Government/Military

By the end of next year, Boeing‘s small satellite plant in El Segundo, California, may reach an annual production capacity of 60 satellites. In 2018, Boeing bought Millennium Space Systems, which […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) said that it has ironed out wrinkles in Link 16 delivery from space to military forces over existing radios. Last November, SDA […]

The FCC adopted a new regulatory framework on Thursday to allow satellite operators to use mobile spectrum to provide satellite-to-cell coverage The FCC said this is the world’s first regulatory […]

BlackSky won a $24 million Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract to develop moving target engagement services, the company announced Wednesday. BlackSky received an initial award of $3.5 million.  Blacksky […]

NASA released its fiscal year 2025 budget proposal on Monday, requesting $25.4 billion, as the agency works to return humans to the Moon in the Artemis program; advance climate research; […]

The fiscal limits in last year’s Fiscal Responsibility Act will slow U.S. Space Force modernization in fiscal 2025, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said in a March 8 briefing with […]

The U.K. is launching a new Space Census as it aims to generate precise data on its space workforce and the challenges ahead as its looks to grow the space […]

Farnborough, U.K. — In a keynote at Space-Comm Expo, the commander of UK Space Command said he is “convinced” that space has a PR problem, as people do not understand […]

Agile Space Industries received a small business innovation research (SBIR) phase II contract from SpaceWERX, a department of the U.S. Space Force and part of AFWERX and the Air Force […]

Farnborough, United Kingdom — The United Kingdom is shaping up for one of the most important years in its history in space, with an expected launch this year. UK Space […]

Planet Labs Federal, a subsidiary of Planet Labs, was awarded a contract by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific for vessel detection and monitoring over key areas in the […]

BlackSky Technology said on March 4 that it won a multi-million dollar U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contract to collect and annotate thousands of BlackSky multi-frame burst images to train […]

U.S. Space Force‘s Space Systems Command awarded Boeing a contract worth $439.6 million to build the 12th Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) communications satellite. The U.S. Department of Defense announced the […]

NASA made the decision to cancel the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) mission, citing technical, cost, and schedule challenges. NASA announced the decision on March 1, which affects […]

Umbra on Wednesday said the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has selected the company for the second stage of a commercial remote sensing contract the agency uses to obtain radio satellite-based radio […]

Redwire Corporation has opened a new facility in Chantilly, Virginia to support the company’s growing number of national security programs and customers. Redwire announced the new facility on Feb. 27.  […]

Viasat was awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman to support the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) initiative, called the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) also referred to […]

The South Korea Ministry of Defense (MOD) signed a deal with Iridium to integrate Iridium products and services for military operations, including real-time position tracking capabilities for soldiers. Iridium announced […]

The FCC released a draft of the final order for a new regulatory framework for satellite-to-cell coverage, ahead of the Commission’s March meeting.  The FCC said that if approved, the […]

The Luxembourg Directorate of Defence (DoD) procured two ground stations from SES and HITEC Luxembourg to support military satellite communications. SES and HITEC announced the award on Feb. 22.  These […]

Speedcast is deepening its relationship and support to the Northern Territory government in Australia. Speedcast will extend and expand the STARS (Satellite To All Remote Sites) program contract, providing connectivity […]

Hughes Network Systems was awarded a deal with SES Space & Defense for the company’s auto-PACE solution to support a military contract. The SES contract supports the Air Force Research […]

The Federal Communications Commission proposed a framework for licensing in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) activities at its most recent meeting on Feb. 15. All five commissioners voted in favor […]

The Department of Defense confirmed late Wednesday that six demonstration satellites launched earlier that evening for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development Agency (SDA)  successfully reached orbit and […]

In-Space Missions has secured more funding from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) as it looks to progress its Faraday Dragon rideshare satellite program. The funding from Phase 2 of the […]

The White House confirmed on Thursday that Russia is developing an anti-satellite (ASAT) capability, although it is not an active capability. This disclosure came after Congressman Mike Turner called for […]

Viasat had integrated a managed satcom solution on a U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship as part of a contract to provide service to 105 ships. Viasat announced the […]

Aalyria recently conducted a demonstration of its Spacetime network orchestration software platform, integrating assets from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and commercial satellite operators and companies. Its software orchestrated […]

BlackSky Technology shared more details this week about a recent $50 million deal to supply subscription imagery and analytics to the Indonesian Ministry of Defense (MoD). In this deal, the […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $66 million for risk reduction activities and early design work for the Mobile User Objective […]