Tag: Defense
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GomSpace and STETMAN Form Joint Venture for Sovereign Satellite Communications
GomSpace and Ukrainian partner STETMAN signed an agreement at the EU-Ukraine Business Summit in Brussels, with representatives from the EU’s Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighborhood (DG ENEST), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Ukrainian government in attendance. Under the agreement the partners will proceed to establish the UASAT joint venture in Ukraine to…
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BlackSky Secures $25M Multi-Year Defense Contract
How significant is BlackSky’s new $25M international defense win? BlackSky Technology has secured a competitive $25 million multi-year assured contract with an undisclosed major international defense customer, marking a significant validation of the company’s real-time Earth intelligence capabilities. The contract, announced April 22, represents approximately 12% of BlackSky’s 2025 revenue run rate and demonstrates growing…
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Space Force Awards Kronos Contracts to Two Prime Contractors
What capabilities will the Space Force’s Kronos program deliver? The U.S. Space Force has awarded two prototype contracts for its Kronos program, marking a critical milestone in the service’s effort to develop next-generation space domain awareness capabilities. The program aims to deliver advanced tracking and characterization systems for objects in cislunar space, addressing growing concerns…
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Pentagon Drone Tests Hit by Starlink Outage Shows DoD SpaceX Risk
Pentagon Drone Operations Face Critical Risk from SpaceX Dependency A recent Starlink service disruption directly impacted Pentagon drone testing operations, underscoring the Department of Defense’s deepening reliance on SpaceX’s commercial satellite network for critical military communications. The outage affected unmanned aerial vehicle trials that depend on Starlink’s satellite constellation for beyond-line-of-sight command and control links.…
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Sidus Space Expands Existing Agreement with Lonestar Data Holdings
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, announced the expansion of its existing agreement with Lonestar Data Holdings to build and deliver an additional StarVault orbital data storage payload. The amendment extends Sidus’ role in enabling the world’s first commercially operational space-based sovereign data storage service. The amendment expands the scope of Sidus’…
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GITAI Launches Defense & Space Unit to Advance U S Contracting
GITAI USA, a U.S.-headquartered space robotics company, announced the establishment of its new subsidiary, GITAI Defense and Space LLC, incorporated in Delaware and operating from the company’s headquarters in Torrance, California. This strategic move positions GITAI to serve as a prime contractor for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and NASA programs. Addressing U.S. Government Contracting Requirements…
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U S Space Force Selects L3Harris Technologies for Advanced Space Surveillance
L3Harris Technologies has received a $150 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to sustain and modernise critical ground systems, which enable faster decision-making, earlier threat warning and sustained space superiority. The contract is part of the Maintenance of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities (MOSSAIC) program. Also Read: US Space Force Activates…
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Karman Space Director Details Artemis II Support at Space Symposium
How Did Karman Space Support NASA’s Artemis II Mission? Karman Space & Defense provided critical engineering support for NASA’s Artemis Program Artemis II crewed lunar flyby mission, according to Director of Space & Launch Market Renee Frohnert speaking at the 2026 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. The company’s involvement highlights the growing role of specialized…
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Deloitte’s Space Business Launches Two New Satellites Into Orbit
Deloitte-2 and Deloitte-3, launched on March 29, 2026, from Vandenberg Space Force Base to expand Deloitte’s on-orbit footprint. The new satellites carry payloads designed to increase space data collection capacity and help meet clients’ growing needs for space-based data and insights. Project Constellation enables the engineering and testing of a software-only, on-orbit cyber defense capability…
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Infleqtion and NASA Deliver Next-Generation Quantum Capabilities to ISS
Infleqtion, a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral-atom technology, is providing upgraded quantum hardware to the International Space Station (ISS) via NASA’s Northrop Grumman-24 (NG-24) cargo mission. The upgraded physics package for the Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL), developed in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), may enable record-breaking in-orbit…