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Fordow Exposed: Jaw‑Dropping Satellite Images Reveal the Mountain‑Shaking U.S. Strike on Iran’s Deepest Nuclear Stronghold

In the space of a single June weekend, the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant—long considered Iran’s most impregnable atomic fortress—went from hidden menace to smoking headline. Newly released commercial satellite photos reveal at least six cavernous craters in the rocky ridge protecting the underground centrifuge halls, evidence that the United States unleashed a dozen 30‑thousand‑pound Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs)…
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Space Showdown: How Military Satellites Are Shaping the Ukraine‑Russia War

The war in Ukraine is not just being fought on land and in the skies – it’s also being waged in orbit. Since the full-scale invasion in 2022, both sides have leaned heavily on military satellite services for communication, intelligence, navigation, targeting, and early warning. From SpaceX’s Starlink internet constellation keeping Ukrainian forces online to…
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Import of Military-Grade Drones to Ukraine (2025 Update)

Customs and Tax Rules for Drone Imports Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine has significantly relaxed import taxes and procedures for drones and related military tech. Normally, imported drones would incur standard import duty (customs tariff) and a 20% value-added tax (VAT). However, wartime measures have waived these costs for most drone imports: In…
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Military Satellite Services: Complete Guide to Secure Communications

Introduction: Modern military forces rely heavily on satellites as force multipliers and intelligence assets in space. Over the last few decades, warfare has shifted toward highly technology-driven operations, making space-based capabilities central to strategic planning nsin.us. Military satellites – once limited to Cold War-era spy missions – now form the ever-watchful “eyes in the sky,” delivering critical communications, surveillance, navigation,…
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Satellite Technology in Military and Defense: A Global Overview

A modern military satellite orbiting Earth. Such orbiting assets have become essential strategic tools, often described as the “ultimate high ground” in warfare. Introduction to Military Satellite Technology Military satellites are artificial satellites used for defense and security purposes, providing capabilities that are now indispensable in modern warfare en.wikipedia.org. Since the earliest reconnaissance satellites of the Cold…
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