Military
Stories about military and national security missions in orbit.
Europe Begins Funding Offensive In-Space Capabilities
If the best defense is a good offense, then announcements in the European space sector this week are signaling that the region is preparing to move the ball upfield.
Shield Space Launches UK Space Superiority Coalition
The UK Space Superiority Coalition brings together space companies across the UK in an effort to build a space-based carrier strike force.
OSMOS X Tapped to Lead EDF-backed Tactical Capture Consortium
The Europeans are gearing up for a fight in orbit.
Exclusive: DoD Taps Orbital Operations for Cryogenic Spacecraft Demo
The Long Beach, CA, startup has won up to $35M from the DoD under a prototype Other Transaction Agreement to fly a full-scale, in-orbit demo of Astraeus—its cryogenic-maneuvering vehicle.
Exclusive: EraDrive Lands $13M DoD Award For Autonomy Module
EraDrive won a $13M DoD award, under which the Space Force will buy an undisclosed number of the company’s Era-Node vision-based autonomy modules.
Europe’s Space Defenses Fall Just Shy of Weaponization
Europe doesn’t have any weapons in space—but that doesn’t mean the region is comfortable flying around in orbit defenseless.
Fortastra Raises $30M Series A to Fund its Next Security Spacecraft
The US military has weapons in space, and—with the orbital arsenal expanding—security is becoming a top priority.
Colorado Springs, Huntsville Team Up on Golden Dome
“It’s a transformed relationship between Colorado Springs and Huntsville,” Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO) told Payload. “When I took office, I don’t think it was a bad relationship, but it was one where both communities were kind of looking over their shoulder at the other. That wasn’t good for America, and I don’t think it was good for Colorado Springs or Huntsville either.”
HawkEye 360 Turns its RF-Sensors to Orbital Targets
The DoD wants to better understand what’s going on in orbit. HawkEye 360 ($HAWK) has the inside scoop.
US Army Welcomes First 600 Enlisted Space Soldiers
On Oct. 1, 600+ soldiers swapped their old jobs for the new 40D Tactical Space Operations Specialist military occupational specialty (MOS).
DIU and SSC Announce Joint GHOST-R Mission
DIU and SSC announced GHOST-R, a joint effort to bring low-cost reconnaissance to GEO under SSC’s RG-XX program.
Antares Wins $161M Award for Space Nuclear Power
Antares announced today that it won a $161M DoD contract to advance nuclear power for space—which Antares says is the largest DoD space nuclear award to date.
LeoLabs Wins $20.68M Space Force Award for Scout
LeoLabs is applying its radar tech to national security missions under a new contract with the Space Force, announced Wednesday.
