Tag: Defense

Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, and HEO USA, a leading provider of non-Earth imaging (NEI) and analytics, announced the successful receipt of a series of on-orbit images from HEO USA’s NEI camera aboard Sidus Space’s LizzieSat-3 (LS-3). The on-orbit imagery, taken over Victoria, Australia, was captured using HEO USA’s Holmes Mk1,…

Mynaric, a leading provider of laser communications terminals for air, space and ground applications, has been awarded a demonstration project by the European Space Agency (ESA) under Element 3 of its HydRON (High Throughput Optical Network) Demonstration System.  As part of the HydRON User Segment, the project will support in-orbit testing, validation and interoperability demonstrations…

ST Engineering iDirect announced that its Manufacturing Competence Center (MCC), located in Erpe-Mere, Belgium, has been selected by Raytheon, an RTX business, to support the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM®) Block II program. This marks a significant milestone for the MCC, affirming it as a strategic European partner in the production of advanced defense technologies…

Sophia Space Inc., a pioneer in modular, solar-powered, passively cooled, and AI-optimized compute technology, announced the closing of a $10 million Seed round. The funding, led by Alpha Funds, KDDI Green Partners Fund, and Unlock Venture Partners, will accelerate the development of the company’s next-generation orbital computing systems, proprietary thermal technology, and expand its engineering…

AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, announced that it has agreed with the United States Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Europa Track 2 Commercial Solutions program. The agreement, executed under the Hybrid Acquisition for proliferated…