Space Force scraps satellite procurement, shifts to more flexible strategy
The canceled program, known as Protected Tactical Satellite Communication-Resilient (PTS-R), was launched in 2020 to build anti-jam communications satellites The
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Planet pushes into European market, announces new agreement with Germany
Planet Labs won a multi-year $280 million agreement funded by the German government to supply satellite imagery and intelligence The
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Boeing lands $2.8 billion deal to build next-gen nuclear communications satellites
The ESS satellites are central to U.S. nuclear command, control and communications The post Boeing lands $2.8 billion deal to
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LeoLabs secures U.S. military funding for missile-tracking mobile radar
The funding was awarded through a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) agreement The post LeoLabs secures U.S. military funding for missile-tracking
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Space Force to fund development of Atomic-6 solar power for satellites
Based in Marietta, Georgia, Atomic-6 makes solar arrays that are designed to fold and unfold The post Space Force to
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SpaceX scores $81.6 million Space Force contract to launch weather satellite
Space Force awards third consecutive NSSL Phase 3 task order to SpaceX for 2027 launch The post SpaceX scores $81.6
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CEOs push back on proposed cuts to commercial satellite imaging programs
The Trump administration’s proposal would cut electro-optical imagery funding and eliminate funding entirely for the acquisition of synthetic aperture radar
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Maxar partners with Array Labs to expand 3D imaging technology
Array Labs, based in Palo Alto, California, is developing a 3D radar imaging constellation designed to operate in clusters The
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FCC highlights national security role in satellite licensing reforms
A strong national defense very much motivates the work that we’re doing at the FCC' The post FCC highlights national
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Trump’s push for procurement reform faces familiar hurdles
The Pentagon’s long war with its own procurement bureaucracy is entering a new phase. The Trump administration has directed an
