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Gen. Guetlein Accepts Leadership Honor at Space Power Conference, Outlines ‘Golden Dome’ Defense Shield

Gen. Michael Guetlein, the recently appointed Director of the Golden Dome missile defense program, accepted a leadership award at the Space Power Conference tonight, appearing remotely on the main  [...]

Trace Systems Secures Position on MDA’s Massive $151 Billion ‘SHIELD’ IDIQ

Trace Systems has announced its selection as a prime contractor on the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) latest contract vehicle, known as SHIELD (Systems, Hardware, Integration, Engineering, and Lo [...]

USSF Authorizes Export of ‘Meadowlands’ Offensive Space Warfare System

MELBOURNE, Fla. — In a historic shift for U.S. space defense policy, L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) confirmed yesterday that its Meadowlands offensive space warfare system has successfully com [...]


Blue Origin Developing “Orbital Data Center”

Capabilities to Challenge Terrestrial & OrbitalCloud Markets Blue Origin appears to be pivoting toward high-margin downstream services, with new recruitment activity indicating the development  [...]

Ariane 6 to Launch Next Galileo Pair

Beyond Gravity has confirmed the integration of its critical subsystems aboard the upcoming Ariane 6 flight scheduled to launch two Galileo navigation satellites on December 17. The mission, launch [...]

Airbus Defence and Space Awarded €50 Million Framework to Integrate Sovereign AI into French Military Systems

PARIS — The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded Airbus Defence and Space a framework contract valued at €50 million to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the French Arm [...]

U.S. Forces Seize ‘Dark Fleet’ Tanker Skipper in Caribbean Raid Following AIS Spoofing Detection

U.S. Coast Guard and special operations forces executed a high-seas seizure of the oil tanker Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, disabling a vessel that authorities described as [&hel [...]

Rocket Lab Secures CSA Funding for Component R&D; Sivers Partners with Doosan on Ka-Band Arrays

LONG BEACH, Calif. & KISTA, Sweden — In a dual development for the space supply chain, Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has secured funding from the Canadian Space Agency […]  [...]

Space Force Taps Primes for ‘Golden Dome’ Prototypes; MTSI Lands $416M AFGSC Order

WASHINGTON — As reported earlier this week on SatNews, the Department of Defense has initiated a significant strategic pivot in homeland defense architecture, awarding initial prototype contracts [...]