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Anduril and Palantir to develop software for Trump's Golden Dome missile shield

A source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday that Anduril and Palantir Technologies are working together to develop software for President Donald Trump's Golden Dome antimissile shield initiative. The collaboration concerns the software component of the missile‑shield program.

2026-03-24T17:14:35.215646-07:00

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Geopolitics recasts space as a contested market, creating satcom opportunity — and headaches

2026-03-24T14:07:24.869251-07:00

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SDA slows Tranche 1 launches as optical mesh linking lags

2026-03-24T10:02:33.795101-07:00

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Russia launches 16 Rassvet LEO satellites as military-capable Starlink alternative

2026-03-24T06:10:15.021656-07:00

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Anduril and Palantir to develop software for Trump's Golden Dome missile shield A source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday that Anduril and Palantir Technologies are working together to develop software for President Donald Trump's Golden Dome antimissile shield initiative. The collaboration concerns the software component of the missile‑shield program.

2026-03-24T17:14:35.215646-07:00

Anduril and Palantir to develop software for Trump's Golden Dome missile shield

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Geopolitics recasts space as a contested market, creating satcom opportunity — and headaches A surge in competitive geopolitics is recasting space as a contested military and strategic domain, opening substantial commercial opportunities for satcom providers while imposing fresh supply‑chain, regulatory and sovereign‑capability constraints. Industry executives delivered the warning at the Satellite Conference in Washington, D.C., March 24.

2026-03-24T14:07:24.869251-07:00

Geopolitics recasts space as a contested market, creating satcom opportunity — and headaches

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SDA slows Tranche 1 launches as optical mesh linking lags The Space Development Agency has slowed Tranche 1 satellite launches to prioritise on‑orbit performance and integration testing, agency leaders say. SDA director GP Sandhoo acknowledged the program is behind schedule: the planned optical inter‑satellite mesh for Tranche 1 has not yet been built up or linked.

2026-03-24T10:02:33.795101-07:00

SDA slows Tranche 1 launches as optical mesh linking lags

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Russia launches 16 Rassvet LEO satellites as military-capable Starlink alternative Russia launched 16 Rassvet low‑Earth orbit satellites on a Soyuz‑2 from Baikonur — the first tranche of a military‑capable, Starlink‑like constellation. The privately backed Byouro/Bureau 1440 deployment marks Moscow’s initial step toward an independent, secure LEO satcom network and an alternative to commercial services like Starlink for defense communications.

2026-03-24T06:10:15.021656-07:00

Russia launches 16 Rassvet LEO satellites as military-capable Starlink alternative

Via Satellite

Lite Coms at SATShow 2026: multi‑orbit tactical VSAT after ~1,000 U.S. military terminals deployed At SATShow Week 2026 Lite Coms executives outlined plans for multi‑orbit tactical VSAT and next‑generation resilient terminals. In under seven years the company has deployed nearly 1,000 VSATs to U.S. military users, positioning it as a significant supplier in military satcom ground systems.

2026-03-24T04:40:23.612664-07:00

Lite Coms at SATShow 2026: multi‑orbit tactical VSAT after ~1,000 U.S. military terminals deployed

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Fusion engine for missile warning stalled by lack of government dataset A fusion engine intended to improve missile warning is being hampered by the absence of a government dataset required for development and validation, restricting developers’ ability to train and test algorithms and slowing progress toward operational deployment and integration with existing warning systems.

2026-03-24T03:39:50.833889-07:00

Fusion engine for missile warning stalled by lack of government dataset

Reuters

Germany's €10bn sovereign military-satellite plan risks duplicating EU programme, stoking fragmentation concerns Berlin's proposal to build a €10 billion sovereign military satellite network, separate from a parallel EU programme, has prompted concern among EU lawmakers over potential duplication, higher costs and fragmentation of European space-defence efforts. The plan raises procurement, interoperability and budget-alignment questions.

2026-03-24T00:01:19.876873-07:00

Germany's €10bn sovereign military-satellite plan risks duplicating EU programme, stoking fragmentation concerns

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Senior military leaders warn Space Force faces critical orbital intelligence gaps At GovMilSpace during SATShow Week, two senior military leaders, in a session moderated by former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine, warned that the rapidly expanding U.S. Space Force still faces critical gaps in orbital intelligence, highlighting shortfalls in sensing, attribution and data-to-decision across contested orbit missions.

2026-03-23T18:58:46.818337-07:00

Senior military leaders warn Space Force faces critical orbital intelligence gaps

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Anduril and Palantir to develop software for Trump's Golden Dome missile shield

Geopolitics recasts space as a contested market, creating satcom opportunity — and headaches

SDA slows Tranche 1 launches as optical mesh linking lags

Russia launches 16 Rassvet LEO satellites as military-capable Starlink alternative

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