Rear Admiral Bob Little, commander of the Coast Guard's Arctic District, flagged mounting concern over Chinese research and marine vessels operating near Alaska as a direct homeland security issue.
Both U.S. allies are investing in advanced warships and weapons upgrades, driven by China's rapid growth as a blue-water naval power.
A new RAND Corporation study finds a structural shortfall in engineers, technicians, and assemblers that could leave the United States unable to reconstitute destroyed military space assets during a conflict with China or Russia.
Beijing's water-hunting moon probe won't launch this year after Chinese space officials said the spacecraft failed to meet conditions for its narrow south pole window.
Chinese commercial rocket company LandSpace recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 methalox rocket after its second orbital launch — a historic first for China's private space sector — though the booster subsequently fell over.
Schiess takes command of a rapidly expanding Space Force amid growing strategic competition in orbit and bipartisan pressure to sharpen China-focused training.
A flurry of moves in late July and early August 2026 — from a U.S. laser-communications contract to Spain's multibillion-euro satellite commitment and China's latest relay launches — illustrates how orbital communications infrastructure has become a primary arena of great-power competition.
Spark Space's Lieyan-2 engine hotfire and fresh funding round signal growing momentum in China's commercial launch sector as it bids to field what it claims will be the world's largest electric-pump-fed rocket.
