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AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6 to take flight in December

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), is building the only space-based cellular broadband network designed for both commercial and government applications that is accessible directly by standard sm [...]

Satnews Publishers Wishes Everyone a Happy Thanksgiving

The team at Satnews Publishers wishes everyonecelebrating Thanksgiving an enjoyable holiday with whoever — and whatever — joins you at your table.  The Satnews offices will be closed  [...]

Viasat completes network control station installations for Spanish MoD

Viasat has worked with the Spanish Ministry of Defence (MoD) to install two redundant Network Control Stations (NCSs) to support two satellites, SpainSat NG I and SpainSat NG II.—one ground [&hel [...]

FCC proposes upper C-Band rules for 2027 auction to maximize mid-band spectrum for 5G and 6G

Announcement from the FCC…The Federal Communications Commission today took critical step toward releasing a large swath of mid-band spectrum for America’s innovators when it voted to propos [...]

Blue Origin’s Blue Ring will be 1st commercial GEO SDA mission with Optimum Technologies’ sensor

Blue Origin announced today an agreement with Optimum Technologies (OpTech) to integrate its next-generation Caracal optical payload onboard the first mission of Blue Ring, the highly maneuverable, [...]

Kratos has opened a 60,000 sq ft Jerusalem facility for the firm’s Microwave Electronics division

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) recently relocated their Jerusalem branch of the firm’s Microwave Electronics Division to a new, purpose-built facility within  [...]

Dawn Aerospace + Cosmoserve Space sign strategic MoU to advance in-space refueling

Dawn Aerospace and Cosmoserve Space have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner on enabling sustainable and scalable in-space servicing through refueling and debris removal technolog [...]

MBDA signs first SKY WARDEN export contract

MBDA has signed its first export contract with a Middle Eastern nation for its SKY WARDEN counter-UAV (C-UAS) system. SKY WARDEN is a modular, multi-layered defense solution designed to counter [&h [...]