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China’s Long March 10B achieves first orbital reusable-booster recovery, landing at sea

China launched a Long March 10B on July 10 and recovered the rocket’s first stage after an orbital-class mission, landing it at sea. The successful debut and booster retrieval make China the second country to reach this reusable-orbital milestone, a potential boost for domestic satellite launch competitiveness.

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2026-07-09T23:44:57.782646-07:00

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NATO expands multinational MRTT and ISR capabilities while stitching together allied space networks and backing an A400M high-vi

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2026-07-09T22:15:38.150336-07:00

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MDA Space to acquire 70% of French EO/geo-intelligence firm CLS in €567M deal, vertically integrating radar satellite data with

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2026-07-09T04:29:00.090902-07:00

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Telesat to supply Military Ka-band capacity for Canada’s ESCP-P Polar satellite program

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2026-07-09T13:15:10.877092-07:00

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China’s Long March 10B achieves first orbital reusable-booster recovery, landing at sea China launched a Long March 10B on July 10 and recovered the rocket’s first stage after an orbital-class mission, landing it at sea. The successful debut and booster retrieval make China the second country to reach this reusable-orbital milestone, a potential boost for domestic satellite launch competitiveness.

2026-07-09T23:44:57.782646-07:00

China’s Long March 10B achieves first orbital reusable-booster recovery, landing at sea

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NATO expands multinational MRTT and ISR capabilities while stitching together allied space networks and backing an A400M high-vi NATO has incorporated Finland into its Multinational MRTT Fleet, expanding participating nations for European air mobility and sovereignty. Separately, NATO signed a letter of intent to pursue Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton aircraft to grow its ISR Force. At the NATO Summit Defence Forum, Belgium, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, Türkiye, and the UK launched a high-visibility project for the Airbus A400M, while eight allies plan to combine national defense satellites into a single network.

2026-07-09T22:15:38.150336-07:00

NATO expands multinational MRTT and ISR capabilities while stitching together allied space networks and backing an A400M high-vi

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NATO Allies Plan to Stitch Together Sovereign Space Fleets

2026-07-09T22:15:38.150336-07:00

NATO Allies Plan to Stitch Tog

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SDA TAP Lab Evolves Into BMC3I TAP Lab And In Partnership With Catalyst Campus Launches A New Multi-Phased Program To Accelerate Mission-Focused Technology Development

2026-07-09T15:49:44.615754-07:00

SDA TAP Lab Evolves Into BMC3I

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Canadian Armed Forces selects Telesat Lightspeed as Mil-Ka-band component for ESCP-P Arctic military communications The Canadian Armed Forces has selected Telesat Lightspeed to provide the Mil-Ka-band component of the ESCP-P Arctic military communications program. The decision positions Lightspeed as a key satellite communications capability for operations in Canada’s Arctic region under the ESCP-P effort.

2026-07-09T13:15:10.877092-07:00

Canadian Armed Forces selects Telesat Lightspeed as Mil-Ka-band component for ESCP-P Arctic military communications

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Telesat to supply Military Ka-band capacity for Canada’s ESCP-P Polar satellite program Telesat has agreed with the Canadian government to provide military Ka-band satellite capacity for Canada’s Enhanced Satellite Communications Project – Polar (ESCP-P). The deal is positioned to support Arctic connectivity requirements through dedicated access to satellite communications capacity in the Polar mission context.

2026-07-09T13:15:10.877092-07:00

Telesat to supply Military Ka-band capacity for Canada’s ESCP-P Polar satellite program

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DoD signals “space operational energy” push, courting Silicon Valley partners for solar power beaming satellites The US Air Force says “space operational energy” is becoming a priority, with plans to convene industry days to enable collaboration with external partners. The push reflects DoD and Silicon Valley’s growing interest in solar power beaming satellites as an enabling energy concept for space operations.

2026-07-09T07:04:54.572921-07:00

DoD signals “space operational energy” push, courting Silicon Valley partners for solar power beaming satellites

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Pentagon accelerates directed-energy: Lockheed/nLIGHT high-energy lasers; Space Force funds Pulse Space $40M for laser power and The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin and nLIGHT Defense contracts to transition high-energy laser weapon systems into field-ready, production-oriented platforms to defeat drones and cruise missiles. Separately, the Space Force funded Pulse Space’s $40 million effort for laser-based power beaming and orbital tracking. The Space Force also finalized an acquisition-structure reform creating nine mission-area portfolio acquisition executives.

2026-07-09T06:15:31.858085-07:00

Pentagon accelerates directed-energy: Lockheed/nLIGHT high-energy lasers; Space Force funds Pulse Space $40M for laser power and

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