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AFRL awards Hughes contract for resilient hybrid satellite networking with intelligent automation

AFRL has awarded Hughes Network Systems (an EchoStar company) a contract to develop and experiment with resilient, hybrid satellite networks featuring intelligent automation. The work focuses on space data networking and resilient communications architectures for military use and aims to demonstrate integration across terrestrial and satellite systems.

2026-03-09T12:59:08.996675-07:00

SpaceNews.com

GNSS resilience emerges as an economic and national‑security priority

2026-03-09T06:02:22.392525-07:00

Vertical Mag

Astronautics launches AerosSync Max V2.1 for Helionix H225 — adds data capture, connectivity and cybersecurity upgrades

2026-03-08T12:07:49.110745-07:00

Ars Technica

Planet Labs withholds Gulf satellite imagery for 96 hours after Iranian drone strikes

2026-03-06T15:40:00.851912-08:00

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AFRL awards Hughes contract for resilient hybrid satellite networking with intelligent automation AFRL has awarded Hughes Network Systems (an EchoStar company) a contract to develop and experiment with resilient, hybrid satellite networks featuring intelligent automation. The work focuses on space data networking and resilient communications architectures for military use and aims to demonstrate integration across terrestrial and satellite systems.

2026-03-09T12:59:08.996675-07:00

AFRL awards Hughes contract for resilient hybrid satellite networking with intelligent automation

SpaceNews.com

GNSS resilience emerges as an economic and national‑security priority Dependence on GNSS across critical infrastructure makes navigation and timing resilience an economic imperative and national‑security priority, driving industry and governments to focus on signal integrity, jamming/spoofing mitigation, and development of layered alternative PNT capabilities to protect commerce, aviation and defence operations.

2026-03-09T06:02:22.392525-07:00

GNSS resilience emerges as an economic and national‑security priority

Vertical Mag

Astronautics launches AerosSync Max V2.1 for Helionix H225 — adds data capture, connectivity and cybersecurity upgrades Astronautics has launched AerosSync Max V2.1, an avionics software upgrade for Helionix‑equipped H225 helicopters that adds onboard data‑collection and enhanced in‑flight connectivity while addressing evolving cybersecurity requirements. The update targets operators and MROs seeking centralized flight, maintenance and secure communications capability across H225 fleets.

2026-03-08T12:07:49.110745-07:00

Astronautics launches AerosSync Max V2.1 for Helionix H225 — adds data capture, connectivity and cybersecurity upgrades

Ars Technica

Planet Labs withholds Gulf satellite imagery for 96 hours after Iranian drone strikes Planet Labs will delay public release of newly captured satellite imagery over Gulf states for 96 hours after Iranian drone attacks, citing risk that adversaries could use near‑real‑time images for "battle‑damage assessment." The pause impacts media, commercial customers and researchers who normally receive images almost immediately.

2026-03-06T15:40:00.851912-08:00

Planet Labs withholds Gulf satellite imagery for 96 hours after Iranian drone strikes

euro-sd.com

Smith Myers upgrades ARTEMIS MPDLS with passive Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth geolocation and ATAK CoT integration Smith Myers Communications has added passive Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth detection and geolocation to its airborne‑qualified ARTEMIS Mobile Phone Detection and Location System (MPDLS), and integrated Cursor‑on‑Target (CoT) outputs for ATAK. The update enables identification and geolocation of devices associated with local wireless networks from airborne platforms.

2026-03-05T22:39:20.642661-08:00

Smith Myers upgrades ARTEMIS MPDLS with passive Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth geolocation and ATAK CoT integration

eVTOL Insights

Viasat and Galaxy 1 partner to deliver secure, scalable satellite communications for uncrewed aircraft Viasat and Galaxy 1 Communications announced a partnership to deliver secure, scalable satellite communications for uncrewed aircraft, combining Viasat’s space-borne capacity with Galaxy 1’s managed network to provide encrypted command-and-control, sensor-data and beyond-line-of-sight links. The service targets commercial and government UAS operations needing resilient connectivity.

2026-03-05T02:34:37.554612-08:00

Viasat and Galaxy 1 partner to deliver secure, scalable satellite communications for uncrewed aircraft

Reuters

Pentagon orders defense contractors to purge Anthropic AI from supply chains The Pentagon has ordered defense contractors to remove Anthropic's AI tools from government contracts and supply chains; major primes such as Lockheed Martin are expected to comply, legal observers say, even as the Trump administration's blacklisting faces likely court challenges.

2026-03-03T16:22:04.297389-08:00

Pentagon orders defense contractors to purge Anthropic AI from supply chains

DefenseNews.com

National Guard portable cyber‑training system accepted into Air Force Spark Tank Senior Master Sgt. Taylor Gow’s portable cyber‑warfare training system — designed to enable on‑the‑go, mobile cyber training for units — has been accepted into the Air Force’s annual Spark Tank innovation competition, giving the project a pathway for wider evaluation and potential service adoption.

2026-03-03T14:16:37.291681-08:00

National Guard portable cyber‑training system accepted into Air Force Spark Tank

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AFRL awards Hughes contract for resilient hybrid satellite networking with intelligent automation

GNSS resilience emerges as an economic and national‑security priority

Astronautics launches AerosSync Max V2.1 for Helionix H225 — adds data capture, connectivity and cybersecurity upgrades

Planet Labs withholds Gulf satellite imagery for 96 hours after Iranian drone strikes

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