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Trump's $1.5T defense plan would more than double Space Force funding

President Trump's $1.5 trillion defense plan would more than double funding for the U.S. Space Force, sharply increasing its share of the overall defense request. The proposal signals a major shift of resources toward space warfighting, sensing and acquisition priorities.

2026-04-04T09:42:22.307156-07:00

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SpaceWERX awards STRATFI to Gravitics to accelerate Orbital Carrier development

2026-04-03T08:55:33.661332-07:00

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Astroscale U.S. opens El Paso operations with UTEP partnership to advance flight dynamics, autonomy and space‑domain awareness

2026-04-03T03:58:28.510223-07:00

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Carmel Ortiz on the evolving satellite‑communications landscape and impacts for aviation and defense

2026-04-02T08:07:24.583852-07:00

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Trump's $1.5T defense plan would more than double Space Force funding President Trump's $1.5 trillion defense plan would more than double funding for the U.S. Space Force, sharply increasing its share of the overall defense request. The proposal signals a major shift of resources toward space warfighting, sensing and acquisition priorities.

2026-04-04T09:42:22.307156-07:00

Trump's $1.5T defense plan would more than double Space Force funding

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SpaceWERX awards STRATFI to Gravitics to accelerate Orbital Carrier development Gravitics has been awarded a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract by SpaceWERX, the U.S. Space Force's innovation arm, to accelerate development and demonstration of its Orbital Carrier architecture. The financing aims to speed maturation of Gravitics' in-space logistics and hosting capabilities for military and commercial payloads.

2026-04-03T08:55:33.661332-07:00

SpaceWERX awards STRATFI to Gravitics to accelerate Orbital Carrier development

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Astroscale U.S. opens El Paso operations with UTEP partnership to advance flight dynamics, autonomy and space‑domain awareness Astroscale U.S. has opened operations in El Paso through a partnership with the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). The collaboration will advance capabilities in flight dynamics, autonomy and space‑domain awareness, strengthening the company’s U.S. presence in space systems development.

2026-04-03T03:58:28.510223-07:00

Astroscale U.S. opens El Paso operations with UTEP partnership to advance flight dynamics, autonomy and space‑domain awareness

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Optical terminals remain a critical bottleneck for the Pentagon's proliferated satellite constellation Optical inter-satellite terminals remain a critical bottleneck for the Pentagon's plans to field a proliferated satellite constellation, constraining deployment of high‑capacity optical networks across multiple orbits. Resolving terminal performance, production scale and integration challenges is necessary before the constellation can deliver its intended connectivity and resilience.

2026-04-02T12:47:24.239965-07:00

Optical terminals remain a critical bottleneck for the Pentagon's proliferated satellite constellation

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Carmel Ortiz on the evolving satellite‑communications landscape and impacts for aviation and defense Carmel Ortiz discusses the evolving satellite communications landscape and what it means for aviation and defense, focusing on changes to services, ground capabilities and strategic implications for connectivity, resilience and procurement across civil and military users, operators, integrators and regulators.

2026-04-02T08:07:24.583852-07:00

Carmel Ortiz on the evolving satellite‑communications landscape and impacts for aviation and defense

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Saltzman: Space 'baked into' modern combat operations Senior defence official Saltzman said space is now 'baked into' modern combat operations, arguing that space capabilities are integral to planning, command-and-control and force employment. His comments signal that military doctrine, procurement and operational concepts must reflect space's central role on tomorrow's battlefields.

2026-04-01T09:10:44.449194-07:00

Saltzman: Space 'baked into' modern combat operations

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Vantor awarded intelligence‑agency contract for space‑domain awareness monitoring Vantor has been awarded a contract by an unnamed intelligence agency to provide space‑domain awareness monitoring of orbital objects. The work will deliver persistent tracking, characterization and alerting on satellites and debris to support national‑security space situational awareness.

2026-04-01T02:58:28.566979-07:00

Vantor awarded intelligence‑agency contract for space‑domain awareness monitoring

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U.S. and New Zealand renew commercial and military space partnerships after Washington Space Dialogue The U.S. and New Zealand convened a bilateral Space Dialogue in Washington to reaffirm and expand commercial and military space cooperation, committing to deepen government-to-government and industry engagement on shared capabilities, information-sharing and dual-use services. The talks aim to strengthen operational interoperability and commercial partnership pathways.

2026-04-01T02:01:32.417613-07:00

U.S. and New Zealand renew commercial and military space partnerships after Washington Space Dialogue

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Trump's $1.5T defense plan would more than double Space Force funding

SpaceWERX awards STRATFI to Gravitics to accelerate Orbital Carrier development

Astroscale U.S. opens El Paso operations with UTEP partnership to advance flight dynamics, autonomy and space‑domain awareness

Carmel Ortiz on the evolving satellite‑communications landscape and impacts for aviation and defense

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