Satellite Vu has announced that the company’s Series A2 of £12.7 million brings the firm’s total investment to £30.5 million in VC funding to accelerate the mission to provide sustainable […]
Archives for May 2023
BlackSky + Spire partner for AI-driven maritime custody service
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) and Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) have teamed to create a real-time, commercially available, Maritime Custody Service (MCS) that can automatically detect, identify and track more than […]
First Astranis satellite successfully deployed to GEO, beams first signals down to Alaska
A few weeks ago, we launched our first Astranis satellite to GEO onboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The satellite is Arcturus, which is set to provide high-speed bandwidth to […]
Upgraded General Atomics Gray Eagle extended range UAS featured in demo
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is supporting a demo that began in March and features two, U.S. Army-owned, Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). GA-ASI – […]
Viasat nexgen Ground-to-Space encryption solution achieves NSA Type-1 certification
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has announced that the company’s nexgen ground-to-space encryption product — the KG-255XJ — is now National Security Agency (NSA) Type-1 certified. The KG-255XJ End Cryptographic Unit […]
AFWERX selects EXOSONIC for SBIR Phase 2 contract for a digital design and trade study
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Exosonic, Inc. a $1.250 million contract to initiate the design and development of a supersonic, 5gen target. This contract was awarded […]
Indra’s new CEO is former CEO of Renault Group Manufacturing and Logistics
Indra‘s Board of Directors, chaired by Marc Murtra, has approved the proposal of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee to appoint José Vicente de los Mozos as Chief Executive Officer. De […]
Ursa Major’s Hadley 1st Stage engines tested for Vector Launch’s upcoming National Security Mission
Vector Launch announces that Ursa Major, a manufacturer of advanced rocket engines, completed acceptance testing of three Hadley 1st Stage engines for Vector Launch’s upcoming National Security Mission. Vector is […]
SkyFi closes million$ seed round, with total funding now in the million$$
SkyFi has successfully closed their Seed funding round with $7 million in new investment — led by Balerion Space Ventures, the round also captured contributions from existing investors J2 Ventures […]
Kratos + Clearbox Systems to develop advanced dynamic satellite ground + SDA solutions
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) and Clearbox Systems Pty Ltd. have signed a collaboration agreement to co-develop and co-market solutions to advance the capabilities of software-defined satellite […]