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Iridium Launches PNT ASIC for Resilient GNSS Protection
Iridium Communications, a leading provider of global voice, data and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, announced the commercial availability of the Iridium PNT ASIC, a first-to-market chip designed to help protect GPS- and GNSS-dependent devices from jamming, spoofing and other growing threats. Since the Iridium PNT ASIC’s unveiling in October 2025, Iridium has…
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Raft to Deliver Dynamic Planning & Battle Management System for Kronos Program
Raft, a leading defense technology company, has been selected by the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to deliver a prototype Dynamic Planning & Battle Management System (DP-BMS) supporting the Kronos Family of Systems modernization effort. The Prototype Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) award will leverage Raft’s field-proven products, Raft Data Platform ([R]DP) and Raft AI Mission…
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Reditus Space Advances Commercial Space Logistics with ENOS Reusable Mission
Reditus Space is developing reusable space transportation technologies designed to address one of the fastest-growing requirements in the commercial space industry for the safe and scalable return of payloads from orbit. Through the ENOS mission, the company is introducing a reusable downmass capability that complements the increasing availability of commercial launch services, enabling organizations to…
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How hard is it to build orbital data centers, actually?
Editor’s note: This is the second of three feature articles Ars is publishing to explore the financial, technical, and competitive dimensions of orbital data centers. Although the idea of putting data centers into space has long been discussed on a theoretical basis, the technology has rapidly become a red-hot topic. This series attempts to ground-truth…
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HawkEye 360 Pathfinder Satellite Model Featured in Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
HawkEye 360, the global leader in signals intelligence data and analytics, is proud to announce that a model of its original Pathfinder satellite is now featured in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall within the newly opened RTX Living in the Space Age Hall. The exhibition recognizes the HawkEye 360…
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FCC to Consider Allowing Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Devices for D2D Service
The FCC may explore allowing unlicensed wireless devices like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to communicate directly with satellites for direct-to-device (D2D) service. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr proposed a new proceeding on Wednesday to look at more than than 225 megahertz of unlicensed spectrum “to potentially support the capacity requirements and complement other bands for D2D services.” …
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Isaacman at Baikonur: ISS Crew Arrives, US-Russia Space Talks Resume
Did Isaacman’s Baikonur Trip Reopen US-Russia Space Diplomacy? NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman stood at Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 14 — the first NASA administrator to attend a launch there since October 2018 — as a Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off at 10:47 a.m. Eastern carrying Soyuz MS-29 to the International Space Station. The spacecraft docked with…
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SDA Set to Resume Launches With Second Plane of York Transport Layer Satellites
Update: SpaceX launched the SDA mission on Thursday afternoon from Vandenberg at 4:33 p.m. ET. After a nine month pause in launches, the Space Development Agency (SDA) on Thursday plans to launch the next plane of 21 York Space Systems data transport satellites into orbit as it attempts to rebuild momentum to build out the…
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Slingshot Aerospace Wins Space Force Contract to Expand AI Mission Rehearsal
Slingshot Aerospace has won a contract worth almost $70 million with the U.S. Space Force, a contract the company is calling the largest in its history. The contract will see Slingshot Aerospace deliver AI-powered mission rehearsal and operational training capabilities to Space Force Guardians. Slingshot Aerospace announced the contract award, July 15. The $69.2 million…
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Antaris Launches Aeonyx for Mission Virtualization
Antaris has announced a corporate reorganization establishing Aeonyx, a mission virtualization company focused on helping defense organizations evaluate architectures, validate operational concepts, improve operational performance and flexibility, and understand mission outcomes before real-world deployment. Aeonyx is already supporting mission-related programs for the U.S. government and major defense contractors and will continue these activities under the…