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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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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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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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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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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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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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This milestone, driven by a surge in national defense procurement and a tenfold increase in contributions to the European Space Agency
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While the global aerospace press has remained focused on the logistical updates regarding the SpaceX Starship program and recent Iridium contract wins, a seismic shift in national security doctrine has […]
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WASHINGTON – (December 3, 2025) – Shield AI and Sedaro have announced a strategic partnership focused on advancing autonomous operations in the orbital domain. The collaboration establishes Shield AI’s Hivemind […]
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Key Themes from China Tech Hearings Congressional hearings have consistently focused on the growing technological capabilities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and their implications for U.S. national and […]
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