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Well that’s not something you see everyday. A C-130J coming into Odiham. Just overflew me with gear down on approach. #avgeek

29.10.2025 09:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches

Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches

20.10.2025 20:25 — 👍 203    🔁 124    💬 40    📌 49
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SpaceX's Starshield satellites are reportedly transmitting signals on unauthorized frequencies SpaceX's Starshield satellites might be violating international standards to transmit data to Earth.

Reports via @engadget.bsky.social suggest SpaceX’s Starshield satellites are using unauthorised frequencies. If true, it’s not just a regulatory issue, it’s a warning for how blurred the line between commercial and military orbit has become. #SpaceSecurity #LEO

www.engadget.com/science/spac...

18.10.2025 14:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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FCC kicks off 'Space Month' with vow to fast-track satellite licensing Agency aims to replace its default 'no' with default 'yes' while overhauling rules for operators The US Federal Communications Commission has launched "Space Month," with Chairman Brendan Carr saying that "we'll replace a default to no at the agency to a default to yes" for satellite licensing requests.…

FCC kicks off 'Space Month' with vow to fast-track satellite licensing

07.10.2025 16:38 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
The Sky Is Full Podcast – A Story of Power in Orbit

The Sky Is Full Podcast – A Story of Power in Orbit

🚀 Coming in 2026 - The Sky Is Full 🎙️

A documentary podcast on the satellite swarms reshaping life, politics, and war. From the Cold War to Silicon Valley, Ukraine’s battlefields to Chinese launch pads - how low Earth orbit became the world’s new high ground.

👉 theskyisfull.com

26.09.2025 12:54 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

China's CGST has returned the favour, using its Jilin-1 sats to image a Maxar Worldview Legion 2 satellite. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3oGA5_HVKJ...

13.09.2025 10:06 — 👍 95    🔁 24    💬 2    📌 5

Thanks for the recommendation... about a 1/3 of the way in and just stunned!

08.09.2025 13:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yes, I'll give you that, Seal Team 6 (as per the article), but I suppose that doesn't cover the successful ones, which often remain unknown. It would be interesting to see a comparison with Delta etc on similar f-ups!

05.09.2025 15:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Reading the NYT piece, so much feels off, and it's written for drama rather than accuracy. A Tier 1 mission like this would always have clear ROE, and comms protocols. The catalogue of errors, while possible, seems way out of character for a well-rehearsed mission by skilled operators.

05.09.2025 14:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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🚀 Thrilled to share I’ve signed with Potomac Books (Univ. of Nebraska Press) to publish my first book: Swarm: The Rise of Mega-Constellations and the Battle for Low Earth Orbit. Draft nearly done, publication planned for 2026. jayallen.pro

03.09.2025 09:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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a stingray airplane is flying in the dark ALT: a stingray airplane is flying in the dark

The image of it blowing up, looked like a still from Stingray!

31.08.2025 12:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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China launches 8th batch of satellites for 13,000-strong internet megaconstellation (video) It was the fourth Guowang launch in less than three weeks.

China’s LEO ambitions get boost with more launches. www.space.com/space-explor...

15.08.2025 16:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2030: War in the Shadows: How China Could Take Taiwan Without Firing First The first sign was not a missile launch, but a picture. At 06:42 Taipei time, a high‑resolution satellite image surfaced on a public imagery feed: a line of grey hulls pushing east from the Chinese c...

2030: War in the Shadows: How China Could Take Taiwan Without Firing First
jayallen.pro/2030-war-in-... #militaryscenario #globalsecurity #2030

11.08.2025 13:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is exactly what my research has been saying for sometime! The cyber/physical threats to satellites are real and need to be addressed! jayallen.pro

08.08.2025 07:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@tnewtondunn.bsky.social Just wanted to say the last episode of your podcast with Gen Rainey was brilliant, a riveting listen! Hats off to you and Gen Sanders for what is turning out to be a defining series. I wondered if you had any future episodes planned on Taiwan or Space Security? Thanks!

07.08.2025 07:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Eutelsat LEO revenue rockets 84% : OneWeb constellation may be smaller, but it's suddenly looking like a safer bet for some

Interesting news from Eutelsat raises questions on whether they can become a true competitor to Starlink? I have doubts. #Space #Spacesecurity

www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/e...

05.08.2025 16:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Orbital Swarm Is Already Here How satellite mega-constellations are redrawing the lines of war, power, and sovereignty

New on Medium:
The Orbital Swarm Is Already Here
How Mega-constellations are reshaping power in orbit.
Space isn’t quiet. It’s strategic.

medium.com/@jayallenuk/...

#Space #LEO #Geopolitics #Medium

04.08.2025 16:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Echoes of Armageddon: Why We’ve Stopped Fearing Nuclear War and Why That Should Worry Us Once, nuclear war haunted films, protests, and public imagination. Today, the fear has faded—but the threat hasn’t. This piece explores how we lost our nuclear anxiety, why that might be dangerous, an...

Echoes of Armageddon: Why We’ve Stopped Fearing Nuclear War and Why That Should Worry Us
jayallen.pro/echoes-of-ar... #NuclearRisk #StrategicStability #ColdWarMemory #GlobalSecurity

04.08.2025 11:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Swarm: The Rise of Mega-Constellations and the Battle for Low Earth Orbit – Prologue The Sky is Full © Jay Allen 2025 Above Ukraine, the Future Arrived Early In the opening days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war appeared to follow a familiar…

The sky is no longer quiet. I’ve spent the past year researching mega-constellations, Starlink, OneWeb, Guowang, and more. The result: Swarm, a new nonfiction book on power, space, and sovereignty. First chapter now live: jayallen.pro/2025/08/02/s... #Swarm #SpacePolicy

02.08.2025 10:58 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Pleased to share I’ve completed my MA in Global Security Studies at King's College London with Merit! It’s been a tough but fascinating journey balancing studies with work, and I’m especially proud of my research on space security, AI, and deterrence. Now to find a way to continue down this path!

25.07.2025 14:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
China’s dual-use space sector goes global China’s capabilities related to becoming a space power have undergone remarkable improvement in the last two decades. With a global infrastructure of telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) stations and numerous cooperation agreements with other states, China is well positioned to continue its advancements with its new mid- and long-term development plan, to be announced next year.

Great article from IISS - China’s dual-use space sector goes global www.iiss.org/online-analy...

#spacesecurity #space

17.07.2025 16:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A sleek, futuristic aircraft soars above a sea of fluffy clouds. The aircraft features two large engines mounted atop its wings and a distinctive vertical tail fin. The sky is bright, with sunlight casting dramatic shadows across the cloud tops.

A sleek, futuristic aircraft soars above a sea of fluffy clouds. The aircraft features two large engines mounted atop its wings and a distinctive vertical tail fin. The sky is bright, with sunlight casting dramatic shadows across the cloud tops.

🚀Meet INVICTUS – Europe’s new hypersonic test platform.

We have joined forces with UK-based Frazer-Nash to kick off INVICTUS, a research programme with the goal of developing hypersonic technologies applicable to future reusable vehicles capable of horizontal launch.

▶️ esa.int/Enabling_Sup...

16.07.2025 10:59 — 👍 212    🔁 28    💬 3    📌 16

INVICTUS builds upon earlier ESA-led technological developments and will provide a platform for industry, agencies, and academia to trial next-generation hypersonic technologies. #UKSC2025

16.07.2025 12:17 — 👍 14    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Europe’s Orbital Awakening: How the EU Space Act Rewrites the Rules of Allied Deterrence On June 20th, 2025, the European Commission quietly released a draft regulation that is one of the most geopolitically consequential documents of the year. Titled the EU Space Act, it mandates new …

Europe’s bet on orbital sovereignty isn’t about rockets, it’s about rules.

My new blog post on how the EU Space Act reshapes allied deterrence:
🔗 jayallen.pro/2025/07/08/e...

#SpacePolicy #EUspace #LEO #OrbitalSovereignty #Deterrence #Geopolitics #NATO #DualUse #SpaceSecurity #TechGovernance

08.07.2025 13:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just starting to draft something on the EU Space Act and how it's quietly becoming Europe's declaration of orbital sovereignty. Thinking in terms of norms, deterrence, and allied divergence. Will post draft blog soon. Anyone interested? #SpacePolicy #EUspace #StrategicAutonomy #LEO #Deterrence

08.07.2025 11:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Financial 'stretch' for UK to join Europe's Starlink rival, says minister Possibility of joining IRIS² remote as Britain grapples with fiscal squeeze A UK minister has told Parliament that joining Europe's answer to Starlink — Elon Musk's satellite-based mobile internet service — would be a "stretch" given the nation's current financial challenges.…

Financial 'stretch' for UK to join Europe's Starlink rival, says minister

05.07.2025 08:41 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Rearming the Ladder: Britain’s F-35A Move and the Return of Tactical Deterrence The UK’s announcement that it will procure F-35A Lightning II jets and formally commit to NATO’s nuclear sharing mission marks a subtle but significant shift in its approach to deterren…

Following Ladders and Leverage and the UK Gov F35 announcement, here is my latest blog:
Rearming the Ladder: Britain’s F‑35A Move and the Return of Tactical Deterrence
How the UK is reshaping its nuclear role.
🔗 jayallen.pro/2025/06/25/r...
#UKDefence #F35A #NuclearDeterrence

25.06.2025 08:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bezos beams up batch two as Project Kuiper plays catch-up with Starlink ULA's Atlas V deploys second load of Amazon's broadband satellites The second batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites has launched, but Team Bezos has a long way to go to match the coverage of Elon Musk's Starlink.…

Bezos beams up batch two as Project Kuiper plays catch-up with Starlink

24.06.2025 15:49 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Eutelsat seeks €1.35B to boost LEO network and take the fight to Starlink French satellite operator plans capital raise backed by state and key investors including Bharti Satellite biz Eutelsat is looking to raise €1.35 billion ($1.55 billion) to grow its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network to take on Starlink and benefit from anticipated growth in demand for connectivity.…

Eutelsat seeks €1.35B to boost LEO network and take the fight to Starlink

20.06.2025 17:03 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Ladders and Leverage: Rethinking the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent in an Era of Strategic Ambiguity @jayallen.pro [Bluesky] | LinkedIn As Britain enters a new era of strategic competition, marked by the resurgence of great power rivalry, the weaponisation of space and cyberspace, and the erosion …

My latest blog post, Ladders and Leverage: Rethinking the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent. Inspired by the @fasikcl.bsky.social Defence Question time event this week!

jayallen.pro/2025/06/19/l...

#NuclearDeterrence #UKDefence #StrategicStability #CyberSecurity #SpacePolicy

19.06.2025 11:23 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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