'If you can’t bring back a rock sample, how will you ever bring back an astronaut?'

Prof Yang Gao KCL Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences explores for The Conversation why Nasa wants help to get Mars samples back to 🌏 & how it is a vital step to putting humans on the red planet. ⬇️

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🇬🇧 The United Kingdom intends to design and deploy its own hypersonic cruise missile by the year 2030.

The project is part of an aim to match the capabilities of global powers such as China, Russia, and the United States.

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✈️✍️Are you a student interested in how air war has been represented across a broad range of textual forms?

The Writing the Air War Conference, 11-12 May, is offering discounted student tickets on a first come first serve basis.

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📢Last chance to submit papers for the RAF Museum Conference 2024. This year's theme is 'Understanding the Future of Air Power – Air Forces since 1980 and Beyond.'

✍️️Deadline: 28 April
✉️Apply to: [email protected]

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🛰️We were pleased to host the Air Attachés Association for the launch of our recent paper by PhD Candidate Aleix Nadal

Aleix gave an overview of his research and reflected on the current 🇬🇧 approach to outer space from a protect and defend perspective.

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🛰️✈️What are the challenges of achieving detterence given the emerging threats of the future?

Air Vice-Marshal Tim Jones introduces what will be discussed at this year's #GlobalAirSpaceChiefs conference with Air Power Assn.

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🤝✈️F-35 warfighting capability in Europe and the Indo-Pacific has been strengthened with the announcement of colocation in Florida by the Royal Air Force & Royal Australian Air Force.

The joint centre will provide operational advantage for 🇬🇧, 🇺🇸 & 🇦🇺 F-35's.

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🇮🇷🇮🇱 How did Israel thwart Iran's missile and drone attack?

In this commentary piece, Dr Samir Puri writes that there will be more attention than ever on the competitive rush to update missile defence systems.

Read it 👇
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🛰️ New S&D+ online short courses!

We are excited to feature two new #space -focused online short courses as part of Security & Defence PLuS’ educational offerings: Introduction to Satellite Operations and SciTech Space Leadership, both designed by Interplanetary Initiative at ASU. …curityanddefenceplus.plusalliance.org/new-online-spa…

🛰️Royal Air Force Reservists marked the formation of their new specialist Space unit at University of Strathclyde.

The new unit will assist UK Space Command as space becomes an increasingly important UK🇬🇧 defence domain.

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❓How likely is an Israeli response to the Iranian attack?

Professor Michael Clarke takes a look at how Israel may react to Iran's attack, and what could happen next.

Watch his interview👇
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💬🪖 Will Iran strike again? What are its military capabilities?

Dr Marina M. and Mike Martin 🔶 discussed what we can expect after the country launched drones and missiles at Israel overnight.

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🇬🇧How would UK defence spending change under Starmer’s Labour?

Prime Ministerial frontrunner Keir Starmer has said the the Labour Party intends to raise the UK’s defence spending to 2.5% of GDP 'as soon as resources allow'.

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💬What would open warfare between Israel and Iran look like?

FASI Co-Director Wyn Bowen says it's unlikely Iran will seek to directly attack targets on Israeli soil, lest it risk an uncontrollable military response from Israel and its chief ally, the US.

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🌐Why is Israel’s use of AI in Gaza coming under scrutiny?

What AI changes is the speed with which targets can be identified and attacked. That means more targets hit, and all else being equal, more risk to civilians.” said Professor Kenneth Payne.

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🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸What does AUKUS mean to the UK?

In the latest Security & Defence PLuS essay, FASI Co-Director Wyn Bowen and Dr Sarah Tzinieris examine the implications of #AUKUS for the UK, appraising the risks and rewards, as well as the challenges ahead.

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🛰️✈️This year's Air Power Assn ACM Sir Rich Knighton Global Air & Space Chiefs’ Conference will take place on 17-18 July.

Join over 50 chiefs of air and space forces as they meet to discuss this year's theme: Deterrence.

More info and tickets👇
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We’re pleased to announce that the London Defence Conference 2024 will be held 21-23 May at King's College London

This year's theme is “Deterrence: Building Capacity to Counter Global Threats”

Find out more ⬇️
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✍️Are you interested in writing for FASI?

We invite submissions and proposals from researchers, journalists, and practitioners on air and space power issues and welcome original work from an interdisciplinary and global perspective.

🗣️✍️CALL FOR PAPERS

This year's RAF Museum conference will explore the ways in which air forces have evolved and transformed since the late 20th century.

They are welcoming papers on a variety of topics. Find out more👇

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