Space
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Feb- 2025 -28 February
GAO Flags Pentagon Efforts to Enable Satellite Communications Via Lasers
The Government Accountability Office has raised concerns about the Pentagon’s efforts to enable satellite communications through laser links.
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27 February
The New Space Race Is Here — And America Needs a Strategy
The US must develop a unified space strategy that blends NASA’s leadership with commercial innovation to maintain its global dominance and national security.
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26 February
US Taps BlackSky for Next-Gen ISR Satellite
The US is supercharging its space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities with a new contract.
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13 February
Indra to Provide Space Surveillance Radar for Germany
Germany has contracted Spanish defense company Indra to produce, integrate, and deliver a space surveillance radar capable of detecting objects in low space orbit.
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13 February
US Seeks Industry Expertise on Satellite-Enhanced ‘Iron Dome of America’
The US Space Development Agency is soliciting industry input on how its satellite network can be integrated into the planned “Iron Dome of America."
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12 February
Airbus to Build Imaging Satellites for British Military Intelligence
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Airbus a contract to design and construct two Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites that will serve as the military’s space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability.
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11 February
Lockheed, Boeing Heat Up Race for Next-Gen US Military Comms Satellite
Lockheed Martin and Boeing have significantly stepped up their efforts in the race to deliver next-generation military communications satellites to the US Space Force.
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11 February
California Firm to Support In-Space Structure Assembly Demo for DARPA
Space services company Momentus has received a contract to aid the demonstration of a large-scale structure assembly in Earth’s orbit for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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6 February
UK Says Satellite System Key to Chagos US Base Deal
Britain's government insisted that it must hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure continued access to satellite communications at a key US-UK military base.
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3 February
Spain Launches Nuke-Proof ‘SpainSat NG I’ Communications Satellite
Spain has successfully launched Europe’s “most advanced” communications satellite, significantly enhancing the operational efficiency of the Spanish Armed Forces.
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