The Copernicus Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, has been successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana aboard an Ariane 6 rocket operated by Arianespace.
BlackSky Technology Inc. has secured a multi-year contract worth over $30 million to integrate its Gen-3 high-cadence tactical ISR services into the secure environment of a strategic international defence customer.
Raytheon UK has secured a contract from the UK Space Agency to deliver orbital analyst capabilities as part of the nation’s Space Domain Awareness mission.
ICEYE has announced the launch of Tactical Access, a new satellite imagery tasking service that guarantees short-notice access to its commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite fleet.
France and Germany have launched the JEWEL initiative (Joint Early Warning for a European Lookout) to lay the foundation for a European early warning capability, aimed at detecting and tracking missile threats.
Thales has secured a contract from France’s Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) to develop and deploy AURORE, a new ground-based radar system designed to monitor satellites and debris in low Earth orbit.
Airbus has successfully launched the SpainSat NG-II secure communications satellite, the second of two next-generation spacecraft built for Spain’s Ministry of Defence.
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to combine their respective space activities into a new European company.
Apex has announced it will launch a privately funded, space-based missile interceptor demonstration next summer, with the goal of supporting the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defence programme.
L3Harris Technologies has completed the Critical Design Review for the U.S. Army’s Large Wideband Satellite Communications Terminal (LWST) programme.
Indra Group has signed two new contracts with the European Space Agency (ESA) to enhance Europe’s space surveillance capabilities and satellite navigation systems.
ICEYE and Japan’s IHI Corporation have signed a procurement contract to build an Earth observation satellite constellation for security, civilian, and commercial applications.
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