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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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On February 23, 2026, Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) Dr. Troy E. Meink unveiled a major technical initiative titled “Ringleader” during his keynote address at the Air & Space […]
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WASHINGTON — In a statement released Monday, February 23, 2026, the Space Development Agency (SDA) announced it has awarded a $30 million prototype agreement to AST SpaceMobile, Inc. for on-orbit […]
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — In a statement released Friday, February 20, 2026, Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced the opening of a new 9,000-square-foot production line dedicated to manufacturing electro-optical infrared (EO/IR) […]
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TEHRAN — Recent high-resolution satellite imagery from Planet Labs and Airbus indicates that Iran has begun a visible reconstitution of its long-range air defense network near the capital. The imagery […]
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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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