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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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VANCOUVER, B.C. — In a technical release on Friday, February 13, 2026, SPARC AI Inc. (CSE: SPAI) announced a significant upgrade to its Overwatch platform, introducing machine learning (ML) models […]
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On January 28, 2026, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) announced a significant expansion of its defense planning, inviting commercial space partners to participate in a series of classified wargames focused on […]
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