Tag: Defense
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Inversion Unveils Arc the Space-Based Delivery Craft for Rapid Global Access
Inversion, the aerospace and defense technology company building highly maneuverable reentry spacecraft, unveiled Arc, its flagship space-based delivery vehicle. Arc reshapes defense readiness by enabling access to anywhere on Earth in under an hour, allowing for the rapid delivery of mission-critical cargo and effects to austere, infrastructure-limited, or denied environments. This capability establishes space as a…
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Gilat Satellite Networks Secures $7 Million U.S Army SATCOM Terminal Order
Gilat Satellite Networks, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced that Gilat DataPath has received orders of more than $7 million to provide additional Transportable SATCOM Terminals to the U.S. Army through a prime contractor. The orders include multiple units of the DKET 3421 transportable terminal along with associated support services,…
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Firefly Aerospace Acquires SciTec to Advance National Security
Firefly Aerospace, a market-leading space and defense technology company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SciTec, a leader in advanced national security technologies, for approximately $855 million through a combination of $300 million in cash and $555 million in Firefly shares issued to SciTec owners at a price of $50 per share. “The acquisition…
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Sidus Space Secures Five-Year Defense Contract with Tobyhanna Army Depot
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, today announced it has been awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under the Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) Industrial Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) program. This award enables Sidus Space to provide fabrication and on-call services for critical components used in TYAD’s operations, including: Electrical…
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Astroscale and HEO Signs Three-Year MoU to Advance Space Sustainability
Astroscale Holdings Inc., the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announced it has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with High Earth Orbit Robotics Pty Ltd (“HEO”), the market leader in non-Earth imaging and space-based space domain awareness (SDA). The agreement deepens an existing partnership to develop and deliver…
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Boeing Defense Teams with Palantir to Accelerate AI Adoption in Defense and Classified Programs
Boeing and Palantir announced at the annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference that the two companies are working together to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) systems and software across Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) factories and programs. BDS will leverage Palantir’s groundbreaking Foundry platform, which leverages AI to unify complex and disparate systems under a…
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MDA Space Selected to Deliver Enhanced SSA Data Services to the Canadian Defense
MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced it has been selected to deliver enhanced space situation awareness to the Department of National Defence (DND). The standing offer awarded to MDA Space, in partnership with Canadian-based ThothX Group, underscores the growing importance of Space Domain Awareness (SDA) in safeguarding…
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Arianespace Secures Launch Deal for German Military Satellites
Arianespace announces it has been awarded the contract to launch two SATCOMBw Stufe 3 satellites with two Ariane 6 for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). The satellites will board Europe’s heavy-lift launchers Ariane 6 for a launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The European Ariane 6 launcher family is built by the prime contractor…
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Zeno and Orano Partners to Unlock Americium-241 Supply to Fuel Space Nuclear Batteries
Zeno Power and Orano announced a strategic agreement to secure a reliable supply of americium-241 (Am-241), a long-lived isotope uniquely suited for space power, from Orano’s used nuclear fuel recycling operations. This collaboration brings together Zeno, the leading developer of nuclear batteries, and Orano, a recognized leading operator in nuclear fuel cycle material production and…
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Firefly Aerospace Secures $10 M NASA Contract Addendum for Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Data
Firefly Aerospace, a market leading space and defense technology company, announced a $10 million contract addendum under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative for acquisition of additional science and operational data collected beyond the initial contractual requirements for Blue Ghost Mission 1 – the first commercial mission to successfully land on the Moon. In…