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• Joshua Faleti
MBS has acquired a 20% stake in HPS, supporting a seven-figure investment program at the German space-hardware company. The funding will help HPS expand beyond its existing space activities into defense and communications markets, broadening its addressable customer base and strategic footprint.
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MBS has acquired a 20% stake in HPS, supporting a seven-figure investment program at the German space-hardware company. The funding will help HPS expand beyond its existing space activities into defense and communications markets, broadening its addressable customer base and strategic footprint.
Saab is pursuing a larger role in the space sector by integrating technologies and services from multiple companies into complete systems. The Swedish defense group signed cooperation agreements with SSC Space, OHB Sweden and Ericsson, extending its aerospace ambitions beyond traditional defense activities.
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A fire on Sept. 23 damaged antenna infrastructure and power systems at a Starlink ground station in Wola Krobowska, central Poland. Polish authorities are investigating the incident as deliberate sabotage, saying the apparent objective was to disrupt connectivity used by institutions including Ukraine’s military.
The U.S. Space Force is preparing two commercial satellite-servicing missions for 2027 to test technologies and operational concepts that could give military spacecraft greater freedom to maneuver after launch. The missions will assess commercial capabilities for on-orbit support of national-security space assets.
Commercial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellite providers are expanding internationally as governments seek more than access to foreign constellations. Nations increasingly want dedicated capacity—and eventually the ability to build ISR satellites domestically—reshaping competition in commercial space, national security and sovereign aerospace capabilities.
SES Vice President of Product Development Engineering David Mathewson discusses the company’s plans for satellite development, the strategic advantages of operating across multiple orbits and the capabilities being introduced on its medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites.
Sceye and SoftBank used an August flight of a Sceye high-altitude platform station from New Mexico to Japan and back to demonstrate mobile broadband connectivity and edge computing, while also conducting an optical laser-tracking demonstration. The mission expands the vehicle’s demonstrated communications and tracking capabilities.
Viasat has secured an initial $42 million task order under the U.S. Space Force’s MECS2 contract to provide global managed satellite communications services for the U.S. Marine Corps. The award expands Viasat’s role in delivering commercial SATCOM capabilities to the U.S. military.
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