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AST SpaceMobile Wins Space Force Sensing Contract Through Partner STR
AST SpaceMobile has largely been a consumer-broadband story, built around its large unfolding satellites designed to connect mobile phones directly from orbit. The new Space Force award shifts part of that focus toward military applications, pointing to a dual-use role for platforms originally conceived for commercial cellular service. The contract was awarded by the U.S.…
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Ubotica Demonstrates Autonomous Onboard Satellite Scheduling for Maritime Surveillance
DUBLIN — Space technology developer Ubotica Technologies demonstrated autonomous onboard observation scheduling aboard an operational satellite in low Earth orbit, the company announced on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. Using onboard artificial intelligence (AI), the satellite detected a maritime vessel in the Pacific Ocean and independently scheduled and executed a follow-up observation without receiving tasking commands…
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LeoLabs Lands Up to $150M in Pentagon Financing to Expand U.S. Radar Production
The company framed the move as a response to a more complex threat environment, in which national security increasingly depends on resilient, globally distributed sensing architectures able to close coverage gaps and adapt across missions. The commitment continues what LeoLabs described as a decade-long strategy of building and deploying multi-mission radars for U.S. and Allied…
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SpaceX Selects Qualcomm to Supply Terrestrial Base Stations for Starlink Mobile Network
SAN DIEGO — SpaceX has selected Qualcomm Technologies to provide terrestrial base stations for its planned nationwide Starlink Mobile network, Via Satellite reported on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. The multi-year infrastructure agreement establishes a primary hardware vendor for the terrestrial ground segment of SpaceX’s hybrid satellite-cellular network, which aims to combine low Earth orbit (LEO)…
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NASA Awards $1.07B in Ka-Band Space Relay Contracts to Viasat, SES and Astranis
CLEVELAND — NASA has awarded contracts totaling up to $1.07 billion to Viasat, SES, and Astranis Space Technologies to develop commercial Ka-band space relay capability concepts, as reported on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. Administered under the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program’s Communications Services Project (CSP), the firm-fixed-price awards expand the space agency’s operational path…
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Water Security Enters the Energy Resilience Agenda: How Can Remote Sensing Support Water Monitoring Around Industrial Sites?
Taking place in Abu Dhabi from November 2 to 5, ADIPEC 2026 brings water security into discussions on energy investment and industrial cooperation. Dr Abdulla Humaid Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, identified water security, renewable energy and computing capacity as proposed areas of collaboration between Abu Dhabi and the Canadian…
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Redwire Secures $20M DARPA Contract for Subscale VLEO Demonstration
DARPA’s focus on low-altitude spaceflight comes as tensions on-orbit reach new heights, with militaries worldwide investing heavily in their ability to maneuver in space. The Defense Department is focused on undercutting the competition. Flying in VLEO brings added complexity, including increased atmospheric drag, which can end low-flying missions early. With ABEP technology powering these satellites,…
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AI Expansion Drives Electricity Demand: How Can Transmission Corridor Monitoring Keep Pace?
Taking place in Abu Dhabi from November 2 to 5, ADIPEC 2026 brings energy demand and infrastructure investment into the same conversation. During a panel on energy security and system resilience, bp CEO Meg O’Neill, RWE CEO Markus Krebber, and Oxy President and CEO Richard Jackson discussed how AI is reshaping both. As data centre…
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ADIPEC 2026 Highlights Maritime Awareness: Monitoring Risks Around Offshore Energy Infrastructure
Taking place in Abu Dhabi from November 2 to 5, ADIPEC 2026 brings attention to the reliable operation of offshore platforms, subsea pipelines and export terminals. In its exhibition feature, Fugro extends the monitoring focus beyond infrastructure itself to the surrounding waters, where vessel activity, positioning reliability and changes in marine conditions can all influence…
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Former Pentagon Official Questions Whether Golden Dome Will Survive Trump
Speaking at CyberSat, John Plumb, vice president for strategy at K2 Space and the first assistant secretary of defense for Space Policy during the Biden administration, argued that associating the program personally with President Trump turned a traditionally uncontroversial national security effort into a political target. Missile defense, including space-based elements, has long enjoyed bipartisan…