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On August 24, 2026, speaking at the Evercore Partners TMT Global Conference, T-Mobile Chief Financial Officer Peter Osvaldik addressed the structural limitations of direct-to-device (D2D) satellite architectures. In response to […]
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U.S. Space Command ran 225 people from 91 companies through a tabletop exercise on maneuver warfare in June, the second of four in a series Gen. Stephen Whiting modeled on the 1941 Louisiana Maneuvers. Dr. David Denhard, the command's chief scientist and the director of its Technical Analysis Group, joins the warfighter-ready systems panel on the opening day of the MilSat Symposium at Silicon Valley Space Week.
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On August 24, 2026, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operator ICEYE announced the formal establishment of ICEYE India, a new corporate entity operating out of New Delhi. The subsidiary is […]
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On August 23, 2026, market analysis highlighted how AST SpaceMobile’s sovereign contract strategy is driving revenue growth across defense and national security sectors, even as the operator navigates launch cadence […]
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On August 21, 2026, Chinese state-owned satellite operator Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST), also operating as Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite Technology, closed a 7 billion yuan ($975 million) Series B financing […]
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The Space Force's first on-orbit refueling demonstration slipped to early 2027, and the client satellites belong to the Air Force Research Laboratory. Dr. Robert Antypas, who leads the AFRL mission area covering launch, in-space propulsion and spacecraft servicing, joins the warfighter-ready systems panel on the opening day of the MilSat Symposium at Silicon Valley Space Week.
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On August 20, 2026, satellite manufacturer Muon Space announced it secured $250 million in Series C financing, bringing the company’s valuation to $1.5 billion. The funding round was led by […]
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The Golden Dome interceptor layer has twelve companies competing against a 2028 clock and a fiscal 2027 request that Congress has not funded. Phil Carrai, whose Kratos division holds an agreement worth up to $446.8 million for ground management and integration on the Space Force's medium orbit missile warning and tracking architecture, moderates the industrial capacity panel at the MilSat Symposium.
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On August 13, 2026, space infrastructure provider Intuitive Machines disclosed during its second-quarter 2026 financial report that it secured a commercial contract valued at over $600 million to build three […]
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On August 18, 2026, satellite communications and network software vendor Integrasys announced it was awarded two defense research and development contracts in Luxembourg valued at €2.89 million combined. Funded through […]
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