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The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded four contracts totaling $3.5 billion on Friday, Dec. 19, to build 72 satellites for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer. This latest acquisition represents the […]
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – December 19, 2025 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was competitively awarded a Tracking Layer of Tranche 3 (TRKT3) contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to […]
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Hughes Network Systems has officially launched its latest line of transportable Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite terminals. This new hardware is engineered specifically for high-stakes environments where rapid deployment and […]
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Ovzon has officially announced the receipt of a significant supplementary order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), further deepening the strategic relationship between the SATCOM provider and the Swedish […]
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The military views commercial ground networks not just as a convenience, but as an operational requirement.
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The fight over the Space Development Agency's (SDA) budget was actually a proxy war between two acquisition philosophies: the SDA's open shop vs. a classified sole source alternative.
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Space Systems Command (SSC) formally established System Delta 80 (SYD 80) during a Dec. 12 ceremony at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The new unit […]
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The promise of the massive consolidation wave sweeping the satellite industry has always been about synergy—the idea that combining disparate networks can create a sum greater than its parts. Viasat […]
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The space industry is splitting into two distinct cultural identities: commercial players utilizing meme-friendly branding versus a defense sector aggressively adopting lethal nomenclature.
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Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced a structural overhaul of the service’s acquisition authorities on Dec. 11, revealing a transition from the traditional Program Executive Officer (PEO) model to "Portfolio Acquisition Executives" (PAEs) designed to decentralize decision-making.
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