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On September 28, 2026, a coalition of 20 European governments approved plans to invest up to €24 billion ($27 billion) in SPACE, a joint military space program establishing sovereign defense […]
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On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, SpaceX unilaterally implemented speed restrictions on military-grade Starshield satellite communication terminals operating across Ukraine, causing abrupt connectivity loss during active combat missions. The unannounced velocity […]
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On October 12, 2026, satellite manufacturer York Space Systems disclosed technical details regarding two previously awarded U.S. Space Force task orders supporting the service’s Space Data Network (SDN). Designated as […]
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On October 13, 2026, Czech defense and industrial conglomerate Czechoslovak Group (CSG) announced the acquisition of a 9.5% equity stake in Canadian satellite manufacturer MDA Space Ltd., establishing the European […]
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On October 12, 2026, Greek industrial conglomerate METLEN Energy & Metals, satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space, and Thales Hellas executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development […]
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On Saturday, October 10, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 3:39 a.m. Eastern, successfully deploying 21 Northrop Grumman satellites […]
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On October 7, 2026, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report detailing extended deployment timelines for modernized military satellite navigation equipment across Armed Forces operational platforms. According to […]
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To address processing bottlenecks at the tactical edge, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded a technology development contract to satellite terminal manufacturer Kymeta Corporation on October 6, 2026. Under the […]
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Targeting a critical operational gap in non-terrestrial signal tracking, space-based radio frequency (RF) analytics provider HawkEye 360 has successfully demonstrated the use of its commercial satellite constellation for space domain […]
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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. […]
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