The weaponisation of space is becoming increasingly likely, following last week’s record-breaking test flight by the US Air Force’s X-37B space plane, military observers said.

Decades ago, the U.S. Defense Department led innovation in communications and remote sensing technology. Increasingly, U.S. military agencies are turning to the private sector for innovative communications and Earth observation products and . . .

The commander of U.S. Space Command warns that China would likely target U.S. spy satellites in a future conflict and is very likely developing lasers designed to do exactly that.

Billions of dollars in contracts are at the finish line, but there’s a catch: Only half of this race’s runners will be allowed to cross it.