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Northrop Grumman Selects ThinKom ThinAir SATCOM Antennas for U.S. Navy E-130J Phoenix II TACAMO Fleet

Northrop Grumman Selects ThinKom ThinAir SATCOM Antennas for U.S. Navy E-130J Phoenix II TACAMO Fleet

On October 6, 2026, satellite antenna manufacturer ThinKom Solutions, Inc. announced that Northrop Grumman has selected its ThinAir SATCOM antenna system to equip the U.S. Navy’s E-130J Phoenix II aircraft….

1 Day Ago / MILSATCOM

x721 Unveils Heliblade Stratospheric Drone Platform and Establishes French Operations at Bordeaux UAV Show

x721 Unveils Heliblade Stratospheric Drone Platform and Establishes French Operations at Bordeaux UAV Show

2 Days Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

Qorvo Unveils Integrated X-Band RF Front-End Solution for AESA Radar Systems

Qorvo Unveils Integrated X-Band RF Front-End Solution for AESA Radar Systems

3 Days Ago / Satellite Communications

PLD Space and CNES Partner to Expand Launch Infrastructure at Guiana Space Centre

PLD Space and CNES Partner to Expand Launch Infrastructure at Guiana Space Centre

6 Days Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

SES and Sky Extend Direct-to-Home Satellite Capacity Agreement Across UK and Ireland

SES and Sky Extend Direct-to-Home Satellite Capacity Agreement Across UK and Ireland

September 30, 2026 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Tim Farrar, TMF Associates

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Tim Farrar, TMF Associates

3hrs Ago / Business & Finance

SDA and DIU Award Deorbit Vehicle Contracts to Firefly, D-Orbit, Katalyst, and Starfish Space

SDA and DIU Award Deorbit Vehicle Contracts to Firefly, D-Orbit, Katalyst, and Starfish Space

3hrs Ago / Mission Deployments & Manifests

Rocket Lab Challenges NASA’s $700M Mars Orbiter Award to Blue Origin While Scaling Vertical Integration via $8B Iridium Acquisition

Rocket Lab Challenges NASA’s $700M Mars Orbiter Award to Blue Origin While Scaling Vertical Integration via $8B Iridium Acquisition

4hrs Ago / Launch Providers

U.S. and Japan Formally Designate AST SpaceMobile and Rakuten LEO Infrastructure Under Bilateral Technology Prosperity Deal

U.S. and Japan Formally Designate AST SpaceMobile and Rakuten LEO Infrastructure Under Bilateral Technology Prosperity Deal

4hrs Ago / International Space Agreements

FCC Grants SpaceX Approval for 15,000-Satellite Very Low Earth Orbit Direct-to-Device Constellation

FCC Grants SpaceX Approval for 15,000-Satellite Very Low Earth Orbit Direct-to-Device Constellation

4hrs Ago / Missions & Constellations

Azercosmos Launches Platerra AI Platform for Automated Geospatial and Satellite Imagery Analysis

Azercosmos Launches Platerra AI Platform for Automated Geospatial and Satellite Imagery Analysis

6hrs Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

GlobalData Forecasts Fiber Dominance Across APAC Communications Through 2031 as SatComms and Direct-to-Device Address Regional Coverage Gaps

GlobalData Forecasts Fiber Dominance Across APAC Communications Through 2031 as SatComms and Direct-to-Device Address Regional Coverage Gaps

6hrs Ago / Market Forecasts

Open Cosmos Seeks One-Year ITU Regulatory Extension After Missing Constellation Deployment Milestones

Open Cosmos Seeks One-Year ITU Regulatory Extension After Missing Constellation Deployment Milestones

1 Day Ago / Government & Regulation

No U.S. Servicer Has Captured a Dead Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.

No U.S. Servicer Has Captured a Dead Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.

September 7, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

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

EchoStar’s DISH DBS Exits Chapter 11 Reorganization Following $4.35 Billion Debt Reduction

EchoStar’s DISH DBS Exits Chapter 11 Reorganization Following $4.35 Billion Debt Reduction

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Curt Blake, Wilson Sonsini

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Curt Blake, Wilson Sonsini

2 Days Ago / Business & Finance

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Form Joint Venture to Standardize Satellite Direct-to-Device Connectivity

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Form Joint Venture to Standardize Satellite Direct-to-Device Connectivity

3 Days Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

BAE Systems Awarded $16 Million Collins Aerospace Contract to Deliver M-Code GPS for U.S. Navy Carrier Landings

BAE Systems Awarded $16 Million Collins Aerospace Contract to Deliver M-Code GPS for U.S. Navy Carrier Landings

6 Days Ago / Business & Finance

FAA Licensed Launches Decline in FY2026 as Bottlenecks Drive High-Density Satellite Design Alternatives

FAA Licensed Launches Decline in FY2026 as Bottlenecks Drive High-Density Satellite Design Alternatives

1 Day Ago / Launch Providers

HawkEye 360 Adapts Commercial Satellite RF Sensors for Space Domain Awareness Under AFRL Contract

HawkEye 360 Adapts Commercial Satellite RF Sensors for Space Domain Awareness Under AFRL Contract

1 Day Ago / MILSATCOM

Airbus Completes First 32 OneWeb Replenishment Satellites for Eutelsat Fleet Refresh

Airbus Completes First 32 OneWeb Replenishment Satellites for Eutelsat Fleet Refresh

1 Day Ago / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

TELUS and AST SpaceMobile Complete In-Orbit Network Integration Testing for Canadian Direct-to-Smartphone Broadband

TELUS and AST SpaceMobile Complete In-Orbit Network Integration Testing for Canadian Direct-to-Smartphone Broadband

2 Days Ago / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

U.S. Department of Defense Awards Contract to Upgrade Kymeta Osprey u8 Terminal into Multi-Mission Edge Platform

U.S. Department of Defense Awards Contract to Upgrade Kymeta Osprey u8 Terminal into Multi-Mission Edge Platform

1 Day Ago / Military & Defense

Novaspace Releases Defense and Security Satellite Communications Report

Novaspace Releases Defense and Security Satellite Communications Report

6 Days Ago / Military & Defense

True Anomaly Selected as Title Sponsor for Spacepower Conference 2026

True Anomaly Selected as Title Sponsor for Spacepower Conference 2026

6 Days Ago / Events & Conferences

U.S. Space Force Mission Delta 2 Develops Advanced SDA Software to Prioritize Rapid Satellite Tracking

U.S. Space Force Mission Delta 2 Develops Advanced SDA Software to Prioritize Rapid Satellite Tracking

September 29, 2026 / Military & Defense

SSPI Explores US-China Space Law, Export Controls, and Cross-Border Regulatory Frameworks

SSPI Explores US-China Space Law, Export Controls, and Cross-Border Regulatory Frameworks

1 Day Ago / International Space Agreements

FCC Votes to Exempt Satellite Licensing from NEPA Environmental Reviews and Opens 1,000 MHz of Spectrum

FCC Votes to Exempt Satellite Licensing from NEPA Environmental Reviews and Opens 1,000 MHz of Spectrum

6 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

Taylor Jordan Puts a $2.35 Billion Price on NOAA’s New Commercial Data Vehicle.

Taylor Jordan Puts a $2.35 Billion Price on NOAA’s New Commercial Data Vehicle.

September 27, 2026 / Climate & Environmental Monitoring

Europe Decides in December Whether to Launch Its Own Astronauts. The Money Comes Later.

Europe Decides in December Whether to Launch Its Own Astronauts. The Money Comes Later.

September 25, 2026 / Events & Conferences

GomSpace Prepares 8U CubeSat GOMX-5 for SpaceX Transporter-18 Launch to Demonstrate Satellite Communications Technology

GomSpace Prepares 8U CubeSat GOMX-5 for SpaceX Transporter-18 Launch to Demonstrate Satellite Communications Technology

3 Days Ago / Launch

Sateliot Launches Five Alén Space-Built CubeSats for Draconis 5G NTN IoT Mission

Sateliot Launches Five Alén Space-Built CubeSats for Draconis 5G NTN IoT Mission

3 Days Ago / Launch Providers

CAS Space Delays Maiden Flight of Reusable Lihong-2 Suborbital Rocket to 2027

CAS Space Delays Maiden Flight of Reusable Lihong-2 Suborbital Rocket to 2027

September 30, 2026 / Launch

Momentus Demonstrates AI-Enabled LiDAR and Optical Suite During In-Orbit RPO Campaign with NASA Satellite

Momentus Demonstrates AI-Enabled LiDAR and Optical Suite During In-Orbit RPO Campaign with NASA Satellite

September 29, 2026 / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

Arqiva Proposes Managed 2044 Digital Terrestrial Television Switch-Off in UK Government Green Paper

Arqiva Proposes Managed 2044 Digital Terrestrial Television Switch-Off in UK Government Green Paper

September 28, 2026 / Business & Finance

Everyone at WSBW Described a Bottleneck. In Every Case It Was Someone Else’s Business.

Everyone at WSBW Described a Bottleneck. In Every Case It Was Someone Else’s Business.

September 24, 2026 / Business & Finance

Space Development Agency Issues $369 Million Solicitation for Global Missile Tracking Ground Entry Points

Space Development Agency Issues $369 Million Solicitation for Global Missile Tracking Ground Entry Points

September 22, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

SSC Space and Airbus Expand Ground Segment Support for Pléiades Neo and Pléiades Neo Next

SSC Space and Airbus Expand Ground Segment Support for Pléiades Neo and Pléiades Neo Next

September 21, 2026 / Earth Observation & Imaging

ICEYE and Nokia Partner to Develop Sovereign LEO Satellite Communications Systems for Defense

ICEYE and Nokia Partner to Develop Sovereign LEO Satellite Communications Systems for Defense

6 Days Ago / LEO Constellations

BEC Technologies Launches MX-340-IRD Hybrid Cellular and Satellite Gateway for Remote Infrastructure

BEC Technologies Launches MX-340-IRD Hybrid Cellular and Satellite Gateway for Remote Infrastructure

6 Days Ago / Satellite Communications

ATLAS Space Operations and York Space Systems Activate Second Antenna at Rwanda Teleport to Double Equatorial Contact Capacity

ATLAS Space Operations and York Space Systems Activate Second Antenna at Rwanda Teleport to Double Equatorial Contact Capacity

September 29, 2026 / LEO Constellations

The ITU’s Outgoing Spectrum Chief Expects WRC-27 to Find Room for Direct-to-Device. 151 Mobile Operators Are Already Building Toward It.

The ITU’s Outgoing Spectrum Chief Expects WRC-27 to Find Room for Direct-to-Device. 151 Mobile Operators Are Already Building Toward It.

September 24, 2026 / Events & Conferences