Military
Stories about military and national security missions in orbit.
The Pentagon and Silicon Valley Game Out The Tech Arms Race
“A huge part of it is also trying to break down barriers between the private sector and public sector.”
Northrop’s New Radar Can See GEO Through the Clouds
Northrop Grumman plans to build three DARC sites around the world to maintain a global, 24/7 watch on GEO.
Fuel Constraints Impact Uptake of Autonomy In Orbit, Colonel Says
“We have a dynamic going on with the Space Force in space right now in that we’re scared to use our satellites,” Stevens said at a panel on the sidelines of SmallSat hosted by Redwire.
Voyager Acquires a Sharper AI-ISR Game
The acquisition will extend Voyager’s capabilities in global maritime awareness, threat tracking, and SAR analytics.
Meet the Space Force’s New Vice Chief
The Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton on Thursday as the Space Force’s third vice chief of space operations, replacing Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, who stepped down to lead the Golden Dome project. Who is he? In his prior job, Bratton played a key role in crafting the Space Force’s budgeting, strategies, and requirements. He…
Space Force Taps Five Companies For Jam Resistant Comms
The DoD has invested heavily in finding workarounds when communications are taken offline, and is funding the development of more resilient PNT and comms systems.
X-37B Gearing Up for Eighth Mission to Orbit
The Boeing-developed X-37B will carry several experiments designed to advance the DoD’s in-space capabilities and resilience.
Lodestar is Building an In-Space Bodyguard
Lodestar is sending the first iteration of its Mithril product, which has a suite of machine vision sensors and an edge-compute platform.
NRO Contracts Hydrosat’s Thermal Imaging Data
“Thermal data takes the cover of darkness away from the adversary.”
SpaceWERX Awards $3M for RPS Space Tug
“We will be selling our engines for $150,000—that’s unprecedented.”
Lawmakers Want DoD Briefings on Nuke Propulsion, VLEO, Commercial PNT
Buried in the hundreds of amendments approved by the committee, lawmakers asked for a number of reports or briefings on many space topics.
The FY26 NDAA Advances to the Senate Floor
“The United States is operating in the most dangerous threat environment since World War II.”
