Business & Finance

On Friday, Feb. 27, Citi Research identified L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Iridium Communications (IRDM), and Lockheed Martin (LMT) as key beneficiaries of a projected surge in U.S. defense spending. The analysis follows an administration proposal to increase the 2026 military budget ...

On Saturday, Feb. 28, technical details emerged regarding Germany’s massive €35 billion ($41 billion) pivot toward sovereign military space capabilities. The investment, which runs through 2030, signals a departure from purely defensive postures as Berlin prepares for a "sharply more ...

Chris Forrester — Luxembourg-based satellite giant SES has detailed its plans to completely restructure how it procures future satellites. SES boss Adel Al-Salah explained that the first launch of 3 demo missions with K2 Space was expected shortly and its ...

The U.S. Space Force has officially shifted its operational posture from global support to active homeland defense with the activation of U.S. Space Forces Northern (SPACEFOR-NORTH). Headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado, the new component field command serves ...

On Wednesday, February 25, 2026, Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) announced the entry into a definitive securities purchase agreement for a $175 million strategic equity investment led by global institutional investors. The Houston-based company plans to utilize the capital to ...

On February 25, 2026, the European Commission’s Copernicus Observer released a comprehensive assessment detailing how the integrated EU Space Programme—comprising Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus, and the upcoming IRIS²—is fundamentally altering the trajectory of civil and commercial aviation. By transitioning from terrestrial-based ...

In the current landscape (early 2026), the "money" in the satellite industry is split between two distinct but increasingly intersecting models: the high-margin, mission-driven contracts of the Space Development Agency (SDA) and the high-volume, recurring revenue of LEO constellations like ...

In a significant shift for the European space industry, German defense giant Rheinmetall is reportedly preparing a competing bid for Mynaric, the Munich-based laser communications specialist. This move, reported on February 22, 2026, directly threatens the acquisition agreement previously signed ...

MUNICH and BARCELONA — In an announcement released Tuesday, February 24, 2026, Rohde & Schwarz, in collaboration with NVIDIA, revealed a new milestone in AI-driven wireless system testing. The latest testbed, scheduled for live demonstration at MWC Barcelona 2026, integrates ...

NEW DELHI — In a strategic analysis published Monday, February 23, 2026, industry analyst Omkar Nikam detailed a profound shift in the Indo-Pacific’s defense architecture, where space has moved from a support function to the "nervous system" of modern warfare ...

LIVERMORE, Calif. — In an announcement released Monday, February 23, 2026, the aerospace communications firm Aalyria confirmed it has secured $100 million in Series B funding, propelling the company to a $1.3 billion valuation. The round was led by Battery ...

RIGA, Latvia — Latvian startup Deep Space Energy (DSE) announced on Saturday, February 21, 2026, that it has raised nearly 1 million Euro in combined private investment and public contracts. The funding is earmarked to accelerate the development of a ...

It's time to take stock of the space heavy hitters; where they stand now and what the future looks like. The SDA Pivot Northrop Grumman is currently the most successful of the traditional trio in adapting to the "Proliferated Warfighter" ...

STOCKHOLM — In its year-end report released Thursday, February 19, 2026, Ovzon AB announced a landmark fiscal year 2025, characterized by record revenue growth, the transition to full-scale commercial operations of its Ovzon 3 satellite, and major multi-year defense contracts ...

UPPSALA, Sweden — In a financial statement released Thursday, February 19, 2026, GomSpace Group AB (GomSpace) reported an all-time high revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025 and a full year of significant expansion. The company surpassed its financial guidance ...

February 15, 2026 — Following the February 2, 2026, acquisition of xAI by SpaceX, the newly integrated artificial intelligence division is undergoing a significant structural and cultural transformation. The transition, aimed at aligning xAI’s research-heavy roots with SpaceX’s high-cadence engineering ...

Chris Forrester — You can almost smell the investment bankers and their tangible excitement over a probable SpaceX Initial Public Offering (IPO) this year. The current gossip points to a summer IPO with some Crystal Ball gazers suggesting that June ...

Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. If there was any doubt that the center of gravity in the commercial space sector has shifted from venture capital speculation to kinetic necessity, that doubt was shattered by the final session, Smallsats at the Tactical ...

Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. The visionaries pitching Mars colonies have largely left the building. In their place sit investment bankers, project finance lawyers, and strategic investors who are currently rewiring the architecture of the $613 billion space economy. At this ...

Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. Novaspace Partner Nathan De Ruiter presented staggering figures. Opening the floor with an exclusive forecast, he predicted that 70,000 small satellites launching over the next decade will represent an investment of roughly $134 billion. Yet the ...