Saltzman Rolls Out Space Force Objective Force, Flags CR as Top Risk
Chief of Space Operations uses his final Space Symposium briefing to set force design through 2040, scale procurement and press allied integration.
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SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Col. Marcin Mazur, Polish Space Agency
Poland's space sector posted its first profitable year in January 2026. Col. Marcin Mazur, VP of the Polish Space Agency, takes the SmallSat Europe stage to explain how policy becomes procurement.
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NRL to Showcase Sovereign Space Capabilities at 41st Space Symposium
Targeting the growing requirement for resilient space domain awareness and autonomous orbital infrastructure, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will unveil its latest suite of revolutionary technologies at the 41st […]
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Planet Labs Imposes Indefinite Blackout on Iran Satellite Imagery at U.S. Request
On April 5, 2026, Planet Labs PBC confirmed it has indefinitely suspended the distribution of satellite imagery covering Iran and broader Middle East conflict zones. This policy shift follows a […]
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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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Defense Economics and the European SmallSat Market
Europe is the only major space power building its smallsat sector on defense procurement rather than venture capital or state industrial policy. The demand signal is institutional, contracted, and accelerating.
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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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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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Northwood Space Raises $100M Series B and Wins $50M Space Force Contract
On January 27, 2026, Northwood Space, a Los Angeles-based startup co-founded by CEO Bridgit Mendler, achieved a major dual-milestone by closing a $100 million Series B funding round and securing […]
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UK Invests in Satellite Timing Infrastructure to Strengthen National Resilience
On February 3, 2026, the UK Space Agency announced a strategic investment in the TOUCAN (TWSTFT Capability Demonstration) project to enhance the UK’s resilience against potential disruptions to Global Navigation […]
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