prepares for Separation of $3B+ Industrial Group
Textron Inc. is weighing a spin‑off or outright sale of its industrial segment, which is on track for $3.2 billion in sales and a 5% margin, to become a pure‑play aerospace and defense company that generates about $12 billion in revenue with...
Microsoft Defender Flaws Exploited on Windows, Two Left Unpatched
Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse released proof‑of‑concept exploits for three Microsoft Defender flaws. BlueHammer, the only patched vulnerability, leverages a malicious definition update to gain SYSTEM privileges. The remaining exploits, RedSun and UnDefend, remain unpatched and can grant full system control...
TeamPCP Hits SAP Packages With 'Mini Shai-Hulud' Attack
TeamPCP launched a “Mini Shai‑Hulud” supply‑chain attack that injected malicious pre‑install scripts into four SAP npm packages used in the Cloud Application Programming Model and MTA Build Tool. The compromised versions were published on Wednesday, quickly detected by security firms...
Trump Admin. Faces Critical 60-Day Iran War Deadline, but Floats Ceasefire Loophole
President Donald Trump faces a May 1 deadline under the 1973 War Powers Resolution that requires U.S. forces to withdraw 60 days after notifying Congress of the Iran campaign. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued that the ceasefire announced on April 7 could...
Iranian Supreme Leader Says the only Place Americans Belong in the Gulf Is ‘at the Bottom of Its Waters’
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned that the only place for Americans in the Persian Gulf is "at the bottom of its waters," underscoring Tehran’s resolve to protect its nuclear and missile programs. The statement came as Iran’s oil...
Air Force Starting to Ramp Up Development of New NC3 Aircraft
The Air Force will finalize an acquisition strategy for a new Looking Glass nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) system by September 2026, deciding whether to field dedicated aircraft or embed the mission in the upcoming E‑4C Survivable Airborne Operations...
Another AI-Assisted Software Scan Yields 9-Year-Old Linux Bug
Researchers at Xint used an AI‑assisted scan to uncover a nine‑year‑old Linux kernel flaw dubbed Copy Fail (CVE‑2026‑31431). The bug lets any local user overwrite four bytes in memory, granting deterministic root access across all Linux distributions. A ten‑line proof‑of‑concept demonstrates...
How the Trump Administration Can Get Even More Out of Its Diplomacy with Lukashenka
The Trump administration, led by Special Envoy John Coale, has leveraged diplomatic talks with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to secure the release of roughly 500 political prisoners, including Polish journalists. In return, Washington has offered limited sanctions relief and a...
Why Recovery Speed Matters when the Homeland Is the Cyber Battlefield
The article argues that the homeland is now a continuous cyber battlefield and that the speed of cyber recovery has become a decisive factor for U.S. military strength. Lt. Gen. Jeth Rey urges a shift from pure prevention to a...
Putin’s Parade Once Projected Power. Now It Reveals Russia’s Weakness.
Russian President Vladimir Putin faces growing doubts over his Victory Day parade as Ukraine’s deep‑strike attacks threaten Moscow’s security. The Kremlin announced the 2024 parade will be stripped of tanks and heavy equipment, marking a stark downgrade from previous years....
SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Koen Willems, ST Engineering iDirect Europe
Koen Willems, VP of EU/NATO Programs at ST Engineering iDirect Europe, heads the European Protected Waveform (EPW) project, a €65 million (~$71 million) European Defence Fund initiative. The consortium of 22 organisations from 12 EU states completed over‑air testing in November 2025,...
The Suez Moment America Chose
The article likens the erosion of U.S. reliability under Trump to the 1956 Suez Crisis, arguing that America’s unpredictable foreign policy has shattered the post‑war assumption of a permanent guarantor. With American naval and diplomatic resolve waning, especially around the...
Marine Commandant: Every Combatant Command Has Requested an Amphibious Ready Group
Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith told the Modern Day Marine conference that every U.S. combatant command is now asking for more than the three amphibious ready groups (ARGs) the service traditionally maintains, with demand approaching double that baseline. The 22nd...
Agencies Release Joint Guide on Zero Trust Adoption in Operational Technology
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, together with other federal bodies, released a joint guide to help organizations apply zero‑trust principles to operational technology (OT) systems. The guide outlines how to navigate OT’s unique constraints, tackle visibility challenges, and prioritize...
Admin Mum on Whether Trump Will Seek to Legalize Iran War
The U.S. began Operation Epic Fury against Iran two months ago without a congressional authorization, and the 60‑day War Powers Resolution clock is set to expire Thursday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested the April 8 ceasefire pauses the clock, a...
Air Force’s Top General: Supplemental Funding Needed to Replace US Aircraft Lost in Iran
Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told a House defense appropriations subcommittee that the loss of roughly 40 aircraft and 10 damaged in the Iran war will require supplemental funding beyond the $1.5 trillion defense budget. The Pentagon has already spent an...
After Dissing Anthropic for Limiting Mythos, OpenAI Restricts Access to Cyber, Too
OpenAI announced that its upcoming GPT‑5.5 Cyber tool will be released only to vetted "critical cyber defenders" after Sam Altman publicly criticized Anthropic for limiting access to its Mythos product. Prospective users must complete an online application that verifies their...
Anthropic's Mythos Has Landed: Here's What Comes Next for Cyber
Anthropic unveiled Claude Mythos, a large‑language model that can automatically locate and exploit zero‑day vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers, demonstrating the find on a 27‑year‑old OpenBSD flaw. The rapid, machine‑speed discovery has alarmed the cybersecurity community, prompting fears of...
AI Fuels ‘Industrial’ Cybercrime as Time-to-Exploit Shrinks to Hours
FortiGuard’s 2025 Global Threat Landscape Report warns that cybercrime has become an industrial‑scale operation powered by AI and automation. New AI‑enabled tools such as WormGPT, FraudGPT, HexStrike AI, APEX AI and BruteForceAI dramatically shorten the time‑to‑exploit, now often 24‑48 hours after...
Space Power Is the Next U.S. Strategic Vulnerability. Here’s Why.
Power generation in space is emerging as the United States' next strategic vulnerability, as the ability to produce, deploy, and replenish energy for proliferated satellite constellations becomes a core deterrence factor. Declining launch costs have shifted focus from ultra‑efficient, low‑mass...
Northwood University Receives NSA Cyber Excellence Accreditation
The National Security Agency has named Northwood University a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity, recognizing its curriculum, faculty expertise, and institutional support. The accreditation follows a prior NSA validation of the school’s cybersecurity management program. Northwood officials say...
After 75 Days, the DHS Shutdown Is Over
The 75‑day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security ended Thursday when President Donald Trump signed an appropriations bill that funds most DHS components through Sept. 30, but leaves immigration enforcement agencies unfunded. The legislation restores pay for TSA and other...
They Built a Monster Factory That Stretched for Miles—And Called It ‘Hitler’s Headache’
In 1943 Popular Mechanics highlighted Chrysler’s Dodge Chicago Plant, the world’s largest airplane‑engine factory, spanning 80 acres and 500 acres of supporting facilities. The one‑story concrete structure could house 16,000 workers and produce 18‑cylinder, 2,000‑horsepower engines for B‑17 bombers at...
Datalink Taps Arctic Wolf for AI-Led Security Operations
Datalink Networks has teamed up with Arctic Wolf to embed the Aurora Superintelligence Platform and Aurora Agentic SOC into its managed‑service portfolio for U.S. and Canadian clients. The AI‑led security operations solution promises faster detection, investigation, response and recovery without requiring...
Zelenskyy Refuses Russian Demands to Surrender Ukraine’s Vital Fortress Belt
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has flatly rejected Russia’s demand that Ukraine surrender the northern Donetsk “fortress belt,” a roughly 6,000‑square‑kilometer, 50‑kilometer defensive zone linking Kramatorsk, Slovyansk, Kostyantynivka and Druzhkivka. The area represents about 20% of Donetsk province still under Kyiv’s...
US Telecoms Agency Votes to Expand Tech Crackdown on China
The FCC voted unanimously to advance a proposal that would bar all Chinese laboratories from testing electronic devices destined for the United States. The agency says about 75% of U.S. electronics are currently tested in China and will streamline approvals...
The Iran War’s Ramifications Have Only Just Begun
The eight‑week Iran war has left Tehran with practical control of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint that moves roughly 20% of global oil and LNG. Although a cease‑fire is in place, negotiations are stalled and the strait remains effectively...
America Shot Its Arsenal Empty in 2 Wars. Now It Needs Beijing’s Permission to Reload
The Trump administration disclosed that Operation Epic Fury has already consumed $25 billion and that a $200 billion supplemental budget is being sought to sustain the war on Iran. The United States has exhausted large portions of its precision‑strike inventory – 45% of Precision...