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THE PENTAGON – Long before the first F-35 stealth fighters entered Iranian airspace on February 28, 2026, the battle for dominance was already being won 22,000 miles above the Earth. […]
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HERNDON, VIRGINIA – On Friday, March 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense announced a major $99 million award to BlackSky Geospatial Solutions LLC for the development of a next-generation […]
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WASHINGTON – In a status update released March 5, 2026, the Space Development Agency (SDA) acknowledged significant hurdles in scaling its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). Despite the successful launch […]
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LOUISVILLE, Colorado – On Thursday, March 5, Sierra Space announced the closing of a $550 million Series C equity investment, propelling the company’s valuation to $8 billion. The round was […]
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Operation Epic Fury tests the Law of Armed Conflict in space. How MizarVision's proxy ISR imagery — sourced from U.S. satellites — is straining the legal definitions of combatant, civilian object, and Direct Participation in Hostilities.
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AALBORG, Denmark – On Wednesday, March 4, GomSpace (Nasdaq: GOMX) announced it has signed a €7.6 million (81.5 MSEK) contract with VirtuaLabs, a Rome-based specialist in radar and electronic warfare […]
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Telespazio Brasil, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), has officially deployed a new mobile satellite communications system for the Institutional Security Office […]
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On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) reached its deadline for industry proposals regarding the Geosynchronous High-Resolution Optical Space-Based Tactical Reconnaissance (GHOST-R) program. The initiative, positioned as […]
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On Friday, February 27, 2026, the Southern Pacific Aero-Defense Alliance (SPADA) officially announced its formation as a new regional nonprofit aimed at unifying the aerospace and defense (A&D) industrial base […]
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On Thursday, February 26, 2026, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced that LinQuest Corp. has been awarded a $44,924,742 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously existing contract (FA8808-19-C-0006). The award provides […]
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