Military
Stories about military and national security missions in orbit.
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.
SpaceWERX Announces 2026 STRATFI Awardees
The Space Force announced the newest awardees of the SpaceWERX Strategic Funding Increase program during the Fed Supernova conference on Thursday.
Guetlein: CR Could Mean ‘No Golden Dome…No Funding’
“I will tell you, if they don’t figure it out, there is no Golden Dome—because there’s no funding,” he continued.
Bill Spotlight: Space Superiority Readiness Act
A bipartisan pair of senators introduced a bill last week aiming to ensure the US military is prepared for conflict with Beijing in orbit.
Rocket Lab Wins $397M Contract to Build and Launch Threat-Tracking ‘Flatellites’
Rocket Lab’s ($RKLB) strategy to own every aspect of the space value chain—from satellite manufacturing to launch—seems to be paying off.
True Anomaly Chases an Evading Target
True Anomaly said it had become the first company to execute an in-space pursuit of an evading target as part of VICTUS HAZE.
AFRL Adds $11.7M to Blue Origin’s Point-to-Point Cargo Contract
Blue Origin landed a $11.7M increase to its AFRL contract to study how its launcher can be used to complete point-to-point delivery missions.
