Fleet Space Technologies has signed a AUD$6.4 million contract with Australia’s Defence Space Command, marking the company’s first defence contract. The agreement will see Fleet’s next-generation of Centauri satellites used […]
Business Moves
Comtech’s Executive Leadership Team adds Chief Strategy Officer
Comtech has announced the appointment of space industry veteran, Nicole Robinson, as the firm’s Chief Strategy Officer. With nearly two decades of leadership experience in the space industry, Robinson brings […]
DIU awards 1st contracts for prototyping hypersonic systems
As the Department of Defense (DoD) pursues joint research and development on hypersonic defense programs, the Department’s ability to test those systems is critical. Currently, testing is limited to land- […]
ST Engineering iDirect reinforces their partnership with Roberts Communications Network
ST Engineering iDirect provides Roberts Communications Network with advanced media and broadcast tech for future expansion. ST Engineering iDirect has reinforced its long-standing partnership with Roberts Communications Network (RCN) to […]
New satellite order received by Maxar
Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR) has received an order for a direct broadcast satellite from DISH, designated ES XXV. This geostationary (GEO) communications satellite will be operated by DISH […]
Kratos + ALL.SPACE to develop advanced terminal solutions for software-defined satellite ground systems
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) and ALL.SPACE have engaged in a strategic partnership that is aimed at jointly developing and delivering solutions that will enable software-defined satellite […]
BridgeComm + X-lumin collaborate on optical ground station manufacturing and market delivery
BridgeComm and X-lumin Corporation have signed a two-way, exclusive, teaming agreement to manufacture and market a new ground-to-space (G2S) communication solution. The G2S solution is designed for all-weather austere locations, […]
MediaTek + Inmarsat join forces on two-way, SATCOM direct to smartphones, IOT devices + cars
MediaTek and Inmarsat have expanded their collaboration to bring ultra-reliable, two-way satellite services to smartphones, IoT devices, automotive and other industries. The two companies are focused on enabling mobile operators, […]
Blue Canyon Technologies receives JPL smallsats build award
Blue Canyon Technologies, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary, will design and manufacture three smallsats to support NASA’s Investigation of Convective Updrafts, or INCUS, mission. The principal investigator is Susan […]
Kepler raises million$$ for optical constellation
Kepler Communications recently raised $92 million in Series C funding led by IA Ventures — since 2016, the company has raised more than $200 million in equity, with support from […]