Data Processing & AI/ML
The Pentagon’s Faustian Bargain: Buying Speed, Building a Monopoly
The integration of xAI serves as a proof-of-concept for the DoW’s aggressive push to modernize its regulatory framework. By treating a foundational large language model (LLM) as a modular insertion rather than a monolithic program of record, the DoW has ...
House Hearing on China Tech Lead
Tech executives testify on People's Republic of China (PRC) cyber threats Key Themes from China Tech Hearings Congressional hearings have consistently focused on the growing technological capabilities of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and their implications for U.S. national ...
UPDATE: It’s a GO! as ULA progresses towards Thursday launch of ViaSat-3 F2 mission
Satnews received an announcement just hours ago that after the challenges of getting ViaSat-3 F2 mission aloft it looks like today's the day. The last internal announcement was on November 6, so fingers crossed that patience during the delays has ...
AI, AI and AI dominates SVSW. AI is a “Supersonic Tsunami”
Silicon Valley Space Week (SVSW) opened in Mountain View on October 28 with the ‘hottest’ of hot topics under examination for its Satellite Innovation segment. Those topics covered the usual space, rocketry and launch suspects, each brought bang up to ...
Northrop Grumman collaborates on AI-designed spacecraft propulsion element
A new physics AI model, built by Northrop Grumman and Luminary Cloud, with support from NVIDIA, could dramatically speed design of components and, one day, entire spacecraft. Using Luminary Cloud’s Physics AI platform, with help from NVIDIA’s Computer Aided Engineering ...
EU wants UK participation in IRIS2
Laurent Jaffart, Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications at the European Space Agency (ESA), has spoken encouragingly about the UK participating in the EU’s IRIS2 super-constellation being assembled by the SpaceRISE consortium. Jaffart was questioned on the possibility of the ...
“Every major objective of the flight test was achieved” as Starship aces its 11th test for SpaceX
On Monday, October 13, 2025, at 6:23 p.m. CT, Starship lifted off from Starbase, Texas on its eleventh flight test. This was the final flight of the second-generation Starship and first generation Super Heavy booster, as well as the final ...
L3Harris announces new variants of its VAMPIRE system
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has expanded its VAMPIRE™ system, demonstrating the company’s ability to swiftly respond to the U.S. Department of War and allied partners’ urgent need to defeat small unmanned autonomous systems accurately and affordably—the expanded family of systems ...
Broadband Report reveals USP critical to Broadband Service Providers for AI plans and growth of homeworking services
Ready to join the Broadband Forum community? Broadband Service Providers (BSPs) are overwhelmingly planning to move to Broadband Forum’s User Services Platform (USP/TR-369) standard in order to introduce AI, Wi-Fi sensing, L4S, and more into their home broadband offerings. This ...
Mercury Systems + Nightwing collaborate to enhance cybersecurity for Aerospace and Defense
Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) and Nightwing have an agreement to enhance the cyber resiliency of Mercury Systems hardware with Nightwing cyber resiliency technology. Through this agreement, the companies will offer pre-integrated cybersecurity and anti-tamper solutions that enhance the integrity ...
Forrester’s Digest: Ergen explains “cash rich” future plans
EchoStar co-founder Charlie Ergen appeared at the Novaspace Paris World Space Business Week (WSBW) and, along with EchoStar CEO Hamid Akhavan, explained his strategy for delegates. “We are going to be an asset-light, growth company,” Akhavan told a press conference ...
Gilat first to market with AI-powered network management system.
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT) has announced the AI transformation of the firm's Network Management System (NMS), integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP)—the new AI capabilities are available immediately. This integration introduces a new NMS-MCP, which acts as ...
iKOMG, GB News launch FASTonSAT partnership for MENA viewers
iKO Media Group (iKOMG), a specialist in satellite, cloud, and OTT services, has announced the launch of The FAST Track, a fully integrated, platform-agnostic framework that changes how FAST channels are delivered, monetized and experienced worldwide. a landmark partnership with GB ...
Space Scotland’s new CEO returns and is ready to ramp up country in preparation of Orbital Launch
Clyde Space made Scotland's first satellite, the UKube-1, which was launched on the Russian Soyuz-2 rocket in 2013 Space Scotland, an industry-led body that represents Scotland’s fast-growing space sector appointed Dr. Natasha Nicholson as its new Chief Executive Officer, following ...
Forrester’s Digest: Amazon dismisses OneWeb as a rival
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy didn’t mention Elon Musk’s Starlink, or Eutelsat’s OneWeb, or Canada’s Telesat Lightspeed or any of the ever-growing list of would-be low Earth orbiting (LEO) satellite constellations in remarks on Amazon’s Q2 analysts call. But he did ...
AWS expands Ground Station as a Service Partner program with KSAT
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is transforming the space industry by introducing the power of the cloud to support space missions with advanced cloud technologies and space expertise. AWS Ground Station empowers satellite operators to easily communicate with their satellites and ...
DeepSat selects Redwire’s AI-powered digital engineering systems for precursor mission in VLEO
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has been awarded the first phase of a multi-phase contract by DeepSat, an Earth Observation (EO) startup, to provide advanced modeling, simulation and design services for a planned, dual-use, Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellite constellation ...
SES completes acquisition of Intelsat, creating global multi-orbit connectivity powerhouse
SES, a leading space solutions company, today announced the completion of its highly value accretive acquisition of Intelsat, creating a strengthened global satellite operator with an expanded fleet of 120 satellites across two orbits. The newly combined company will leverage ...
Middle East and Africa provide $205M in three strategic contracts to MAXAR accelerating sovereign capabilities in the areas
This 30 cm-class image of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, was collected in the early morning hour, at 6:53 a.m. local time on June 6, 2025. Maxar Intelligence, provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, announces three new multi-year strategic contracts totaling $204.7 ...
Novaspace’s Report indicates defense spending fuels $182.6 billion (€155bn) miniaturization of technologies + EO satellite boom
The 18th edition of Novaspace's Earth Observation Satellite Systems report finds 5,770 EO satellites set to launch by 2034, fuelling a $182.6 billion (€155bn) market surge, as national defence priorities shape space strategy “A new generation of defense suppliers is ...




















