Government/Military

PARIS —  There is a newfound urgency toward space cybersecurity in Europe. Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency (ESA), keynoted CySat 2025 in Paris, underlying a new […]

While the U.S. Space Force’s first Space Warfighting Framework, released last month, highlights the importance of satellite maneuver to complicate adversary surveillance and targeting, in-space refueling to ease such maneuver is […]

Muon Space has won further business from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The newly awarded contract stage will continue to develop the national security potential of multispectral electro-optical and infrared […]

A group of Democratic Senators are calling for an ethics investigation into reporting that the Senators say shows the Trump Administration is “explicitly seeking” to assist Elon Musk’s Starlink business […]

The FCC is questioning EchoStar about the status of its mobile satellite services (MSS) operations in the 2 GHz band after SpaceX accused EchoStar of “barely” using the band.  The […]

Building on its existing network of companies that are helping lay the foundation for a Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Monday said it has awarded […]

Redwire Corporation reported a 30% year-over-year decline in revenue in the first quarter of 2025 as leadership reported delays in contract awards from the U.S. government. Redwire reported $61.4 million […]

Space Systems Command selected CACI, General Atomics, and Viasat to continue development of space laser communication terminal prototypes .  The awards announced Thursday are for Phase 2 of the $100 […]

LONDON — Increasing understanding of Chinese spy satellites took center stage at this year’s Military Space Situational Awareness Conference in London, which brought together leaders and academics in space data last […]

Space Systems Command (SSC) on Tuesday said it has awarded SciTec, Inc. a $259 million contract to deliver a ground-processing capability that supports the U.S. Space Force’s legacy and new missile […]

Airbus DS Government Solutions has integrated an iDirect Government software defined radio (SDR) satellite modem into its Ranger Flyaway terminal. iDirect Gov announced Tuesday that Airbus successfully integrated and tested […]

Planet Labs Germany, part of the Planet Group, signed government deal in Germany as the German government looks to improve its water and land management from space. Planet signed a […]

President Trump’s budget proposal for NASA looks to cut funding for the agency by 24%, while increasing funding for human space exploration and slashing space science funding.  The Trump-Vance Administration […]

A dozen satellite companies are to benefit from the latest U.S. Space Force (USSF) 10 year contract worth upto $237 million as the USSF looks to boost spacecraft procurement. The […]

Revenues in the Airbus Defence and Space segment were up 11% year over-year in the first quarter, as Airbus reported Q1 2025 results on Thursday. CEO Guillaume Faury expressed support […]

True Anomaly has raised another $260 million in a Series C funding round. The aim of this funding will be to accelerate its next phase of growth, vertical integration, facility […]

Space Domain Awareness provider Slingshot Aerospace on Tuesday debuted what it says is the “world’s first” package to provide sovereign nations with their own space tracking capabilities, decreasing their reliance on outside […]

The Republicans leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee have rolled out their $150 billion defense spending plan for the forthcoming reconciliation bill, which includes $25 billion for […]

The FCC has opened a review of spectrum sharing between Geostationary (GEO) and Non-Geostationary (NGSO) satellite systems, and invited comments on satellite power limits.  During Monday’s open meeting, the FCC […]

The Satellite Industry Association is encouraging policy and lawmakers to look to satellite communications and technology to assist in natural disaster response. SIA, which represents satellite operators, manufacturers, equipment suppliers, […]

L3Harris lowered guidance for the company to account for a divestiture, but leadership was optimistic on Thursday’s investor call about opportunities for its satellite business to participate in the “Golden […]

Europe is scrambling to bolster its defenses. It doesn’t take a genius to see why. Geopolitical shifts are underway. There’s a war on the Eastern frontier. And the Americans say […]

The U.S. Space Force on Thursday released its first-ever Space Warfighting framework, outlining the activities and considerations to fight in, and out of, space to achieve superiority in the domain. The […]

Polish space company Creotech Instruments will build three Earth observation (EO) satellites for Poland under a new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) announced April 15. The contract is […]

Europe has not invested enough in sovereign space capabilities. This is one of the conclusions of a new Seraphim Space white paper released April 16. The white paper details several […]

The United Kingdom and United States have announced an interesting new partnership between the U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) and the U.K. Space Command. The two organizations have formalized a […]

AT&T anticipates trials this year between AST SpaceMobile direct-to-cell connectivity and the FirstNet public safety network. This comes after this week, the FCC granted AST SpaceMobile approval to test direct-to-cellular […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— Cybersecurity in space architectures is going to be an all-hands effort requiring reworking flaws in legacy network systems and developing new platforms to counter attacks from adversaries. […]

FARNBOROUGH, UK — A greater reliance on space heightens the importance of space cybersecurity. One of the top officials in the U.K. military outlined the United Kingdom’s plans for space […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting approaches for prototype spacecraft that can autonomously navigate and be highly maneuverable in a Low Lunar Orbit (LLO) for cislunar space […]