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AINonline • Matt Thurber

Iridium makes GNSS resilience PNT ASIC commercially available, targeting jamming/spoofing with assured backup timing and positio

Iridium Communications has begun broad commercial availability of its first Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). The chip is designed for assured backup positioning, navigation and timing amid growing GNSS (GPS) jamming and spoofing threats, and Iridium says more than 150 organizations have expressed interest.

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2026-07-14T10:59:14.578164-07:00

Payload

SDA taps L3Harris and Sierra Space for $1.75B missile-warning and tracking satellites under Golden Dome 2028 push

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2026-07-14T09:13:55.669535-07:00

Breaking Defense

Pentagon backs space-based solar power—linking NATO summit priorities to anticipated Farnborough work

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2026-07-14T09:45:55.662937-07:00

Reuters

Germany presses for on-time delivery of €10B military satellite program

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2026-07-14T08:45:48.692615-07:00

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Iridium makes GNSS resilience PNT ASIC commercially available, targeting jamming/spoofing with assured backup timing and positio Iridium Communications has begun broad commercial availability of its first Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). The chip is designed for assured backup positioning, navigation and timing amid growing GNSS (GPS) jamming and spoofing threats, and Iridium says more than 150 organizations have expressed interest.

2026-07-14T10:59:14.578164-07:00

Iridium makes GNSS resilience PNT ASIC commercially available, targeting jamming/spoofing with assured backup timing and positio

Breaking Defense

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Pentagon backs space-based solar power—linking NATO summit priorities to anticipated Farnborough work The Pentagon is pursuing space-based solar power, positioning the effort as part of broader defense and allied priorities discussed around the NATO summit. With Farnborough in view, the program’s next milestones are expected to shape near-term industry engagement and technology focus areas.

2026-07-14T09:45:55.662937-07:00

Pentagon backs space-based solar power—linking NATO summit priorities to anticipated Farnborough work

Payload

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SDA taps L3Harris and Sierra Space for $1.75B missile-warning and tracking satellites under Golden Dome 2028 push The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded a combined $1.75 billion to L3Harris and Sierra Space to field missile warning and tracking satellites supporting the Golden Dome missile defense concept. The effort is scheduled on an “accelerated” timeline aligned with Pentagon plans to demonstrate the shield by 2028, including Sierra Space’s OTA to design, build, and deliver 18 satellites for AMDT3.

2026-07-14T09:13:55.669535-07:00

SDA taps L3Harris and Sierra Space for $1.75B missile-warning and tracking satellites under Golden Dome 2028 push

Reuters

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Germany presses for on-time delivery of €10B military satellite program German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius urged strict timetable and budget discipline for a planned German military satellite project valued at €10 billion, warning that delays are unacceptable given current security threats. The remarks were made in the context of NATO command-and-control handover activities.

2026-07-14T08:45:48.692615-07:00

Germany presses for on-time delivery of €10B military satellite program

SpaceNews.com

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Antaris establishes Aeonyx™ to deliver defense all-domain mission virtualization and evaluation Antaris™ has reorganized its business to form Aeonyx™, a mission virtualization company for defense customers. Aeonyx™ will support architecture evaluation, operational concept validation, operational performance and flexibility improvements, and mission-outcome understanding prior to field deployment.

2026-07-14T08:16:06.539801-07:00

Antaris establishes Aeonyx™ to deliver defense all-domain mission virtualization and evaluation

Via Satellite

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Dual-use blurs civil/defense lines—reshaping how Europe protects space assets Europe’s long-standing separation of civil space, defense space, and institutional contracting is being challenged by dual-use realities. The article argues that as commercial capabilities increasingly overlap with government and security needs, space-asset protection frameworks must evolve beyond legacy distinctions.

2026-07-13T14:52:35.889609-07:00

Dual-use blurs civil/defense lines—reshaping how Europe protects space assets

SpaceNews.com

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SDA awards $1.75B for Golden Dome Tranche 3 tracking satellites; L3Harris gets $955M for 18 spacecraft The U.S. Space Development Agency awarded $1.75 billion for Tranche 3 Tracking Layer satellites supporting the Golden Dome missile defense shield. L3Harris received $955 million to produce 18 satellites, with Sierra Space getting $798 million, under fixed-price OTA rapid-prototyping contracts targeting Tranche 3 by end-2028.

2026-07-13T14:19:46.091532-07:00

SDA awards $1.75B for Golden Dome Tranche 3 tracking satellites; L3Harris gets $955M for 18 spacecraft

Breaking Defense

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Reditus readies first launch of ENOS re-entry vehicle/hypersonic target as MDA evaluates it under SHIELD The Missile Defense Agency is evaluating Reditus’ ENOS spacecraft as a hypersonic target and testbed under the SHIELD contract, according to Reditus CEO Stef Crum. The company said it is preparing its first launch of the re-entry vehicle/hypersonic target configuration.

2026-07-13T13:16:22.477158-07:00

Reditus readies first launch of ENOS re-entry vehicle/hypersonic target as MDA evaluates it under SHIELD

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