Tag: Ground
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ICEYE Secures €28.3 Million R&D Grant from Business Finland
ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, announced that Business Finland, Finland’s public innovation agency, has approved a €28.3 million continuation grant, the final tranche of a previously announced major R&D investment decision. As European nations accelerate investment in sovereign defence and national resilience from border and maritime security to disaster response the…
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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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Observable Space Secures $94 Million U.S Space Force IDIQ Contract
Observable Space, a full-stack, vertically-integrated space technology company advancing laser communications, ground-based optical sensing, and in-space systems, announced a $94 million sole-sourced Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award from the U.S Space Force. The award is part of the Department of War’s Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program to augment existing Space…
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Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space Partner on Satellite Refuelling Program
Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space are partnering on REEF, a project supported by the UK Space Agency, to design new satellite refuelling architecture that aims to enhance the sustainability and resilience of space operations. Teams from Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space in the UK will combine their expertise to collaborate on REEF (Refuellable…
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Archangel Lightworks’ Optical Ground Station Proves Capability in Successful Trials
Archangel Lightworks, the laser communications company, has successfully completed field trials of the TERRA-M, the world’s smallest deployable operational optical ground station, proving its capability. The news was warmly welcomed by Liz Lloyd, the UK Space Minister, and the trials were funded by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. Data was securely and rapidly…
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Teledyne Imaging Advances Geospatial Mapping Solutions with Integrated Technologies
Teledyne Imaging, through the geospatial technology portfolio, is advancing integrated mapping and surveying solutions designed to support land, coastal, marine and subsea geospatial operations. The company combines advanced lidar sensing systems, sonar technologies, imaging platforms and data processing software to deliver end-to-end geospatial workflows for mapping, inspection, environmental monitoring, hydrography and infrastructure applications. A major…
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Gilmour Space Expands Australian Satellite Capability with ElaraSat Multi-Mission Platform
Gilmour Space Technologies, an Australian space company focused on launch vehicles, satellite platforms, and orbital infrastructure, is advancing its ElaraSat satellite platform to support commercial, civil, and defence missions in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Designed and built in Australia, the platform is intended to provide a modular spacecraft architecture that simplifies payload integration and accelerates mission…
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Schaeffler and Spire Global Partner to Build Sovereign European Space Infrastructure
Schaeffler, the leading motion technology company, and Spire Global, a leading global provider of satellite data, analytics and intelligence, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop space hardware subsystems, satellite platforms, and advanced radiofrequency (RF) and environmental sensing capabilities. The partnership combines Schaeffler’s precision engineering and manufacturing scale with Spire’s proven satellite platform…
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Infinite Orbits Expands GEO Servicing and In-Space Logistics Capabilities with Space Missions
Infinite Orbits is advancing in-orbit servicing, space situational awareness, satellite life extension and sustainable space transportation through a portfolio of geostationary orbit (GEO) mission platforms designed to support the growing demand for orbital servicing and logistics. Headquartered in Toulouse, the company focuses on autonomous spacecraft technologies that enable satellite inspection, life-extension services and reusable in-space…
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L3Harris Expands PAC-3 Rocket Motor Production Through New Propulsion Supply Partnership
L3Harris Technologies has issued a purchase order to Wojskowe Zaklady Elektroniczne S.A., a Polish government defense company, to produce Attitude Control Motors (ACMs) as a certified supplier for the U.S. Army’s Patriot missile (PAC-3). L3Harris, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, has been working closely with WZE to stand up in-country missile component production for Poland’s…