Focus: Military

Redwire Corporation has received a contract for 42 high gain antennas for an undisclosed national security customer for a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. The antennas will enable beyond line-of-sight […]

Lockheed Martin has awarded Canadian manufacturer MDA a subcontract for work on its Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer program.  Under the deal announced Tuesday, MDA will design […]

Ovzon, a mobile satellite communications solutions company, is preparing for the launch of its Ovzon 3 satellite, a major milestone for the company. Ovzon CEO Per Norén spoke with Via Satellite about […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) resorted to a cost-plus contract, rather than SDA’s normal fixed price arrangement, in awarding General Dynamics $324.5 million on May 26 for the ground Operations and […]

LOS ANGELES — Frank Turner, technical director of the Space Development Agency, is a man with a lot of problems, and he doesn’t mind talking about them. “I’m not standing […]

The U.S. Space Force is assessing whether to recommend the creation of a Space National Guard or the formation of a combined active duty and Reserve component that has members […]

SES Government Solutions (SES GS) has been awarded a follow-on contract from the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) for the Trojan network. The award announced May 16 is […]

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Space Force is offering free, non-attributable cybersecurity supply chain and vulnerability scanning services to both its commercial vendors and to other government agencies, Col. Jennifer […]

Exotrail has won a new contract with the French government to deliver bespoke simulation and mission analysis software to the French Space Command (CDE). The contract is with the Defence […]

Comtech Telecommunications recently established two new business lines focused on satellite ground technologies in a bid to capitalize on multi-orbit and supply chain trends in the satellite industry, business unit […]

Virgin Orbit is preparing for its next launch set for late June to support the U.S. Space Force’s STP-28A mission, the company announced Monday.  The mission, set for no earlier […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) wants to use spiral development to field small satellites for military use every two years — a fraction of the time required for large Department […]

The United States is committing to refrain from direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing in an effort to set an international norm for responsible behavior in space. Vice President Kamala Harris […]

SpaceX launched a classified satellite early Sunday morning for the National Reconnaissance Office, using a flight-proven booster, marking the first time an NRO mission has flown on a reused rocket. […]

Astranis Space Technologies sees dual-use potential for its MicroGEO satellite platform for both government and military applications. CEO John Gedmark and new Vice President of Government Sales Scott Jacobs discussed […]

Between 2019 and 2021, China doubled its number of satellites in orbit from some 250 to 499, while Russia increased its number of orbiting satellites from about 150 in 2019 […]

The Department of the Air Force is to take advantage of efforts led by Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David ‘DT’ Thompson on future ground moving target indication (GMTI) […]

LITTLETON, Colo.— Lockheed Martin later this year plans to launch the first two of three satellites that will form the company’s testbed in space to test and demonstrate advanced communications and data […]

The U.S. Space Force is awarding Slingshot Aerospace a $25.2 million contract to support development of the company’s Digital Space Twin, which simulates scenarios in space. The Digital Space Twin […]

ThinKom Solutions is rolling out a new phased array satellite antenna for land mobile applications, ThinSat Ka500. The antenna is a Ka-band phased array antenna designed with beam agility to […]

Boeing  said on March 16 that U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) recently validated the design maturity of the company’s Protected Tactical Satcom Prototype (PTS-P) satellite in a critical […]

Kymeta is working with PathFinder Digital for updates to the Kymeta u8 MIL terminal. PathFinder Digital specializes in the design, manufacturing, and aftermarket support of mobile satellite ground terminals for […]

Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos has issued its latest round of threats in response to global sanctions, this time claiming Russia will no longer sell rocket engines to the United […]

York Space Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman won Space Development Agency (SDA) prototype contracts to demonstrate mesh network of optically interconnected satellites for a data transport system. SDA announced […]

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $341 million contract for a ground-based radar system to track deep space objects for space domain awareness. The award from Space […]

Frank Calvelli, the Biden administration’s nominee as the first assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Feb. […]

The U.S. Space Force recently selected L3Harris Technologies to integrate a space domain awareness project called ATLAS.  ATLAS — Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System — is a project that […]

Isotropic Systems has demonstrated its satellite terminal to the U.S. Army, showing that separate satellites in different orbits simultaneously linked to a single multi-link antenna. The test was with the Army, […]

The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command launched the fifth and sixth Northrop Grumman Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from […]

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) awarded Parsons Corporation a contract to develop a prototype ground operations center for the Blackjack. DARPA awarded the $11 million sole-source contract in […]