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Dhruva Space Secures Rs 105 Crore RDIF Backing to Develop ‘Project Garud’

New Delhi: As India accelerates toward becoming a global Space power, the Government of India’s Research, Development & Innovation Fund (RDIF) has extended ₹105 crore to Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space for Project Garud, a next-generation...

SCD Awarded Mult-Million Dollar Contract to Supply SWIR and MWIR Detectors for Next-Gen Satellite Imaging Payloads 

Tel Aviv: Israeli company SCD, has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by a leading Asian government space agency to supply space-qualified SWIR (Short-Wave Infrared) and MWIR (Mid-Wave Infrared) detectors for next-generation satellite imaging payloads. The...

Europe’s Space Rider Signals a New Era in Reusable Spaceflight

The European Space Agency (ESA) is edging closer to launching its first reusable spacecraft, Space Rider, after a series of successful tests aimed at validating the vehicle’s thermal protection and autonomous landing capabilities. The...

Skyroot’s Unicorn Leap Marks India’s Arrival in the Global Private Space Race

India’s commercial space sector achieved a historic breakthrough on May 7, as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace became the country’s first space-technology unicorn after raising nearly $60 million in a major funding round led by global...

Drishti: The Indian Eye That Never Sleeps

New Delhi: On a quiet afternoon in early May 2026, far from India’s bustling cities, a rocket rose into the Californian sky carrying with it more than metal, circuits, and fuel. It carried a...

India’s Private Space Leap: Skyroot’s Vikram-1 Set to Redefine the Launch Frontier

India stands at the threshold of a transformative moment in its space journey, as Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot Aerospace prepares to launch its first orbital rocket, Vikram-1. This mission is more than a technological milestone—it...

Space RCO in Partnership with SpaceWERX Award Contracts to Three Firms to Develop New Radar Warning Receivers

Washington: The Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO), in partnership with the Space Force’s innovation arm SpaceWERX, has awarded three small companies contracts worth $3 million each to develop new radar warning receivers to...

Airbus Continues to Strengthen Sovereign Cyber Security with Acquisition of  Quarkslab in France

Paris. Airbus has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of the French cyber-security company Quarkslab. This planned investment is another step of Airbus’ strategy to reinforce its position as a trusted, sovereign partner...

Kalam & Kavach 3.0: Strategic Partnerships to Drive the Dialogue 

New Delhi: As India advances reforms in joint military structures and accelerates indigenous capability development, Kalam & Kavach 3.0 returns on May 14, 2026 at the Manekshaw Centre, bringing together the country’s top military...

Heart of the Mission: Airbus-built European Service Module Ready to Power Historic Artemis II Crew to the Moon

Bremen, Germany / Kennedy Space Center, Florida - USA. As the world prepares for the launch of Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years, the Orion European Service...

Advancing Sovereign Intelligence from Space: ICEYE Launches Six New Satellites Aboard Transporter-16

Helsinki, Finland. ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, has successfully launched and deployed six new 25 cm resolution SAR satellites into orbit. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and successfully lifted...

IOD-2 Satellite, Built by Thales Alenia Space for ESA’s Celeste Mission, Lifted Off From New Zealand

New Delhi: Two satellites, part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Celeste in orbit demonstration mission, were launched at 10:14 CET March 30, atop a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from New Zealand. The two...

Thales Launches Expeditionary PathMaster, A Proven-at-Sea System Boosted by AI, to Conduct Full Mine Countermeasures Missions

New Delhi: Thales on March 26 launched Expeditionary PathMaster, based on an innovative expeditionary portable operations centre (e-POC), the solution enables naval forces to conduct a full mine countermeasures mission anywhere in the world. Thales’ Expeditionary...
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