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Voyager Technologies has received a $22.4 million Pentagon award to develop flight-ready systems for deploying small satellites. The work advances deployment hardware intended to support U.S. satellite operations, though the available report does not specify a schedule or mission application.
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Voyager Technologies has received a $22.4 million Pentagon award to develop flight-ready systems for deploying small satellites. The work advances deployment hardware intended to support U.S. satellite operations, though the available report does not specify a schedule or mission application.
Two small satellites built by York Space Systems for the U.S. Space Force have been cleared for a mission in geosynchronous orbit. They will detect and track other objects there and maneuver near them, extending the service’s ability to operate in the crowded orbital regime.
On Oct. 1, more than 600 soldiers moved into the Army’s new 40D Tactical Space Operations Specialist military occupational specialty. The change establishes a dedicated enlisted career field for Army space operations, formalizing roles previously held under other specialties.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk, whose company holds billions of dollars in military contracts, has joined a Pentagon advisory board alongside other defense industry executives. His return to Washington is renewing scrutiny over how private-sector interests are managed within defense policymaking and advisory processes.
The U.S. Army has awarded $67 million to develop technologies designed to counter surveillance enabled by space-based systems. The investment underscores the growing role of space-derived intelligence and the need for capabilities that can reduce its effectiveness in military operations.
The U.S. Army says more than 600 soldiers have entered its new space operations career field, creating the service’s first permanent enlisted workforce dedicated to the space domain. The move formalizes the Army’s enlisted space expertise as military operations increasingly incorporate space capabilities.
Rheinmetall and Argotec have launched their first jointly developed satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking the initial step toward a broader constellation for intelligence gathering, air-defense surveillance and early warning.
The chairman of the EU Military Committee is urging the European Union to integrate NATO into its expanding military space efforts, arguing that closer coordination would help the 27-nation bloc and the 32-member alliance reinforce one another on space security and military strategy.
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