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AeroVironment to Accelerate Production of Next-Generation Freedom Eagle-1 Interceptor
AeroVironment, a global defense technology leader, announced an additional government investment of $20.2 million in AV’s Huntsville, Alabama facility to increase quantities of Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and accelerate future Full-Rate Production (FRP) of the Next-Generation Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Missile (NGCM), known as Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1). The expanded site will serve as the system-level integration,…
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How to Monitor Crop Health Using Satellites: Transforming Modern Agriculture with Remote Sensing and AI
Several years ago, wheat farmers in Gansu Province, China, faced a familiar challenge. By the time they noticed yellow rust symptoms spreading across their fields, significant yield losses had already occurred. Traditional field inspections were slow, labor-intensive, and often unable to cover large agricultural areas. Today, however, the story is very different. Through advanced crop…
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Viasat to Provide Satcom for Lockheed Martin-built ‘Hurricane Hunter’ Aircraft
Viasat will equip two aircraft in NOAA’s “Hurricane Hunter” program with a hybrid satcom solution under a new award from Lockheed Martin. Hurricane Hunters are specialized planes that fly directly into tropical storms for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA). These aircraft perform storm reconnaissance missions, locating the center of the storm, and measuring…
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Mexican Airline Viva Taps SES to Connect 100 Aircraft
Mexico’s low-cost airline Viva has selected SES to provide multi-orbit connectivity to 100 Airbus aircraft under a deal announced Monday. SES will equip 60 Airbus 320s and 40 Airbus 321s with its electronically steered array (ESA) in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution. The service has already been activated on 11 aircraft, a spokesperson for SES confirmed Monday. …
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Launch Preview: SpaceX and Chinese rockets to launch internet satellites to LEO
SpaceX and Chinese launches dominate this week’s launch manifest, which features six missions from five launch sites worldwide. Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch three Starlink missions from SpaceX’s California and Florida launch facilities. In China, a Chang Zheng 12B flew on its debut mission on Monday, with a Chang Zheng 8 and Chang Zheng…
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Polish Space Agency Exec Outlines Poland’s Growing Space Ambitions
The Polish Space Agency was established in 2014 and since then, has contributed to growth in Poland’s commercial space agency. Poland is now one of the seven largest nations contributing to the European Space Agency (ESA). Last week at SmallSat Europe in Amsterdam, Polish Space Agency Vice President Col. Marcin Mazur shared insight into Poland’s…
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Bellatrix Aerospace Partners with TelePIX for VLEO Demo Mission
Will Bellatrix Aerospace’s VLEO Mission Prove Commercial Viability Below 450km? Bellatrix Aerospace has partnered with Korean optical payload manufacturer TelePIX to develop a very low Earth orbit demonstration satellite targeting a NET 2028 launch. The collaboration pairs Bellatrix’s electric propulsion expertise with TelePIX’s imaging systems to test sustained operations in the 200-450km altitude range where…
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Northrop Grumman to Team With Apex for Space-Based Interceptors, Targeting Capability in 2027
Northrop Grumman said it is on track to deliver on-orbit space-based interceptor (SBI) capability in 2027, announcing a partnership with space startup Apex on Monday. Northrop Grumman was one of 12 companies announced in late April to prototype technologies for space-based interceptors in support of the Golden Dome. Northrop said it has completed ground-test demonstrations…
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SITAEL Advances Space Operations with New Missions and Enhanced Production Capacity
SITAEL, the Italian private space company and part of Angel Holding, presented its growth strategy at SmallSat Europe Amsterdam, built on ten years of investment in satellite platforms, electric propulsion and production infrastructure. The plan fits within Europe’s new space cycle, in which secure communications, Earth observation, defence and technological sovereignty require robust industrial capabilities.…
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PLD Space to Invest Millions in French Guiana Launch Site
PLD Space, one of Europe’s up and coming launch providers, is making a large investment into one of the most historic and important launch facilities. The company will invest 35 million euros ($40.8 million) in the development and deployment of its launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana, over the…