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KONGSBERG + Andøya Space to strengthen Norwegian space capabilities

October 21, 2025

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) and Andøya Space have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in several domains of strategic importance to Norway and its allies. The […]

Filed Under: Andøya Spaceport (Norway), C4ISR, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Military, Military Defense, News, Norway, SmallSat, Smallsat Communications, Smallsat Constellations, Smallsat Missions, smallsats

Critical UK satellites to be defended from laser threats

October 6, 2025

The UK is investing in sensors that will help protect satellites crucial to the UK’s economy and security from adversarial lasers, according to UK Space Command (UKSC). British businesses, emergency […]

Filed Under: Military, Military Agencies, Military Defense, Military Funding, Military Operations, Military Satellites, Military Smallsats, Military Space, News, UK Space Agency, UK Space Command

York Space Systems establishes 1st contact + confirms health of all 21 satellites launched for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer mission

September 14, 2025

York Space Systems (York) has received first contact and has confirmed the healthy status of all 21 satellites launched on September 10 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in support of […]

Filed Under: LEO, LEO Payloads, Military, Military Constellation, Military Constellations, Military Defense, Military Ground Systems, Military Satellites, Military Smallsats, Military Space, News, SmallSat, Smallsat Communications, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Contract, Smallsat Deployment, Smallsat Launches, Smallsat Missions, Smallsat Tracking, smallsats, Space Data Association (SDA), Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL), York Space Systems

Andøya Space and Rheinmetall Nordic sign LOI to enhance European space capabilities

September 2, 2025

Andøya Space and Rheinmetall Nordic AS (RhN) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on enhancing commercial capabilities for civil and military space operations—this partnership aims to address […]

Filed Under: Andoya Space, Business Moves, Civil, Civil Defense, Civil Security, Letter of Intent, Military, Military Defense, News, Partnerships, Rheinmetall (Germany)

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)

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