Berkowitz says one of his priorities as assistant secretary of defense for space policy would be to ‘sustain America’s position as the world’s leader in space activities’

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In a pilot program, the 4th Infantry Division will use Kymeta’s Osprey u8 terminals designed to communicate with both low Earth orbit and geostationary satellites

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Venus developed a rotating detonation rocket engine with potential applications in hypersonic missiles and space launch vehicles

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Vantor’s space-to-space intelligence business is also known as non-Earth imagery

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Satellite manufacturer Apex is planning a high-stakes demonstration of interceptor technology in orbit

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The award is part of NGA's Luno program

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The company looks to extend its reach beyond commercial broadband services with customized military satellites

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The composite shielding designed to protect spacecraft from debris impact was developed by Atomic-6 under a U.S. Space Force Small Business Innovation Research contract

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This was the second plane of satellites for Tranche 1 of the Transport Layer, part of a planned global network of data transport and sensor satellites known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture

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The company procured a dedicated Falcon 9 rocket to prove its “one satellite design for all orbits” concept

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The startup said it sought to position France at the forefront of space defense capabilities

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The recommendation comes in a new report by the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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European rearmament and Trump’s Golden Dome drive surge in investments and valuations, executives say

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The Space Force’s working capital fund will be used to buy satellite communications and other commercial space services with funds from internal Department of War customers

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Muon Space won a $44.6 million contract to demonstrate dual-use environmental monitoring constellation

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The contract is a public-private partnership agreement awarded by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command

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The company says its terminals can seamlessly switch between satellite constellations while withstanding electronic warfare threats

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The acquisition would expand Firefly’s footprint in the defense market, where Firefly is trying to capture opportunities in the Golden Dome program

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SpaceX was assigned five of seven National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 missions. United Launch Alliance got two.

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“The cost of admission is relatively cheap in the cyber area,” Scolese said. “So we remain very much concerned about that.”

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Todd Harrison demonstrates the 'Defense Futures Simulator' that calculated eye-watering missile defense costs — and invites critics to prove him wrong with their own numbers.

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A mix of executive orders, new contracting approaches and closer ties between defense leaders and investors has some experts believing this latest reform drive may be different from the past.

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The planned demonstration would use radio-frequency communications terminals to establish satellite-to-satellite links between a Starlink payload and a mock space-based interceptor

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The Maxar name is disappearing from the space industry as two successor companies emerge with distinct identities: Maxar Intelligence will now operate as Vantor, and Maxar Space Systems will go by Lanteris

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