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MDA Space posts 32% Q1 2026 revenue growth; satellite manufacturing revenue up 40% as Lightspeed and Globalstar work stays stead

MDA Space reported 32% year-over-year revenue growth in Q1 2026, driven by backlog conversion and expansion in Satellite Systems, including more than 40% growth in satellite manufacturing. The company says its high-volume production facility for Telesat Lightspeed and Globalstar is on schedule, with Globalstar work unchanged.

2026-05-07T12:43:11.745002-07:00

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HawkEye 360 prices $416M IPO, turning into the second public space company of the year

2026-05-07T13:25:37.705880-07:00

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Rocket Lab wins Pentagon Golden Dome-linked contract as Space Force selects 12 firms for $3.2B space-based interceptor effort

2026-05-07T15:27:26.182649-07:00

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Trump FY2027 defense budget proposal would more than double US military space funding

2026-05-07T08:33:13.245572-07:00

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Rocket Lab wins Pentagon Golden Dome-linked contract as Space Force selects 12 firms for $3.2B space-based interceptor effort Rocket Lab said May 7 it won new Pentagon-linked defense business tied to the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile-defense initiative and efforts to accelerate hypersonic weapons testing. Separately, the Space Force selected 12 companies for a space-based interceptor program under a $3.2 billion procurement effort.

2026-05-07T15:27:26.182649-07:00

Rocket Lab wins Pentagon Golden Dome-linked contract as Space Force selects 12 firms for $3.2B space-based interceptor effort

Via Satellite

HawkEye 360 prices $416M IPO, turning into the second public space company of the year HawkEye 360 has raised $416 million in its initial public offering, pricing at the high end of the range. The space-based RF geolocation and signals-intelligence provider becomes the second space company to go public this year, extending its path from IPO filing and roadshow to a full Nasdaq listing.

2026-05-07T13:25:37.705880-07:00

HawkEye 360 prices $416M IPO, turning into the second public space company of the year

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MDA Space posts 32% Q1 2026 revenue growth; satellite manufacturing revenue up 40% as Lightspeed and Globalstar work stays stead MDA Space reported 32% year-over-year revenue growth in Q1 2026, driven by backlog conversion and expansion in Satellite Systems, including more than 40% growth in satellite manufacturing. The company says its high-volume production facility for Telesat Lightspeed and Globalstar is on schedule, with Globalstar work unchanged.

2026-05-07T12:43:11.745002-07:00

MDA Space posts 32% Q1 2026 revenue growth; satellite manufacturing revenue up 40% as Lightspeed and Globalstar work stays stead

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Trump FY2027 defense budget proposal would more than double US military space funding The Trump administration’s proposed FY2027 defense budget would more than double funding for U.S. military space, signaling a major ramp in government demand and industrial investment after a multi-decade lull. The move also sets up immediate Beltway friction over priorities, oversight, and program execution.

2026-05-07T08:33:13.245572-07:00

Trump FY2027 defense budget proposal would more than double US military space funding

SpaceWatch Global

Space Symposium 2026: U.S. Space Command lays out automated “kill chain” concept, shifting decision authority, and homeland-firs At Space Symposium 2026, U.S. Space Command briefed an approach to contested-space defense built around automated kill chains, rebalancing decision authority, and a doctrine focused on protecting U.S. homeland—while retaining global implications. The framing signals how space operators want targeting-to-effects decisioning to evolve under pressure.

2026-05-07T04:30:25.763879-07:00

Space Symposium 2026: U.S. Space Command lays out automated “kill chain” concept, shifting decision authority, and homeland-firs

AeroTime

ICEYE embeds ISR Cell for brigade-level tactical satellite intelligence during France’s ORION 2026 exercise Finland’s ICEYE integrated its ISR Cell into a French Army brigade during the ORION 2026 exercise in April, positioning tactical space-based intelligence for use at brigade level. The trial served as an early European test of how commercial SAR ISR can be operationalized in fast-moving formations.

2026-05-07T02:46:12.402876-07:00

ICEYE embeds ISR Cell for brigade-level tactical satellite intelligence during France’s ORION 2026 exercise

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NGA Rapid Capabilities Office doubles down on faster fielding with “speed and risk-taking” In a GEOINT Symposium keynote, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Director Lt. Gen. Michele Bredenkamp said the agency’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) is tasked with delivering disruptive capabilities to warfighters faster than emerging threats, emphasizing speed and risk-taking as a core operating model.

2026-05-06T15:47:35.545326-07:00

NGA Rapid Capabilities Office doubles down on faster fielding with “speed and risk-taking”

Breaking Defense

Space Force raises Andromeda contract ceiling to $6.2B for GEO inspection and classified SILENTBARKER surveillance The U.S. Space Force increased the ceiling for the Andromeda IDIQ space monitoring contract from $1.8B to more than $6.2B, covering replacements for the current GSSAP on-orbit inspection satellites and funding the classified SILENTBARKER space surveillance “birds.”

2026-05-06T14:03:44.782116-07:00

Space Force raises Andromeda contract ceiling to $6.2B for GEO inspection and classified SILENTBARKER surveillance

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MDA Space posts 32% Q1 2026 revenue growth; satellite manufacturing revenue up 40% as Lightspeed and Globalstar work stays stead

HawkEye 360 prices $416M IPO, turning into the second public space company of the year

Rocket Lab wins Pentagon Golden Dome-linked contract as Space Force selects 12 firms for $3.2B space-based interceptor effort

Trump FY2027 defense budget proposal would more than double US military space funding

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