Government/Military

BlackSky Technology won the next phase of a competitive U.S. Navy research contract to continue developing optical inter-satellite link (OISL) terminal applications for its Gen-3 constellation. Future satellites in BlackSky’s...

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is awarding contracts for the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global (PTS-G) program to Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Viasat, Astranis, and Intelsat General, the U.S. division of Luxembourg’s SES,...

Spire Global is building out its space reconnaissance portfolio for defense, with new radio frequency (RF) geospatial intelligence capabilities for persistent monitoring, geolocation, and situational awareness. The company said its...

SES and the Luxembourg government are investing in a second satellite for the GovSat public-private partnership to provide government connectivity services over Europe.  GovSat is a joint venture between SES...

Eutelsat has signed a new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity deal with the U.K. government’s FCDO Services and NSSL Global, after the U.K. recently increased its investment in the operator. The...

The FCC will consider an order that would streamline processes for space stations and earth stations at its August 7 open meeting.  The FCC said these changes will clear regulatory...

Denmark is donating European-produced satellite services to Ukraine’s defense through the European Defence Agency (EDA). Denmark is providing Ukraine with satellite receiver terminals for access to satellite-based communications, the Danish...

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2026 defense bill would require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to establish a Title 10 requirement for the tactical, surveillance,...

Globalstar has a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army to assess the company’s devices for low probability of intercept and detection communications.  Globalstar said the...

The Australian Department of Defence is investing $4 million in a sovereign Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite project, led by Australian satellite operator Optus. Under the co-funded arrangement announced Monday, Optus...