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At least 10 civilians died in Gidan Bisa and Gidan Ruutuwa in Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State following military airstrikes the Defence Headquarters said were aimed at Lakurawa terrorist group’s hideouts in the area. The Defence Headquarters says the death of 10 civilians in Gidan Bisa and Gidan Ruutuwa In Silame Local Government

Defense Meteorological Satellite System (DMSP) spacecraft. Credit: U.S. Air Force WASHINGTON — A defunct military weather satellite has broken up in orbit and created more than 50 pieces of debris, the latest in a series of similar incidents involving that line of spacecraft. The U.S. Space Force reported Dec. 19 that it had identified a

The way in which commercial imagery is procured by the government does not necessarily support military commanders’ needs for timely intelligence, officials said at the Planet Explore 2023 conference. The post Amid commercial boom, U.S. military lacks timely access to satellite imagery appeared first on SpaceNews...

The African countries which are participating in the Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX) include Botswana, Cameroon, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Morocco, Niger and Nigeria. Republic of Congo, Rwanda,…

Mexican authorities have arrested Ovidio Guzmán, son of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, sparking widespread violence just days before President Joe Biden‘s scheduled visit to the embattled Central American country. According to a press release issued by the United States State Department on December 16...