SDA’s Sandhoo: Tranche 1 Launches Resume in May or June
Acting SDA chief Dr. Gurpartap "GP" Sandhoo told reporters at Space Symposium 2026 that Tranche 1 Transport Layer launches will restart in May or June.
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General Atomics Completes Pre-Ship Review for Space Force Weather Payload
On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced the successful completion of the pre-ship review (PSR) for its advanced Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) payload. This milestone clears the hardware […]
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The Downlink Deficit: The Pentagon’s Optical Mesh Network and the Terrestrial Bottleneck
The satellite industry has built roughly 10 percent of the optical ground infrastructure it needs. Without 200 to 500 optical ground stations, the Pentagon's $35 billion PWSA and $185 billion Golden Dome programs risk becoming stranded assets — data moves flawlessly in orbit but cannot reach the ground.
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Firefly Aerospace Supports U.S. Space Force VICTUS DIEM Exercise
On March 25, 2026, Firefly Aerospace announced its participation in two major responsive space exercises for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as part of the VICTUS DIEM mission. Supporting prime […]
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Dual-Use by Design: Telesat Lightspeed and the End of Civilian Telecom in LEO
Telesat’s decision to hardwire 500 MHz of military Ka-band spectrum into Lightspeed’s first 156 satellites resolved a near-term financing crisis. It also created a targeting problem that no commercial service agreement can fix.
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ThinKom Showcases Modular MILSATCOM Architecture for Contested Environments
At the 2026 Satellite Show in Washington, D.C., ThinKom Solutions, Inc. details its roadmap for high-mobility ground architecture designed to address the vulnerabilities of static satellite command centers. During a […]
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GomSpace Joins EDA Consortium to Develop VLEO Military Satellite Concept
On Tuesday, March 17, 2026, GomSpace announced its selection as a key industrial partner in a €15.7 million research contract awarded by the European Defence Agency (EDA). The initiative, managed […]
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Rheinmetall Walked Away. Germany Should Take the Hint.
With Rheinmetall officially abandoning its alternative bid for Mynaric, Germany's justification for blocking Rocket Lab's $150 million acquisition has collapsed. Over 90% of Mynaric's backlog is U.S. DoD money — the company was never a sovereign German asset in any operational sense.
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Air Force Triples AEHF Terminal Contract Ceiling to Nearly $3 Billion
RTX Corporation secured a $2.01 billion ceiling increase on its AEHF terminal contract, raising the total to $2.97 billion — more than triple the original $960 million ceiling from 2021.
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The State of the “Legacy Primes” And a Few Billionaires
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 […]
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