Government/Military

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will acquire Israeli satellite mobile systems company Orbit Technologies for $356.3 million in cash, the companies announced Wednesday. Orbit will be integrated with Kratos’ Microwave...

President Trump re-nominated Jared Isaacman to lead NASA as administrator, a reversal of his decision to withdraw Isaacman’s nomination earlier this year.  “Jared’s passion for space, astronaut experience, and dedication...

Watchdog group Frequency Forward is calling for the FCC to deny SpaceX’s purchase of EchoStar spectrum and investigate Elon Musk’s business ties to the Chinese government.  The group filed a...

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...