MILSATCOM

On January 28, 2026, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) announced a significant expansion of its defense planning, inviting commercial space partners to participate in a series of classified wargames focused on nuclear threats in orbit. The move reflects growing military concern ...

Indra Group has confirmed that the Spainsat NG-II secure communications satellite suffered a significant anomaly caused by an “external impact” while en route to its final geostationary orbital slot ...

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – December 19, 2025 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was competitively awarded a Tracking Layer of Tranche 3 (TRKT3) contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to deliver resilient, integrated missile warning and tracking satellites, a component ...

Hughes Network Systems has officially launched its latest line of transportable Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite terminals. This new hardware is engineered specifically for high-stakes environments where rapid deployment and rugged durability are non-negotiable. As global reliance on non-terrestrial networks ...

Ovzon has officially announced the receipt of a significant supplementary order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), further deepening the strategic relationship between the SATCOM provider and the Swedish government. This latest agreement, valued at 58 MSEK—approximately 6.1 million ...

The military views commercial ground networks not just as a convenience, but as an operational requirement ...

U.S. Space Force Col. Ryan Hiserote assumes command of System Delta 80 from Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant during a stand-up ceremony at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Space Systems Command (SSC) formally established System Delta ...

The promise of the massive consolidation wave sweeping the satellite industry has always been about synergy—the idea that combining disparate networks can create a sum greater than its parts. Viasat Inc. has now moved that concept from the boardroom to ...

HUDSON, N.H. — The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a maximum value of $1.7 billion to continue full-rate production of APKWS® laser-guidance kits. The agreement includes an initial order valued ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Space Force’s Combat Forces Command (CFC) formally took operational acceptance of the solid-state Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) system on December 4, 2025. This acceptance marks a pivotal advancement for the Space Force’s Missile ...

DTC has launched the Sentry 6161, a military‑focused, mesh MANET (Mobile Ad hoc NETwork) radio engineered to meet the demanding needs of front‑line forces while also serving government, public safety, critical infrastructure, unmanned systems, and commercial users. Built on a ...

The UK’s next-generation military communications satellite—Skynet 6A—has successfully completed the coupling of its communications and service modules. The Airbus Skynet satellite program has provided the UK military with sovereign capability for the past 50 years and the 6A spacecraft builds ...

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. This Phase 2 contract award was issued through the Space ...

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 to soon offer next-generation communications capabilities. This goes hand in ...

Compact solution features roll-on/roll-off capability enabling SATCOM connectivity in minutes Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. (TASE: ORBI) will be showcasing the firm's MPT30Ka and MPT46Ka SATCOM Systems at Sea Air Space 2025. These offerings are specially designed for space-constrained platforms, such ...

Image is courtesy of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Aerostar, and Persistent Systems, LLC Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and Aerostar have announced an expansion of their Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to include additional capabilities from Persistent Systems, ...

Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions Division has received a follow-on order from the U.S. Marine Corps, PEO Land Systems, via Defense Logistics Agency - Tailored Logistic Support (DLA-TLS) contract, to provide the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) based, tactical communications technology for use in ...

Demonstration advances interoperability of commercial 5G connections with militarycommunications systems—successfully integrated Nokia's military-grade 5G solutions and Verizon network management capabilities into Lockheed Martin 5G.MIL hybrid base station Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) have successfully integrated Nokia's ...

Artistic rendition of the Arctic satellite on-orbit, courtesy of Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully handed over mission operations of Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) satellites and completed activation of U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space ...

Lite Coms LLC announced earlier this month that O3B mPOWER certification has been given in coalition with SES Space & Defense, on the company's Lite Sat 2.2A Auto Acquire Terminal. Lite Coms brings this first to market industry advancement to warfighters ...