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Canada’s Space Industry Urges Faster Defence Procurement in New Policy Paper
Canada’s space industry is urging the federal government to accelerate defence procurement and modernise how it acquires space-based capabilities, as global competition and security demands intensify. Space Canada, an industry advocacy group, released a 17-page position paper on Wednesday outlining recommendations aimed at speeding up procurement and aligning Canada’s approach with international defence trends. The…
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Airbus Defence and Space Wins Eutelsat Order for 340 More OneWeb Satellites
Eutelsat is tapping Airbus Defence and Space to build another 340 OneWeb satellites in a major new deal as it looks to boost the capabilities of its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network. Together with the previous batch of 100 satellites procured just over 12 months ago, the total number of satellites ordered is up to…
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TransDigm to Acquire Stellant Systems for $960 Million in Cash
U.S. aerospace components maker TransDigm Group said it has agreed to acquire Stellant Systems, a manufacturer of radio frequency and microwave amplification products, in an all-cash transaction valued at $960 million, expanding its exposure to space and defence electronics. TransDigm announced the definitive agreement on Dec. 31, saying the acquisition remains subject to customary regulatory…
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NASA topples towers used to test Saturn rockets, space shuttle
Two historic NASA test facilities used in the development of the Saturn V and space shuttle launch vehicles have been demolished after towering over the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama since the start of the Space Age. The Propulsion and Structural Test Facility, which was erected in 1957—the same year the first artificial satellite…
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Portugal Orders Two Earth-Observation Satellites From Satellogic for Atlantic Constellation
Portugal has commissioned two new Earth-observation satellites from Argentine company Satellogic, strengthening its space-based monitoring capabilities and contributing to a joint Iberian initiative aimed at expanding European-owned orbital infrastructure. Satellogic said on Monday it had signed an $18 million contract with Portugal’s Centre of Engineering and Product Development (CEiiA) to build and deploy two NewSat…
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The Commercial-Defense Convergence: 2026 Trends to Watch
There’s a growing understanding that space-based capabilities are critical for national defense strategies, and defense demand for commercial space systems has been a key trend in 2025 influencing both satellite communications, manufacturing, and imagery and sensing. 2025 brought the announcement of the Golden Dome planned missile defense architecture, and a steep ramp-up in space investment…
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Alén Space Completes First VDES Technology Demonstration Aboard SATMAR Satellite
Alen Space confirms the completion of the first demonstrator pilot campaign of VDES (VHF Data Exchange System) technology aboard its SATMAR satellite. Over the past week, several use cases were tested in a real maritime environment in cooperation with Egatel and with the support of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA). The…
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Japan Defence Ministry Awards Astroscale Contract to Develop Satellite Gripping Technology
Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has awarded Astroscale Japan a contract valued at 1 billion yen ($6.4 million) to develop a gripping mechanism designed for use with national satellites, the company said. Under the contract, Astroscale Japan will design the mechanism and conduct ground-based demonstrations to test its ability to grip national security satellites under…
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Ursa Major and Teledyne Partners to Enhance Hypersonic Missile Defence Systems
Ursa Major has been added as a key partner for Teledyne Brown Engineering’s (Teledyne) prime contract under US Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s Design, Development, Demonstration, and Integration (D3I) Domain 1 Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity. The D3I IDIQ contract vehicle funds threat representative ballistic and hypersonic target vehicles that are integral for missile defense…
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ispace Announces Plans to Establish Saudi Arabia Subsidiary to Expand Lunar Exploration Partnerships
ispace, a global lunar exploration company with entities in Japan, Europe, and the United States, is proud to announce the initiation of establishing a new ispace subsidiary in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This establishment of ispace Saudi Arabia (entity name pending), ispace’s fourth global entity alongside its entities in Tokyo, Luxembourg and Denver, reflects ispace’s…