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U.S. Space Force Capt. Coleen O'Hara, weapons and tactics flight commander of the 6th Space Warning Squadron (6 SWS), poses in the Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) facility at Cape Cod Space Force Station, Massachusetts, May 9, 2024. 6 SWS, located at Cape Cod Space Force Station in Sagamore, Massachusetts, is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 4, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. "Team 6" includes U.S. Space Force Guardians, U.S. Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force Airmen and civilian employees. Their mission is "To surveil air and space to detect missile launches and high-interest satellites while operating, maintaining, and protecting New England’s first Space Force installation.” (U.S. Space Force photo by Dave Grim)

USSF Awards SpaceX $4.16B to Build an Airborne Target Tracking Network

The US Space Force has awarded SpaceX a $4.16-billion contract to rapidly develop the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator, with an initial satellite constellation expected to be fielded by 2028.

May- 2026 -

27 May

Rojoef Manuel

SpaceX Wins $2.29B Deal for US Military Satellite Network

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has received a $2.29-billion contract to build a secure satellite communications network to link military sensors, weapon systems, and command capabilities.

25 May

Inder Singh Bisht

US Space Force Selects Viasat, Intelsat for Military Tactical SATCOM Program

The US Space Force has awarded a $437.66-million contract to procure jam-resistant military communications satellites.

22 May

Consortium partners involved in the KIRK initiative, including Helsing, OHB, HENSOLDT, and Kongsberg. Image: Helsing

Samantha Alexa

Germany’s Helsing Launches AI-Enabled Space Targeting Initiative With OHB

A new European consortium is developing AI-enabled satellite reconnaissance for faster battlefield targeting cycles.

21 May

Artist's concept of what a VLEO satellite might look like using the air-breathing electric propulsion technology being developed in the Otter program.

Giulia Bernacchi

Redwire Picks Voyager for DARPA Otter Spacecraft Propulsion Program

Redwire has selected Voyager Technologies to provide its Acceleration Measurement System for DARPA’s Otter spacecraft program.

20 May

Staff Writer With AFP

German Firms Join Forces on Space Surveillance System

German defense tech start-up Helsing and space technology group OHB on Tuesday unveiled a joint venture to develop an AI-powered surveillance and targeting system for use in outer space.

19 May

UK space operations personnel monitor orbital activity as governments confront growing concerns over satellite disruption and contested space operations.

Graeme Ritchie

We Can’t Stop a Russian Tanker in the Channel. What Chance Do We Have in Space?

The UK can track threats in orbit, but without rapid response and resilient systems, space vulnerabilities may become strategic failures.

18 May

Artist's rendering of an ICEYE satellite constellation in space

Giulia Bernacchi

ICEYE Hands Over MikroSAR Satellite Reconnaissance System to Poland

Poland has taken the delivery of the MikroSAR satellite reconnaissance system from the Finnish company ICEYE.

18 May

A component of Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar.

Jodesz Gavilan

BAE Advances US Missile Warning Program With NGP Hardware Delivery

BAE Systems has delivered key flight hardware for a US Space Force missile warning satellite program scheduled for launch in 2028.

14 May

Rojoef Manuel

TrustPoint to Demo No-GPS Navigation Tech for US Space Force

Aerospace component firm TrustPoint has received a $4-million contract to test the capabilities of its positioning, navigation, and timing network for the US Space Force.

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