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AvL Technologies Awarded $31 Million Contract for WGS-Certified Satellite Terminals to Support Polish Armed Forces

AvL Technologies Awarded $31 Million Contract for WGS-Certified Satellite Terminals to Support Polish Armed Forces

On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, satellite communications terminal manufacturer AvL Technologies, Inc. announced the signing of a $31 million contract with Polish defense supplier GISS Sp. z o.o. Under the…

19hrs Ago / Business & Finance

No Robot Has Captured an Uncontrolled Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.

No Robot Has Captured an Uncontrolled Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.

1 Day Ago / Defense Budgets & Procurement

4iG Group and SpaceX Sign Agreements to Deploy Starlink Mobile and Sovereign Satellite Solutions in Europe

4iG Group and SpaceX Sign Agreements to Deploy Starlink Mobile and Sovereign Satellite Solutions in Europe

5 Days Ago / Business & Finance

York Space Systems Unveils LX/V-CLASS Spacecraft Platform Purpose-Built for Very Low Earth Orbit

York Space Systems Unveils LX/V-CLASS Spacecraft Platform Purpose-Built for Very Low Earth Orbit

6 Days Ago / Missions & Constellations

PLD Space Expands Series C Funding to €288M with Additional €108M Investment Tranche

PLD Space Expands Series C Funding to €288M with Additional €108M Investment Tranche

September 1, 2026 / Business & Finance

SueWallSt and SBS Law Issue October 30 Lead Plaintiff Deadline Reminder for York Space Systems Securities Litigation

SueWallSt and SBS Law Issue October 30 Lead Plaintiff Deadline Reminder for York Space Systems Securities Litigation

16hrs Ago / Business & Finance

AT&T and Amazon Leo Advance Strategic Fiber-to-Space Alliance to Challenge SpaceX Starlink

AT&T and Amazon Leo Advance Strategic Fiber-to-Space Alliance to Challenge SpaceX Starlink

16hrs Ago / LEO Constellations

Kawasaki Heavy Industries and EdgeCortix Partner to Develop AI-Enabled Aerial Defense Platforms

Kawasaki Heavy Industries and EdgeCortix Partner to Develop AI-Enabled Aerial Defense Platforms

17hrs Ago / Military & Defense

GSMA Intelligence Highlights UK Space Strategy Opportunities Within European Satellite Ecosystem

GSMA Intelligence Highlights UK Space Strategy Opportunities Within European Satellite Ecosystem

18hrs Ago / Government & Regulation

Ground Control CEO Highlights Maritime GNSS Spoofing Threats and Multi-Layer Navigation Solutions

Ground Control CEO Highlights Maritime GNSS Spoofing Threats and Multi-Layer Navigation Solutions

18hrs Ago / Navigation & PNT

Kymeta Secures $20 Million Department of Defense Order for Resilient Flat-Panel SATCOM Terminals

Kymeta Secures $20 Million Department of Defense Order for Resilient Flat-Panel SATCOM Terminals

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit with Spectrum Rocket Maiden Launch from Norway

Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit with Spectrum Rocket Maiden Launch from Norway

1 Day Ago / Launch

ISRO Clarifies National Space Mandate, Confirming Agency Will Not Face Privatization

ISRO Clarifies National Space Mandate, Confirming Agency Will Not Face Privatization

1 Day Ago / Exploration & Science Missions

How ICEYE Turned Sovereign SAR Into a 12-Month Product

How ICEYE Turned Sovereign SAR Into a 12-Month Product

August 25, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Launch Manifests Are Becoming Spectrum Policy

Launch Manifests Are Becoming Spectrum Policy

July 29, 2026 / Launch Providers

Three LEO Operators Bet 2026 on a Supply Chain Built for 2027

Three LEO Operators Bet 2026 on a Supply Chain Built for 2027

June 9, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

American military space closed around one company in seven days

American military space closed around one company in seven days

June 3, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Ashley Fieglein Johnson, Planet

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Ashley Fieglein Johnson, Planet

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Dan Ceperley, LeoLabs

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Dan Ceperley, LeoLabs

4 Days Ago / Business & Finance

The Labors of Love

The Labors of Love

4 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Blue Origin Accelerates Engineering Hiring from Amazon Satellite Division to Expand Orbital Operations

Blue Origin Accelerates Engineering Hiring from Amazon Satellite Division to Expand Orbital Operations

5 Days Ago / Business & Finance

UK Government Commercial Agency Selects Open Cosmos for £8 Billion Defense Communications Framework

UK Government Commercial Agency Selects Open Cosmos for £8 Billion Defense Communications Framework

5 Days Ago / LEO Constellations

Mobile Satellite Services Association Releases Reference Architecture 2.0 for Regenerative NTN Payloads

Mobile Satellite Services Association Releases Reference Architecture 2.0 for Regenerative NTN Payloads

6 Days Ago / Satellite Communications

Zixi and Ateme Form Joint Engineering Partnership for Hybrid Satellite-to-IP Video Distribution

Zixi and Ateme Form Joint Engineering Partnership for Hybrid Satellite-to-IP Video Distribution

6 Days Ago / Satellite Communications

CycloKinetics and Venus Aerospace Complete Initial Hot-Fire Testing of CycloRP Fuel in Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine

CycloKinetics and Venus Aerospace Complete Initial Hot-Fire Testing of CycloRP Fuel in Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine

September 1, 2026 / Spacecraft & Payload Technology

LeoLabs Awarded $20.7 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Mobile Scout-S Surveillance Radar

LeoLabs Awarded $20.7 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Mobile Scout-S Surveillance Radar

August 27, 2026 / Military & Defense

Palladyne AI and NORDA Dynamics Partner to Integrate Autonomous Swarming and Terminal Guidance Software

Palladyne AI and NORDA Dynamics Partner to Integrate Autonomous Swarming and Terminal Guidance Software

August 26, 2026 / Military & Defense

Ground Infrastructure Vulnerabilities Accelerate Industry Transition to Cloud-Based SATCOM Virtualization

Ground Infrastructure Vulnerabilities Accelerate Industry Transition to Cloud-Based SATCOM Virtualization

August 20, 2026 / Military & Defense

ThinKom Awarded $49 Million U.S. Army OTA Contract for Mobile C-UAS High-Power Microwave Prototype

ThinKom Awarded $49 Million U.S. Army OTA Contract for Mobile C-UAS High-Power Microwave Prototype

August 19, 2026 / Military & Defense

U.S. Commercial Launch and Satellite Operators Withdraw from European Space Summit Following White House Interventions

U.S. Commercial Launch and Satellite Operators Withdraw from European Space Summit Following White House Interventions

1 Day Ago / Government & Regulation

Türkiye Becomes 71st Signatory of the Artemis Accords

Türkiye Becomes 71st Signatory of the Artemis Accords

5 Days Ago / International Space Agreements

SpaceX Petitions FCC to Block Viasat Satellite Authorization Over Starlink Interference Concerns

SpaceX Petitions FCC to Block Viasat Satellite Authorization Over Starlink Interference Concerns

August 31, 2026 / Government & Regulation

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Departs Agency as Civil Space Sector Navigates Broader Human Capital Demands

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Departs Agency as Civil Space Sector Navigates Broader Human Capital Demands

August 27, 2026 / Government & Regulation

NASA Launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to Survey Dark Energy and Exoplanets

NASA Launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to Survey Dark Energy and Exoplanets

August 30, 2026 / Exploration & Science Missions

Firefly Aerospace CEO Cites Systemic Launch Vehicle Shortage Amid Expanding Satellite Backlogs

Firefly Aerospace CEO Cites Systemic Launch Vehicle Shortage Amid Expanding Satellite Backlogs

August 29, 2026 / Launch

Financial Modeling Validates SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Economics and Margins

Financial Modeling Validates SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Economics and Margins

August 27, 2026 / Launch

ESA Awards PLD Space €158.9M European Launcher Challenge Contract for MIURA 5 Scaling and Reusability

ESA Awards PLD Space €158.9M European Launcher Challenge Contract for MIURA 5 Scaling and Reusability

August 27, 2026 / Launch Providers

Royal Wagenborg Selects De Boer Marine for Fleetwide Maritime Connectivity and Cybersecurity Integration

Royal Wagenborg Selects De Boer Marine for Fleetwide Maritime Connectivity and Cybersecurity Integration

August 31, 2026 / Maritime & Aviation Satcom

Astrolight Advances End-to-End Lasercom Network to Address Orbital Bandwidth and Spectrum Bottlenecks

Astrolight Advances End-to-End Lasercom Network to Address Orbital Bandwidth and Spectrum Bottlenecks

July 27, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

Intellian Unveils CM100 GMDSS Terminal Built for Iridium Certus 100 Safety Network

Intellian Unveils CM100 GMDSS Terminal Built for Iridium Certus 100 Safety Network

July 23, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

NASA Joins Federal Genesis Mission Initiative to Process 150 Petabytes of Space Data via AI Architectures

NASA Joins Federal Genesis Mission Initiative to Process 150 Petabytes of Space Data via AI Architectures

July 22, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

Final Three SES O3b mPOWER Satellites Arrive at Cape Canaveral Ahead of Falcon 9 Launch

Final Three SES O3b mPOWER Satellites Arrive at Cape Canaveral Ahead of Falcon 9 Launch

5 Days Ago / Satellite Communications

SynMax Secures Exclusive Maritime Channel Deal for Satellogic’s Upcoming Merlin Satellite Constellation

SynMax Secures Exclusive Maritime Channel Deal for Satellogic’s Upcoming Merlin Satellite Constellation

5 Days Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

Munich Startup Project-S Emerges from Stealth with Multi-Million-Euro Funding for Orbital Safety Infrastructure

Munich Startup Project-S Emerges from Stealth with Multi-Million-Euro Funding for Orbital Safety Infrastructure

6 Days Ago / Services & Applications

iKO Media Group Secures Multi-Channel Distribution Deal with Atresmedia via Eutelsat 117 West A

iKO Media Group Secures Multi-Channel Distribution Deal with Atresmedia via Eutelsat 117 West A

6 Days Ago / Satellite Communications