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US Space Force awards Viasat and Intelsat $437.7M for Protected Tactical Satellite Communications–Global (PTS-G)

The Space Force awarded Viasat and Intelsat General Communications a combined $437.6–$437.7 million contract to procure Protected Tactical Satellite Communications–Global (PTS-G) satellites through 2029. The programme is intended to support a military communications network designed to withstand jamming and cyber attacks.

2026-05-22T16:31:01.439487-07:00

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Rocket Lab wins $90M Space Force contract for first GEO satellites supporting Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

2026-05-22T02:54:42.006132-07:00

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AUKUS partners’ Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability site hits early operations as Australia targets full capability by 2027

2026-05-22T06:10:08.386342-07:00

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Spain pledges sovereign, secure military satcom fund tied to Europe’s Iris2, with ESA and Spain formalizing industrial cooperati

2026-05-21T08:56:36.695648-07:00

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US Space Force awards Viasat and Intelsat $437.7M for Protected Tactical Satellite Communications–Global (PTS-G) The Space Force awarded Viasat and Intelsat General Communications a combined $437.6–$437.7 million contract to procure Protected Tactical Satellite Communications–Global (PTS-G) satellites through 2029. The programme is intended to support a military communications network designed to withstand jamming and cyber attacks.

2026-05-22T16:31:01.439487-07:00

US Space Force awards Viasat and Intelsat $437.7M for Protected Tactical Satellite Communications–Global (PTS-G)

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AUKUS partners’ Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability site hits early operations as Australia targets full capability by 2027 Australia’s Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 1 in Western Australia is already delivering early tracking data for AUKUS partners, with full operational capability targeted for 2027. The deployment underscores how Australia’s southern geography is being used to build dual-use space surveillance resilience for strategic coordination.

2026-05-22T06:10:08.386342-07:00

AUKUS partners’ Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability site hits early operations as Australia targets full capability by 2027

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DTM 2026 Berlin ISR roundtable spotlights latency, sovereignty, and procurement reform as retired-generals push for modernizatio In a closed-door ISR roundtable at DTM 2026 Berlin, participants focused on the practical bottlenecks of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance—especially data latency—and the need for greater national sovereignty over ISR capabilities. The discussion also weighed procurement reform priorities and the implications of veteran leadership advocating new approaches despite institutional inertia.

2026-05-22T04:04:47.802030-07:00

DTM 2026 Berlin ISR roundtable spotlights latency, sovereignty, and procurement reform as retired-generals push for modernizatio

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Rocket Lab wins $90M Space Force contract for first GEO satellites supporting Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Rocket Lab has secured its first geostationary-orbit satellite production orders: a $90 million U.S. Space Force contract to design, manufacture and operate two GEO satellites for Space Domain Awareness. The award also extends a Space Systems Command effort delivering two Heimdall prototype payloads on orbit.

2026-05-22T02:54:42.006132-07:00

Rocket Lab wins $90M Space Force contract for first GEO satellites supporting Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

Bloomberg

Pentagon: Ukraine retook ~400 sq. km after Russia deactivated thousands of Starlink terminals The US Defense Intelligence Agency says a Ukrainian offensive earlier this year regained about 400 square kilometers after Russian forces “deactivated” thousands of portable Starlink internet terminals. The Pentagon frames the episode as a connectivity-and-communications disruption that altered battlefield outcomes.

2026-05-21T15:54:27.493477-07:00

Pentagon: Ukraine retook ~400 sq. km after Russia deactivated thousands of Starlink terminals

Space Intel Report

Spain pledges sovereign, secure military satcom fund tied to Europe’s Iris2, with ESA and Spain formalizing industrial cooperati Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain is creating a dedicated fund to build a secure satellite communications network aligned with Europe’s Iris2 multi-orbit constellation but tailored to Spanish military requirements. ESA and Spain’s space agency then signed a Memorandum of Intent to deepen technical cooperation and expand industrial activities for sovereign connectivity.

2026-05-21T08:56:36.695648-07:00

Spain pledges sovereign, secure military satcom fund tied to Europe’s Iris2, with ESA and Spain formalizing industrial cooperati

Bloomberg

US Space Force missile-alert satellite program flagged as among lowest performers, with risk of mission-critical defects An unreleased Space Force service report says the new global missile-attack alert satellite system was “one of the lowest performing” programs last year and could develop “mission-critical defects” after being placed into orbit.

2026-05-21T03:24:22.543931-07:00

US Space Force missile-alert satellite program flagged as among lowest performers, with risk of mission-critical defects

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LatConnect 60 accelerates investment to scale AUKUS-aligned Highest Resolution SWIR satellite constellation from 2 missions to 1 LatConnect 60 (from Western Australia) is raising its growth investment plan to build a Highest Resolution SWIR dual-use Earth intelligence constellation. The program scales from two SWIRSAT missions to 18 satellites, with a stated trajectory toward a 100-satellite constellation by 2035, positioned as AUKUS-aligned.

2026-05-20T23:07:42.742429-07:00

LatConnect 60 accelerates investment to scale AUKUS-aligned Highest Resolution SWIR satellite constellation from 2 missions to 1

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US Space Force awards Viasat and Intelsat $437.7M for Protected Tactical Satellite Communications–Global (PTS-G)

Rocket Lab wins $90M Space Force contract for first GEO satellites supporting Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

AUKUS partners’ Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability site hits early operations as Australia targets full capability by 2027

Spain pledges sovereign, secure military satcom fund tied to Europe’s Iris2, with ESA and Spain formalizing industrial cooperati

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