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Cyber Resilience in the Age of Commercial Space and AI Kill Webs
As the Pentagon increasingly depends on commercial space capabilities for sensing, transport, and resilience, a new frontier is emerging. A frontier where commercial satellites don’t just inform the battlefield but enable its most critical operations. This includes scenarios where commercial space assets help close kill webs, provide primary, contingency, alternative, and emergency (PACE) communications and…
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Gilat Books $42 Million in Satellite Operator Order for SkyEdge IV Platform
Gilat Satellite Networks has received $42 million in orders from an unnamed satellite operator for its multi-orbit SkyEdge IV platform. These orders are scheduled for delivery over the next 12 months and Gilat said they will “significantly expand” the global deployment SkyEdge IV. SkyEdge IV is Gilat’s next generation multi-service platform for satellites across multiple…
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Keysight Technologies Completes Acquisition of Spirent
Keysight Technologies has acquired Spirent Communications in a $1.46 billion deal that integrates more communications testing technology into Keysight’s business. Keysight, based in the U.S., provides design, emulation, and test solutions in communications, aerospace and defense, semiconductor, and other markets, including the satellite industry. Spirent Communications, based in the U.K., also offers testing solutions for…
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CyberSat 2025 Video Program Preview: Tech, Threats & Hands-on Training
Join CyberSat Summit Program Chair Mark Holmes as he sits down with Brandon Bailey of Aerospace Corporation, Mairead Levison of Space ISAC, and Jacob Oakley of SIXGEN to preview key elements of the 2025 CyberSat program — from the Technology Track to the Space ISAC Tabletop Exercise and SIXGEN’s live cyber workshops.
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Ascent Solar Ships Thin-Film Photo Voltaic Samples to Ocean and Space Tech Innovators
Ascent Solar Technologies, the leading U.S. innovator in the design and manufacturing of featherweight, flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, announced that it has delivered test samples of its thin-film PV technology to an ocean monitoring technology company, a developer of autonomous underwater vehicles capable of reaching anywhere in the ocean with a high degree of…
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K2 Space Announces Groundbreaking 2027 Mission Details
K2 Space Corporation has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch three K2 satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket in 2027. The mission will include multiple deployment events to allow the satellites to operate at three different Earth orbits: low-Earth orbit (LEO), medium-Earth orbit (MEO), and geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). K2 Space has named this first-of-its-kind mission…
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Rocket Lab Launches Latest Satellite for Synspective
Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 15th mission of the year and the first of 21 new launches for Synspective. The “Owl New World” mission launched on Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 16:33 UTC on October 14 to deploy the seventh…
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ESA awards Rohde & Schwarz for 30 Years of European Satellite Navigation
The European Space Agency (ESA) marked 30 years of European satellite navigation with a grand celebration at its research and technology centre, honoring key contributors who have shaped the journey of systems like Galileo and EGNOS, which have positioned Europe as a global leader in satellite navigation. Among the honorees was Rohde & Schwarz, recognized for…
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Safran Federal Systems Launches Blacknaute Advanced GPS-Free Navigation System
Safran Federal Systems announced the U.S. launch of the Blacknaute Inertial Navigation System, a next-generation solution engineered to deliver precision navigation in GPS-denied and Electronic Warfare-contested environments, at the 2025 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition. Purpose-built for the U.S. DoD community, Blacknaute™ is powered by Safran’s patented HRG Dual…
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Impulse Space Reveals New Lunar Cargo Mission Plan
Impulse Space, the leader for in-space mobility, unveiled a proposed mission architecture for delivering multiple tons of cargo to the Moon in the near term. The plan combines Impulse’s existing Helios kick stage and a new lunar lander to be developed in-house. Launched on a medium- or heavy-lift rocket, this combination could take approximately 3…