CesiumAstro has acquired TXMission, a company based in the United Kingdom that develops software-defined radios and modems for satellites. CesiumAstro, which builds ​​active phased arrays, said the deal will help the company expand to Europe and improve its end-to-end communication solution.  CesiumAstro announced the deal Jan. 17, financial terms were not disclosed. TXMission’s office in…

GapSat is acquiring QBX Limited, an Isle of Man based satellite solutions and consulting services company, GapSat announced Jan. 16. QBX has a portfolio of satellite radio frequency spectrum and intellectual property. The acquisition includes a patent for new techniques to improve in-flight safety and communications for Geostationary aero-mobility services and a suite of three…

L3Harris Technologies on Tuesday closed its $2 billion acquisition of Viasat’s Tactical Data Links (TDL) product line, strengthening its focus on the Defense Department’s efforts to link its systems and sensors into single network. The TDL acquisition was announced in October and had been expected to close months from now, but U.S. and allied partner regulators…

L3Harris Technologies is selling its Visual Information Solutions (VIS) commercial geospatial technology and software business to engineering services company NV5 Global. NV5 announced the acquisition on Dec. 22 and did not share the purchase price. It is an all-cash transaction. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and expected to close in the first half…