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Bloomberg

Nokia and Iceye plan sovereign European satellite communications service for defense and security

Nokia and satellite startup Iceye are planning secure communications systems in orbit for European defense and security users, responding to growing demand for sovereign space-based services. The initiative would combine Nokia’s communications expertise with Iceye’s satellite capabilities as Europe seeks greater independence in critical infrastructure.

Reuters

Ukraine urges U.S. sanctions on entities supporting Russia’s Starlink rival

Ukraine is asking Washington to sanction several Russian entities it says are helping develop Rassvet, a domestic satellite network intended as an alternative to SpaceX’s Starlink. The appeal underscores the network’s strategic significance and Kyiv’s effort to constrain Russia’s access to space-based communications capabilities.

Bloomberg

Trump’s Golden Dome Missile Shield Faces Congressional Funding Delays

A Space Force general has disclosed limited details about the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile-defense program as its funding remains stalled in Congress ahead of the midterm elections. The impasse introduces uncertainty around the initiative’s scope, schedule and near-term execution.

SpaceNews.com

White House Nominates Lt. Gen. David Miller to Lead U.S. Space Command

The White House nominated Space Force Lt. Gen. David N. Miller Jr. to succeed Gen. Stephen Whiting as commander of U.S. Space Command. Miller would oversee the command as it prepares for its move to Huntsville, shortly after the military disclosed it has deployed “on-orbit space control weapons.”

SpaceNews.com

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Space Force taps five companies for an open-architecture Space Data Network

The U.S. Space Force selected five companies in August to help develop a next-generation Space Data Network designed to connect commercial satellite systems through standardized interfaces. The architecture aims to improve interoperability while reducing the government’s dependence on any single commercial provider.

SpaceWatch Global

Mission-K Day 2 calls for tactical ISR from space, drawing lessons from Ukraine

Mission-K’s second day in Kalkar focused on the growing relevance of real threats in orbit, Stark Defence’s call for tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance from space, and three defense challenges shaped by lessons from the war in Ukraine.

SpaceNews.com

Commercial Defense Satcom Service Revenues to Surpass $22.6B by 2035

Novaspace’s Satellite Communications for Defense and Security, 2nd Edition forecasts rapid growth in the defense satellite communications market, with commercial defense Satcom service revenues projected to exceed $22.6 billion by 2035. The outlook underscores expanding demand for commercially provided connectivity supporting defense and security missions.

SpaceNews.com

Pentagon awards Parsons $85 million agreement to manage construction of U.S. Space Command headquarters in Alabama

The Pentagon has awarded Parsons an $85 million agreement to help manage the design and construction of U.S. Space Command’s new headquarters in Alabama. The contract places Parsons at the center of delivering the command’s permanent facilities and associated infrastructure.