Government/Military

The FCC is seeking comment on a number of options to auction additional spectrum in the C-band to make it available for next-generation wireless services. The FCC announced Wednesday that […]

The FCC voted to kick off two proceedings on Tuesday that will impact satellite licensing — one described as a licensing “overhaul” and another dealing with antennas in the upper […]

SD Government (SDG), part of Gogo, has won a new contract to deliver multi-band, multi-orbit airborne global satellite communications to a U.S. government agency. The deal is worth $3 million […]

Vantor, a global spatial intelligence company building an AI-powered imaging satellite constellation, won a key contract win from the U.S. Space Force to support its Joint Commercial Operations program by […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Iridium a contract that will see partner T-Mobile deploy Iridium PNT services across 5G network sites in the U.S.  The award Iridium announced […]

NASA’s Acting Administrator Sean Duffy said that he is in the process of re-opening the agency’s Moon lander contract with SpaceX for competition, saying Monday that SpaceX is behind on […]

Europe needs to adopt faster procurement mechanisms, invest more in emerging technologies, and have closer collaboration with non-space sectors to close an innovation gap with the global space sector, the […]

Planet Labs on Thursday said it has received its first award under the Luno B contract, a $12.8 million order to provide data analytics for maritime domain awareness. The National […]

Open Cosmos will lead the Spanish component of the Atlantic Constellation, an Earth Observation initiative from Portugal and Spain. The Spanish Space Agency (AEE) and the European Space Agency (ESA) […]

The second batch of U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1, Transport Layer communications satellites launched on Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried […]

Eutelsat is going with a new brand identity to tap into the U.S. market. The company announced the new name Eutelsat Network Solutions for the subsidiary formerly known as Eutelsat America […]

Cyber is now considered a key warfighting domain and the era of cyber conflicts in space is already here. These were two of the key takeaways from two panels featuring […]

Military satcom leaders in the United Kingdom and industry partners are working through the risk and reward of using commercial solutions, along with issues of maintaining sovereign communications. At the […]

Qualcomm Technologies (QTI) has integrated Iridium’s satellite connectivity into its Snapdragon Mission Tactical Radio (MTR) for adoption by U.S. government customers and allied partners, the companies announced Tuesday.  This opens […]

Kymeta has been selected as a multi-orbit satellite communications capability provider in the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) pilot with its Osprey u8 terminal. NGC2 is an […]

Amazon’s Project Kuiper has made inroads into the Central Asian market of Uzbekistan, a country with a population of around 36 million people. Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Digital Technologies has signed […]

The U.S. Navy awarded Planet a $7.5 million contract renewal for vessel detection and monitoring over the Pacific. The project integrates Planet’s satellite imagery into SeaVision, a maritime situational awareness […]

The UK Space Command (UKSC) is developing sensors to protect critical national satellites from laser threats from adversaries.  The Ministry of Defence said that the new sensor technology under development […]

The planned development of Golden Dome, the Trump administration’s ambitious space-based missile defense system, continues to galvanize the space industry, from defense primes to space startups and data analytics firms. […]

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr kicked off ‘Space Month’ on Monday, with a target to update satellite licensing and additional spectrum reform.  Speaking at a factory opening for spacecraft manufacturer Apex […]

UltiSat will provide a mobile internet service powered by Starlink to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for wildland firefighters under a new contract announced Monday.  Under the agreement, UltiSat […]

Firefly Aerospace on Sunday afternoon said it has agreed to acquire SciTec, Inc., a small company with expertise in data processing and data analytics that support the intelligence community and […]

Neuraspace is launching a space domain awareness tool targeted for the defense sector, called Neuraspace DEF, aimed at helping nations protect their space infrastructure. Neuraspace CEO Chiara Manfletti tells Via […]

Under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, SpaceX is to launch five NSSL Phase 3, Lane 2 missions through September 2026 for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and National Reconnaissance Office […]

The U.S. Space Force Space Operations Command’s (SpOC) Mission Delta 2 unit is now ready to employ the L3Harris Technologies Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS), the service said on […]

Commcrete, a new Israeli deep-tech satellite communications solutions company, has raised close to $30 million through its Seed and Series A rounds. The company is looking to deliver next generation […]

The UK Space Agency is funding 23 space projects that center around international space collaboration, issuing a total of 6.5 million pounds ($8.7 million) in funding from the International Bilateral […]

The SpaceRise consortium leading Europe’s IRIS² constellation is kicking off the procurement process for the ground segment. The European Space Agency (ESA) published the RFI announcement this week after recently […]

Germany is planning to invest 35 billion euro ($41 billion) in space defense capabilities by 2030, Defense Minister Boris Pistoriu announced this week. In a speech in Berlin at the […]

While hailing the importance of the IRIS² constellation, a number of prominent experts believe things need to move quicker as Europe adapts to a more contested and fragile overall space […]