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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

Space Force Orders 60-Day Sprint to Define Golden Dome Shield Architecture

The US Space Force has tasked a senior general with delivering a detailed mission architecture for the Golden Dome space-based missile defense program within 60 days, following growing scrutiny of its technical feasibility and budget projections.

2025-07-23T08:43:11.988526-07:00

Reuters

SES appoints David Broadbent as president and CEO of Space & Defense Organization

2025-07-22T08:44:37.720115-07:00

AeroTime

France reactivates Toulouse’s Air Base 101 as its first military space facility

2025-07-05T22:27:56.326278-07:00

Ars Technica

Russia’s ‘killer’ satellites stalk rivals in orbit, perplexing skywatchers

2025-07-11T03:41:50.512804-07:00

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Payload

Lodestar Launches In-Orbit Demo of Mithril Bodyguard Platform Lodestar has dispatched the initial iteration of its Mithril bodyguard platform to orbit, featuring machine-vision sensors and an edge-compute unit designed to autonomously monitor and protect satellites from potential threats. The in-space demonstration will validate real-time processing and threat detection capabilities.

2025-07-24T17:44:12.814072-07:00

Lodestar Launches In-Orbit Demo of Mithril Bodyguard Platform

Ars Technica

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Space Force Orders 60-Day Sprint to Define Golden Dome Shield Architecture The US Space Force has tasked a senior general with delivering a detailed mission architecture for the Golden Dome space-based missile defense program within 60 days, following growing scrutiny of its technical feasibility and budget projections.

2025-07-23T08:43:11.988526-07:00

Space Force Orders 60-Day Sprint to Define Golden Dome Shield Architecture

SpaceWatch Global

German Space Agency and Bundeswehr Sign Data-Sharing Agreement for Space Situational Awareness At the operational German Space Situational Awareness center in Uedem, the German Space Agency and the Bundeswehr have signed an agreement to share and jointly leverage space surveillance data, aiming to strengthen coordinated space-domain awareness across civilian and military networks.

2025-07-23T03:07:22.487064-07:00

German Space Agency and Bundeswehr Sign Data-Sharing Agreement for Space Situational Awareness

SpaceWatch Global

German Space Agency and Bundeswehr Sign Joint Space Situational Awareness Data Agreement at Uedem

2025-07-23T03:07:22.487064-07:00

German Space Agency and Bundes

Reuters

SES appoints David Broadbent as president and CEO of Space & Defense Organization Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES on Tuesday named David Broadbent president and CEO of its Space & Defense Organization. Broadbent will oversee the unit’s expansion into government and military markets as SES integrates Intelsat assets and broadens its multi-orbit constellation to challenge rival networks.

2025-07-22T08:44:37.720115-07:00

SES appoints David Broadbent as president and CEO of Space & Defense Organization

Space Intel Report

Airbus Sees 6% Annual Revenue Boost for Space Systems Through 2034 on Rising European Defence Spend Airbus Defence and Space’s Space Systems division now projects 6% annual revenue growth through 2034, attributing the uptick to enhanced European military spending on satellites, launch services and space-based capabilities. The outlook reflects billions of euros in planned defence budgets and NATO’s renewed focus on resilient space infrastructure.

2025-07-21T13:19:16.202868-07:00

Airbus Sees 6% Annual Revenue Boost for Space Systems Through 2034 on Rising European Defence Spend

Breaking Defense

Lockheed Martin Warns of Surge in Cyber Threats to Space Domain Lockheed Martin cautioned that cyber attacks on space assets are rising in frequency, severity and sophistication, underscoring that space is now a warfighting domain. At today’s Space ISAC conference, senior software engineer Sreenidhi Tummala urged industry to bolster cybersecurity across satellites, ground stations and upstream defense systems.

2025-07-18T14:26:18.550656-07:00

Lockheed Martin Warns of Surge in Cyber Threats to Space Domain

BBC

Inside Space Force’s Colorado Missile Tracking Hub At a secure facility near Peterson Space Force Base, operators monitor global missile launches around the clock, fusing data from satellites and ground radars. Their real-time tracking feeds U.S. missile warning centers and allied defense networks, bolstering deterrence and early warning against threats worldwide.

2025-07-16T09:17:34.781819-07:00

Inside Space Force’s Colorado Missile Tracking Hub

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