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Lockheed Martin Completes Phased Array Test With Ball Aerospace, Wins SDA Contract
Lockheed Martin and Ball Aerospace successfully completed a phased array transmit test for a Multi-Band, Multi-Mission (MBMM) antenna. This is a milestone for the U.S…
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Hypergiant Collaborates with US Air Force on Reconfigurable Constellation
The U.S. Air Force’s collaboration with Texas-based Hypergiant Industries will to lead to a Chameleon Constellation of 24 to 36 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning…
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Ball Aerospace to Develop Prototype Antenna for U.S. Navy Ships
The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) selected Ball Aerospace to develop a prototype of a new multi-band, low-observable satellite communications antenna to be installed on…
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Final AEHF Launch Marks a Turning Point for DoD Space Acquisition
The plane should have taken off by now. A commercial airplane typically takes about 30 seconds to speed down the runway and lift off into…
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ThinKom Wins Contract for US Navy Comms
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) awarded Thinkom Solutions a contract for next-generation communications on U.S. Navy ships. ThinKom will test…
Cybersecurity
White House Releases Cybersecurity Policy on Space Systems
The White House on Sept. 4 released Space Policy Directive-5 (SPD-5) regarding cybersecurity for space systems, as a senior administration official told reporters that cyber threats on…
Mobility
Hughes Ready to Deploy ‘Lifesaving’ HeloSat Solution for Military Helicopters
This summer, Hughes Network Systems has conducted two tests of its HeloSat satellite communications system, and the company’s Defense Senior Director Wayne Marhefka tells Via…
Launch
SpaceX, ULA Win Major Military Launch Contracts
United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX have been National Security Space Launch  (NSSL) service contracts, the U.S. Space Force announced Aug. 7.  The Phase 2…
5G
Pentagon To Open Up 100 MHz Of Mid-Band Spectrum for Commercial 5G Use
The White House said Monday it will make a section of military-use mid-band spectrum available to the commercial sector, with plans to begin auctioning it…
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Government Space is Business Space
What’s the proper dividing line between what government does and what business does? This is not a political question — it is meant in the…


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FCC Takes Steps to Make More Mid-Band Spectrum Available for 5G
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Construction of Indonesian Satellite SATRIA to Start This Month 


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“Balloons are the future of connectivity.” What sounds like a line torn straight out of a Thomas Pynchon steampunk novel is actually the core mission statement of Loon, the Google/Alphabet subsidiary that wants to loft a fleet of balloons into the stratosphere to provide global broadband connectivity. An image posted to Loon’s website shows a…
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