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.
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.
BlackSky Technology Inc. has signed multiple Gen-3 expansion contracts as early access pilot programs transition into renewal agreements with customers across the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
ICEYE and a customer within the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine have signed a new agreement to expand cooperation in space-based intelligence.
The Finnish Defence Forces have taken another step in building an independent space-based surveillance capability with the launch of their second synthetic aperture radar satellite on January 11, 2026.
A Saturn-200 minisatellite developed by Blue Canyon Technologies, a small satellite manufacturer owned by RTX, has successfully launched in support of NASA’s Pandora mission.
ICEYE has signed a multi-million, multi-year contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to deliver sovereign space-based intelligence capabilities to the Swedish Armed Forces.
Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract by Eutelsat to build a further 340 low Earth orbit satellites for the OneWeb constellation.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has awarded nine National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 task orders to enhance missile warning and missile tracking capabilities.
Kratos has completed the first factory acceptance test of its EPOCH Command and Control software with Airbus OneSat next-generation software-defined satellite platform.
L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract by the Space Development Agency to build 18 infrared satellites for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer, with a value of up to $843 million.
Rheinmetall and SATIM Monitoring Satelitarny have signed a technology supply agreement to support Germany’s satellite-based reconnaissance programme for the Bundeswehr.
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