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Deloitte taps Spire to build and operate eight satellites for Silent Shield on‑orbit cybersecurity constellation

Deloitte has selected Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR) to build and operate eight satellites for its Silent Shield on‑orbit cybersecurity and data operations mission. Spire will deliver advanced on‑orbit cybersecurity capabilities and operate a dedicated constellation to support Deloitte’s data services.

2025-12-01T04:04:43.741354-08:00

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ESA secures record €22.1bn at Bremen ministerial, delivering 99% of proposed €22.25bn

2025-11-27T03:42:31.985160-08:00

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ArianeGroup completes maiden flight of SyLEx suborbital test rocket for France's DGA

2025-11-28T03:10:08.354146-08:00

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Germany Eyes Rival to EU’s Iris2 as It Pledges Major ESA Funding at Ministerial

2025-11-28T06:53:50.165527-08:00

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Chinese researchers propose 2,000-drone swarm to disrupt Starlink Chinese researchers have proposed a concept for a 2,000-drone swarm intended to disrupt SpaceX's Starlink satellite communications, suggesting massed UAS could threaten low-Earth-orbit satcom constellations. It raises questions about civil and military resilience to coordinated UAS attacks.

2025-12-01T22:39:12.457654-08:00

Chinese researchers propose 2,000-drone swarm to disrupt Starlink

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US Space Force to field GEO surveillance satellites to augment RG-XX fleet The U.S. Space Force plans a fleet of geostationary surveillance satellites to monitor and track objects in the GEO belt, providing persistent observation to complement existing RG-XX platforms. The capability is intended to boost space‑domain awareness and shorten detection‑to‑action timelines in GEO.

2025-12-01T14:45:44.215375-08:00

US Space Force to field GEO surveillance satellites to augment RG-XX fleet

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France's Safran.AI and UAE's TII team up on agentic AI for geospatial intelligence Safran.AI and the UAE's Technology Innovation Institute announced a partnership at the Dubai Airshow to develop agentic AI for geospatial intelligence. The collaboration aims to apply next‑generation AI agents to accelerate sensor‑to‑decision workflows and deliver anticipatory, operational ISR, TII's CIO said.

2025-12-01T09:20:27.288009-08:00

France's Safran.AI and UAE's TII team up on agentic AI for geospatial intelligence

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Deloitte taps Spire to build and operate eight satellites for Silent Shield on‑orbit cybersecurity constellation Deloitte has selected Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR) to build and operate eight satellites for its Silent Shield on‑orbit cybersecurity and data operations mission. Spire will deliver advanced on‑orbit cybersecurity capabilities and operate a dedicated constellation to support Deloitte’s data services.

2025-12-01T04:04:43.741354-08:00

Deloitte taps Spire to build and operate eight satellites for Silent Shield on‑orbit cybersecurity constellation

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Marble Imaging raises €5.3M seed to build Europe VHR hourly Earth‑observation constellation Marble Imaging, a Bremen-based startup, closed an oversubscribed €5.3 million seed round led by HTGF to develop a very-high-resolution LEO satellite constellation providing hourly revisit for defence and climate intelligence. The company is targeting a first launch in Q4 2026 as it matures sensor and mission design.

2025-11-30T21:05:19.460609-08:00

Marble Imaging raises €5.3M seed to build Europe VHR hourly Earth‑observation constellation

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China launches classified Shijian-28 from Wenchang as Zhuque-3 reusable debut is delayed China launched a classified Shijian-28 satellite from Wenchang atop a modified Long March-7 on Nov. 30 — the facility's 10th launch of 2025 and the Long March family's 611th flight. The planned maiden flight of commercial reusable Zhuque-3 has been postponed.

2025-11-30T14:45:40.764699-08:00

China launches classified Shijian-28 from Wenchang as Zhuque-3 reusable debut is delayed

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Varda Space launches fifth mission, extends AFRL test-flight campaign Varda Space has launched its fifth mission, extending a run of test flights conducted for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The flight advances Varda's AFRL campaign to validate flight hardware and operational procedures while the company builds repeated mission experience.

2025-11-28T14:44:11.165672-08:00

Varda Space launches fifth mission, extends AFRL test-flight campaign

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Germany Eyes Rival to EU’s Iris2 as It Pledges Major ESA Funding at Ministerial At the ESA ministerial in Bremen, Germany signalled plans to back a potential national rival to the European Commission’s Iris2 multi-orbit secure connectivity programme and pledged significant funding to ESA, reflecting Berlin’s impatience with current EU approaches to sovereign communications and defence capabilities.

2025-11-28T06:53:50.165527-08:00

Germany Eyes Rival to EU’s Iris2 as It Pledges Major ESA Funding at Ministerial

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