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US Space Force Reveals New Model for Range Upgrade, Shifts Upfront Costs to Commercial Firms

Washington: The US Space Force this week revealed a new model for upgrading its East and West Coast ranges, shifting upfront costs that used to be borne by the government to the commercial launch...

US Space Force Awards BAE Systems  $1.2B for Missile Warning Constellation

Washington: The US Space Force has awarded BAE Systems $1.2 billion to build 10 satellites for its new missile warning constellation to track hypersonic cruise missiles as well as ballistic missiles. The satellites will be...

Airbus Next-generation Skynet Satellite Reaches Major Milestone

Stevenage, UK. The UK’s next-generation military communications satellite - Skynet 6A - has successfully completed the coupling of its communications and service modules. The spacecraft - designed and built at Airbus’ Stevenage and Portsmouth plants...

Pentagon’s DIU Expands ‘Hybrid Space Architecture’ Vendor Pool, Adds 13 More Companies

Washington: The Pentagon’s Defence Innovation Unit (DIU) has added 13 more companies to its pool of contractors developing an ambitious multi-agency effort to create a multi-orbit, public-private satellite communications (SATCOM) network largely impervious to...

US Approves $131 Million Defence Deal Allowing India to Acquire HawkEye 360 Satellite-based Surveillance Technology 

New Delhi: The United States has recently approved a significant $131 million defence deal allowing India to acquire advanced HawkEye 360 satellite-based surveillance technology. This strategic acquisition substantially enhances India's maritime domain awareness capabilities,...

Lockheed Martin Loses Spacecraft Designed to Demonstrate New Satellite Technologies

Washington: A launch anomaly on board Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket resulted in the loss of a Lockheed Martin spacecraft designed to demonstrate new satellite technologies. The mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base,...

Boeing Envisions Two Existing Product Lines Fit for Golden Dome Project

Washington: The head of Boeing’s space mission systems business envisions at least two of the company’s product lines as a clear fit for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome homeland missile defence capability — the X-37B...

ISRO Successfully Executes Second Docking of SpaDeX

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully executed a second docking of its Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites on April 21, 2025, marking a significant advancement in India's space capabilities. This achievement...

NSIL Initiates Significant Project to Rope in Private Sector Players

New Delhi: India's Space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO, is initiating a significant project to involve private sector players in building a comprehensive ground station network for Low Earth...

Space-Based Observation: Revolutionising the OODA Loop Across Scales

In an era of rapid technological transformation and escalating geopolitical complexities, the capability to make swift, well-informed decisions has become critical for a competitive advantage. The OODA Loop — Observe, Orient, Decide, Act —...

EDGE and 4iG Space & Defence Technologies Strengthen Strategic Ties in Autonomous Systems and Space Domains

Abu Dhabi, UAE: EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, and 4iG Space & Defence Technologies (4iG S&D), Hungary’s first privately-owned large enterprise focusing on the space and defence sector, signed...

Thales Alenia Space Wins €51 Million Contract to Extend EGNOS Service Life

New Delhi/ Cannes. Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a new contract worth €51 million with the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) to...

Airbus to Design and Build ESA’s ExoMars Rover Lander Platform

Stevenage, UK. Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space (TAS - a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%)), the ExoMars industrial prime contractor, to build...
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