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Volatus Aerospace secures ∼$1 million tactical ISR Dronec contract from a NATO partner

August 7, 2025

Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSXV:FLT) (OTCQX:TAKOF) (Frankfurt: ABB) has secured a contract to deliver a fleet of lightweight Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (T-ISR) drone systems to a customer in a […]

Filed Under: Drones, Military, Military Defense, Military Operations, NATO, News, Sensors, Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (T-ISR), Volatus Aerospace

Novaspace’s Report indicates defense spending fuels $182.6 billion (€155bn) miniaturization of technologies + EO satellite boom

July 2, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: Advanced AI, AI, Analysis / Reports, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Constellation, Defense, Government, Military Defense, Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA), Novaspace, Satellites, Secure Space Architecture, SmallSat, Smallsat Constellation, smallsats, Software, U.S. Department of Defense, Very High Resolution (VHR), VHR Optical, VLEO

Rocket Lab completes CDR for SDA’s T2TL-Beta constellation

July 2, 2025

Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA (Nasdaq: RKLB), successfully completed the firm’s Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 […]

Filed Under: Critical Design Review (CDR), Government Agencies, LEO, Military, Military Agencies, Military Constellations, Military Contracts, Military Defense, Military Funding, Military Satellites, Military Smallsats, Military Space, News, Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), PWSA, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab National Security, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, Smallsat Components, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Contract, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Fleet, Smallsat Manufacturing, Smallsat Missions, Smallsat Propulsion, SmallSat Technologies, smallsats, Space Development Agency (SDA), Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta Data Transport Satellites (T2TL - Beta)

Maxar awarded contract by NGA to deliver AI-powered object detection services

June 30, 2025

Maxar Intelligence has been awarded Delivery Order 01 under the Luno A program by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). This award is focused on delivering commercial analytic services, specifically, automated […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Business Moves, Contracts, Geospatial Intelligence, LEO, Maxar, Maxar Intelligence, Military, Military Agencies, Military Constellations, Military Contracts, Military Defense, Military Smallsats, Military Space, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Object Detection Services, Satellogic, SmallSat

KONGSBERG launches new satellites to complete N3X space constellation

June 25, 2025

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (’KONGSBERG’) has completed the N3X satellite constellation with the successful launch of two new microsatellites—ARVAKER 2 and 3—aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission from California—the N3X satellite constellation […]

Filed Under: Automatic Identification System (AIS), Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Kongsberg Discovery, Kongsberg NanoAvionics, Kongsberg Satellite Services, LEO, LEO Missions, Maritime, Maritime, Maritime Analytics, Maritime Cybersecurity, Maritime Monitoring, Maritime Ship Tracking, Microsatellites, Military, Military Constellation, Military Constellations, Military Defense, Navigation Radar Detector (NRD), News, SmallSat, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Fleet, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, Smallsat Launches, Smallsat Missions, Smallsat Payloads, SmallSat Technologies, smallsats

Sierra Space Defense initiated

June 12, 2025

Sierra Space has chartered a new operation dedicated to supporting national security space as a prime contractor: Sierra Space Defense. The company also unveiled expansion plans with a new production […]

Filed Under: Buses, Defense, Defense Market, Eclipse™ Satellite (Sierra Space), Military Defense, National Defense, Prime, Sierra Space, Sierra Space Defense, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, SmallSat Design, smallsats, Victory Works (Sierra Space Defense)

Defense Intelligence Agency releases ‘Golden Dome’ missile threat assessment

May 15, 2025

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) recently released an unclassified assessment titled “Golden Dome for America: Current and Future Missile Threats to the U.S. Homeland” to depict threats a sophisticated missile […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Analysis / Reports, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Military, Military Defense, Missile, Missiles

General Atomics awarded USSF contract for Phase 2 of the Enterprise Space Terminal Program

May 11, 2025

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) for Phase 2 of the Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) program. […]

Filed Under: beyond Low Earth Orbit (bLEO), Communication Solutions, Enterprise Space Terminal (EST), GA-EMS, Inter-Constellation Communications, Military, Military Agencies, Military Comms, Military Connectivity, Military Constellations, Military Contracts, Military Defense, Military Networks, Military Satellites, Military Smallsats, Military Space, News, OTA, Other Transaction Authority (OTA), Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC), Space Systems Command, Space Systems Command, U.S. Space Systems Command, United States Space Systems Command

Rivada expands Outernet access to 33 countries + secures $16 billion+ in global business

April 29, 2025

Rivada Space Networks has secured market access to its Outernet constellation in 33 countries and every continent, with Belgium, the Czech Republic, Sweden, and Costa Rica among the latest nations […]

Filed Under: LEO, LEO Commercialization, LEO Connectivity, LEO Missions, LEO Payloads, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Market Access, Military Connectivity, Military Defense, Military Smallsats, Military Space, OuterNET™, Rivada Outernet, Rivada Space Networks, SmallSat, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Deployment, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Fleet, Smallsat Markets, smallsats

BAE Systems selected to enhance ground system for U.S. Space Force missile warning satellites

April 28, 2025

BAE Systems has been selected by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to provide a new satellite command and control (C2) system for its Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) […]

Filed Under: BAE Systems, Command and Control (C2), Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) system, Military, Military Contracts, Military Defense, Missile Warning Satellites, News, Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Program, OPIR, SBIRS, Space Systems Command, Space Systems Command, U.S. Space Systems Command, United States Space Force (USSF), United States Space Systems Command

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