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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 […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the first full-scale mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation on Monday evening, starting the deployment phase of Amazon’s competitor to Starlink and OneWeb.  ULA launched […]

Skylo Technologies is bringing two-way SMS messaging over satellite to Verizon customers thanks to a partnership with Syniverse. Skylo has extended the Syniverse Evolved Mobility solution as a method for […]

Space Solar has completed CASSiDi, an 18-month, 1.7 million pound ($2.26 million) project designed to advance the design maturity of its CASSIOPeiA satellite. The project advanced key aspects of the […]

Spire Global completed the sale of its maritime business to Belgian data and analytics company Kpler, using the proceeds to retire all outstanding debt, Spire announced April 25.  Spire sold […]

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 […]

OroraTech is hoping to make its presence felt in the U.S. market after opening its U.S. headquarters in Denver. The company, whic is based in Germany and specializes in wildfire […]

T-Mobile cut the price on its commercial service for “T-Satellite” messaging, and plans to start service in July. T-Mobile is setting the price at $10 per month, and is offering […]

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, […]

As data requirements for maritime operators continue to grow, maritime operators are looking for more capability in their communications solutions. Across maritime operations in commercial shipping, fishing, and even cruise, […]

Booz Allen and Meta, the parent company of Facebook, tailored a version of Meta’s open source platform, Llama, for space, to be deployed on the International Space Station (ISS).  Dubbed […]

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 […]

Japanese mobile network operator Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile completed what they claim is the first-ever broadband video call between unmodified smartphones in Japan using a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. […]

Orbcomm is launching a new partner program for IoT solution providers and resellers to encourage new applications and reach new IoT partners.  Orbcomm has more than 400 solution providers that […]

Anuvu is making improvements to its Dedicated Space network platform which will see airline customers get a faster connectivity service. The company says upgrades will result in an over 35% […]

German-based satellite manufacturer Reflex Aerospace is teaming up with U.S.-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) company Umbra to provide SAR solutions to Europe.  Under the agreement announced Wednesday, Umbra will customize […]

Revenue in the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) segment was down 9% in the first quarter of 2025, but the segment’s operating margin improved year-over-year.  BDS reported revenue of […]

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 […]

Gilat Satellite Networks (Gilat) has won orders with commercial satellite operators worth over $15 million to be delivered throughout 2025. The company reported its commercial division continues to perform strongly […]

Satellite ground technology startup Northwood Space has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round led by Alpine Space Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).  Also Capital, Founders Fund, and […]

Globalsat Group will deploy a hybrid satellite and LTE connectivity solution across railway operations for VLI Logística in Brazil, under a new deal announced Tuesday.  This project will provide faster […]

Iridium CEO Matt Desch walked investors through how tariffs are impacting Iridium’s equipment supply chain, saying that for now, Iridium is absorbing a higher cost of importing goods into the […]

The third season of the Future Space Economy series kicks off with a discussion about the financial outlook for new and upcoming applications that fall under the “Future Space Economy” […]

SpaceX launched the third Bandwagon rideshare mission on Monday evening, launching satellites for Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD), Tomorrow.io, and Atmos Space Cargo.  Bandwagon is a SpaceX rideshare mission […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is now planning for the first full-scale launch for Amazon Project Kuiper on Monday April 28, at 7 p.m. ET. The mission was set to launch […]

The latest resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched early Monday included new in-space drug development technology by Redwire.  Redwire launched a high-volume industrial crystallizer that is capable […]

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 […]

The Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) group is planning a second European PlugFest in Germany this September to bring together companies from around the world to test the interoperability […]

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 […]