Defense

ICEYE Growing in Popularity as Europe Seeks to Improve Space-Based Capability

A growing number of countries are investing in sovereign SAR satellite constellations amid a broader push for strategic autonomy in space.

Defense

Space Force probably needs twice as many guardians, vice chief says

The service’s budget and constellation have doubled since its founding, Gen. Shawn Bratton noted.

Defense

Space Force previews $200M ground operations support recompete

The service branch unveils a draft solicitation for its effort to hire a contractor that can aid in the prototyping and operations of satellite ground systems and satellite operations centers.

Defense

Booz Allen commits $400M to Andreessen Horowitz's late-stage fund

The government contractor and venture capital firm alike are looking to expand their networks through this capital infusion as well as a related tech partnership pact.

Defense

Where’s all that Golden Dome money going? Lawmakers want to know

Appropriations bill would give Pentagon two months to detail its spending on the sprawling missile-defense program.

Defense

Pentagon launches wide 8(a) review, targeting billions in awards

Secretary Pete Hegseth said only contracts that can pass a "lethality" test will survive.

Defense

Another 340 firms approved to bid on Golden Dome work worth up to $151B

All but a handful of the 2,400-plus companies who sought approval have received it.

Defense

L3Harris to spin off its rocket motor business with the Pentagon as an anchor investor

In a first-of-its-kind partnership, the Defense Department is taking a $1 billion stake in the business ahead of an initial public offering later this year.

Defense

Slingshot to bring AI to Space Force training programs

The company will use its TALOS artificial intelligence solution to mirror real world threats.

Defense

InDyne wins $1.1B Space Force support contract

Space Force sticks with one of its incumbent providers of administrative, financial and managerial resources.

Defense

USAF consolidates some acquisition program offices into mission-focused groups

But many of the new “portfolio acquisition executives” were already leading multi-mission efforts.

Defense

HawkEye 360 closes acquisition with backing from $150M Series E round

The commercial satellite operator is adding a business whose tools are designed to handle large and complex sets of radio frequency data.

Defense

Building post-quantum gear is hard. A new partnership aims to make it easier

A European chipmaker and software firm are offering shortcuts to incorporating heavyweight encryption.

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There’s a divide within the Space Force. Congress is forcing the service to address it

The new service was supposed to meld the “tribes” of operators and acquisition specialists. It didn’t happen.

Defense

Northrop Grumman to fly new, improved CCA offering next year

The company spent 15 months redesigning and building a robot wingman after losing its initial bid for the U.S. Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft program.

Defense

MDA awards 1,014 companies slots on $151B Golden Dome contract vehicle

The Missile Defense Agency is making staggered awards for the SHIELD contract as it works through 2,463 proposals with more winners and likely protests to come.

Defense

Europe Eyes Integrated Air and Space Defense With Leonardo’s Michelangelo Dome Initiative

The envisioned system would fuse next-generation surveillance, cyber defenses, and artificial intelligence to counter missiles and drone swarms.