By Chris Forrester There were apologies all around because of the US government shut-down meant that actual military personnel at the Silicon Valley Space Week’s Milsat Symposium on October 29 […]
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Hiltron HMAM-XY selected for advanced comms tech research
Hiltron Communications recently reported the purchase of a latest-generation HMAM-XY motorized antenna mount by a German research organization—the mount is equipped with a 2.4 meter antenna and will be used […]
Viasat unveils HaloNet capability for near-Earth comms + beyond
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has unveiled their HaloNet™ portfolio, a modular set of capabilities with a next-generation connectivity architecture that unifies space and terrestrial connectivity into a cohesive service offering. […]
Rocket Lab partners with U.S.A.F. | AFRL for Neutron launch for rocket cargo missions
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) will launch their medium-lift, reusable rocket—Neutron—for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for a Rocket Cargo mission that supports point-to-point cargo transportation and […]
USSF strengthens missile warning mission with FORGE Enterprise OPIR solution award
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) recently awarded the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) Enterprise Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Solution (EOS) contract to SciTec, Inc.—the $259 million award […]
UP42 + Maxar partner to broaden global access to advanced commercial geospatial intelligence
UP42 has partnered with Maxar to make that company’s very high-resolution satellite imagery and tasking products available in the UP42 platform, broadening global access to the most advanced commercial geospatial […]
SES’ + Lynk Global’s D2D services strategic partnership announced
SES and Lynk Global have announced a strategic partnership to address the high-growth, direct-to-device (D2D) segment. As part of the agreement, SES will provide Series B funding for Lynk Global’s […]
Hiltron’s latest-generation satellite communications products and services at GovSatCom 2025
Hiltron Communications will promote the latest additions to its range of satellite communication products, systems and supporting services at GovSatCom 2025. The event will be held at its usual location, the […]
IRIS2 lifts off as European Commission and SpaceRISE sign contract in Brussels
SpaceRISE, the consortium comprising Eutelsat, Hispasat and SES, has signed the agreement with the European Commission (EC) and the European Space Agency (ESA) that will see the consortium design, deliver […]
Impulse Space secures three SpaceX Falcon 9 missions
The launches are currently planned to begin in 2026 and will support the deployment of the Helios vehicle, among other payloads Impulse Space has signed a contract with SpaceX for […]