ArianeGroup carried out the first launch of its new SyLEx sounding rocket flight test system on November 28, 2025, from the Missile Testing Centre in Biscarrosse operated by the French Defence Procurement and Technology Agency.

Leonardo DRS announced it has been awarded a subcontract to provide Infrared Mission Payloads for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 3, part of the U.S. military’s advanced missile defense program

Lockheed Martin successfully launched its ninth GPS III space vehicle, known as SV09, into orbit on Jan. 27, 2026, strengthening global connectivity and military navigation capabilities.

German space technology company Polaris has received a contract from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to manufacture and operate a two-stage, horizontal take-off, fully reusable hypersonic research vehicle.

Northrop Grumman five-segment solid rocket boosters will power the first crewed flight of NASA’s Space Launch System as part of the Artemis II mission, launching from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center as early as February 6, 2026.

Airbus will launch its first Pléiades Neo Next satellite in early 2028 from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite will be launched aboard an Avio Vega C rocket.