Focus: Military
July 24, 2024
SES Space & Defense has won a new U.S. Army contract help support the military's connectivity needs. The contract was awarded to Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), which was acquired by SES in 2022, and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary. SES Space & Defense announced the contract award, July 24. The company will provide the U.S.…
June 5, 2024
Iridium has won a long-term U.S. government contract that could be worth just over $100 million. It has been tapped by the United States Space Force's Space Systems Command's Commercial Space Office (COMSO) for Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) capabilities and security sustainment services (ECS3) for a new five year deal. Iridium announced the new deal,…
May 20, 2024
Former Comtech Chief Strategy Officer Nicole Robinson has accepted a new job as President of Gilat Satellite Networks' DataPath business. Robinson had been with Comtech for one year. Her move to a competitor comes just two months after Comtech fired CEO Ken Peterman and removed him from the board. Robinson recently gave an interview to…
January 26, 2024
Firefly Aerospace has made a key breakthrough with the US Government. It has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to serve as a launch provider with Firefly’s Alpha rocket. As part of the NRO’s Streamlined Launch Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (SLIC), the agreement has a 10-year ordering period with a ceiling value of…