Sierra Space unveils Axelerator™ to address the future of defense technology
Sierra Space has launched Sierra Space Axelerator™, an innovation-at-speed incubator designed to fast-track the development of revolutionary defense technologies and mission solutions. Axelerator is set to redefine industry standards by delivering cutting-edge products with unprecedented efficiency. Introducing Sierra Space Ghost: ...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is developing spy satellites in Pentagon’s mega military push
The Jan. 6 event was the US Space Force's first launch. SpaceX photo via Twitter. The spy satellites are being built by SpaceX's Starshield business unit under a $1.8 billion contract that was signed between Musk's firm and the NRO ...
FINAL UPDATE: SpaceX’s Starship 3 successfully soars
And it's a Go! FINAL UPDATE: SpaceX launched its huge Starship rocket for the third time on Thursday from the company's launch site in South Texas at 9:25 a.m. ET. on a key test flight to demonstrate new technologies and ...
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Kymeta appoints new President and CEO and a leadership transition to achieve new innovation and growth
The flat panel satellite antenna company Kymeta announces leadership and board changes as the company continues to build on its innovative technology and first-to-market products. This has been an orderly collaborative process to support existing leaderships retirement. Rick Bergman to ...
FCC proposes framework to ease satellite-to-smartphone supplemental coverage from space
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new regulatory framework to facilitate innovative collaborations between satellite operators and wireless companies. These partnerships leverage the growth in space-based services to connect smartphone users in remote, unserved, and underserved areas. Numerous such ...
Orbit’s multi-purpose SATCOM terminals for armored vehicles intro’d
Orbit Communications Systems has unveiled the company's Line-of-Sight (LOS) Multi-Purpose Terminals (MPT) for MILSATCOM for armored land platforms of all sizes. Orbit’s line of Multi-Purpose Terminals, including the MPT-30 and MPT-46, redefine mobile communication with unparalleled reliability and speed. Designed ...
SpaceX stages Monday Starlink Group 7-16 launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 23 Starlink internet satellites from SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at 7:20-11:51 p.m. PT (10:20 p.m. - 2:51 a.m. ET, 0220-0651 UTC). Space Launch Complex 4E has witnessed ...
Umbra unveils bistatic SAR data from the firm’s tandem pair of smallsats
Umbra has announced the forthcoming release of imagery from the firm's tandem pair of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) smallsats. Umbra is set to provide customers with bistatic SAR data later in 2024. The monumental launch of Umbra's first tandem pair ...
BAE Systems awarded U.S. Navy C5ISR contract
This contract includes support for a variety of MDC5ISR products including small craft, transportable systems, en-route communication systems, and intra-platform systems. The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth approximately $86 million to continue supporting its Mobile Deployable ...
Babcock Team Aurora progressing plans for UK MOD’s SATCOM program
Babcock-led Team Aurora is putting collaboration, continuity and responsiveness at the heart of its solution to support the UK’s the defence satellite communications system — the SKYNET 6 Service Delivery Wrap contract will include the provision of satellite operations management ...
Surrey Nanosystems gains channel partnership agreement with Valence Surface Technologies
Surrey Nanosystems Ltd. (SNS) is now collaborating with Valence Surface Technologies, LLC, through a Channel Partnership Agreement. — this alliance aims to provide improved access to local technical support for North American clients wanting to use Vantablack coating technologies. Surrey ...
DroneShield Awarded million$ C-UAS contract from a U.S. Government customer
DroneShield has received a repeat order of $4.3 million from a U.S. Government customer for a number of the company's handheld, Counter-Unmanned Systems (C-UAS). DroneShield has been working with this customer for several years, with a number of smaller, preceding ...
SpaceX sends 23 Starlinks soaring
On Friday, March 15 at 8:21 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the 19th flight for the first stage booster supporting ...