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Space Force Seeks $277M for SpaceX MILNET LEO Network, Axes Tranche 3 Transport Layer

The Space Force’s fiscal 2026 budget request for the Space Development Agency includes $277 million to develop SpaceX’s MILNET proliferated LEO communications network, while discontinuing funding for SDA’s planned Tranche 3 Transport Layer. The move underscores a pivot to commercial satellite systems for military data transport.

2025-06-26T13:02:39.396247-07:00

European Spaceflight

Dassault, France’s Armed Forces and ESA Formalize Partnership on VORTEX Reusable Spaceplane

2025-06-23T06:54:31.797440-07:00

Space.com

Chinese Satellites Conduct Unscheduled GEO Rendezvous at 22,000 Miles

2025-06-18T13:10:32.922323-07:00

Space Intel Report

EU to field first operational military space capability via Galileo PRS this year; EU-SST and IRIS2 to follow

2025-06-04T12:57:13.246638-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global

EDA Awards ISISPACE Contract to Deploy LEO2VLEO Military Satellite Constellation The European Defence Agency has awarded a contract to ISISPACE under the LEO2VLEO project, marking a key step in deploying a low Earth orbit constellation of dual-use military defense satellites designed to enhance Europe’s orbital surveillance and secure communications capabilities.

2025-07-01T02:11:39.206243-07:00

EDA Awards ISISPACE Contract to Deploy LEO2VLEO Military Satellite Constellation

Aerospace America

GPS Pioneer Sounds Alarm on Satellite Vulnerabilities, Proposes Constellation Proliferation Bradford Parkinson, widely regarded as the architect of GPS, warned that GPS satellites remain physically vulnerable to anti-satellite attacks and urged a proliferation of low-cost constellations to complicate targeting. He stressed that fusing inertial measurement units with GPS is vital but insufficient to counter emerging threats.

2025-06-30T14:11:37.462354-07:00

GPS Pioneer Sounds Alarm on Satellite Vulnerabilities, Proposes Constellation Proliferation

insidedefense.com

US Space Force, Not MDA, to Lead Golden Dome Space-Based Interceptor Development; Industry Proposals Due Mid-July A bureaucratic turf war over leadership of Pentagon’s space-based missile defense appears settled: the Space Force will head development of interceptors under the Trump administration’s Golden Dome initiative, with industry proposals due by mid-July, sidelining the Missile Defense Agency.

2025-06-30T09:53:48.201759-07:00

US Space Force, Not MDA, to Lead Golden Dome Space-Based Interceptor Development; Industry Proposals Due Mid-July

leolabs.space

LeoLabs Lands $4M SpaceWERX TACFI Award to Bolster Scout-Class Radar for Hypersonic Threat Tracking Under a $4 million Tactical Funding Increase from SpaceWERX, LeoLabs will upgrade its expeditionary Scout-class radar software to detect and track foreign launches and develop track-while-scan capability for highly maneuvering targets, including missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles, enhancing tactical space-domain awareness.

2025-06-30T07:34:39.334158-07:00

LeoLabs Lands $4M SpaceWERX TACFI Award to Bolster Scout-Class Radar for Hypersonic Threat Tracking

m.economictimes.com

India Accelerates Space-Based Surveillance with 52 Defence Satellites by 2029 India’s Defence Ministry has approved a ₹26,968-crore Space-Based Surveillance (SBS) programme to deploy 52 dedicated defence satellites by 2029, bolstering ISR coverage across China, Pakistan and the Indian Ocean Region. The initiative, spurred by Operation Sindoor, runs alongside plans to acquire high-altitude platform system (HAPS) aircraft for extended missions.

2025-06-29T21:39:28.841611-07:00

India Accelerates Space-Based Surveillance with 52 Defence Satellites by 2029

European Spaceflight

ICEYE Secures Three Defence SAR Contracts with Portugal, the Netherlands and NATO in Two Weeks Commercial SAR satellite operator ICEYE secured three defence-focused Earth observation contracts in the past two weeks, signing agreements with Portugal, the Netherlands and NATO to supply synthetic-aperture radar imagery and analytics, highlighting growing demand for all-weather geospatial intelligence across Europe.

2025-06-28T08:23:32.433488-07:00

ICEYE Secures Three Defence SAR Contracts with Portugal, the Netherlands and NATO in Two Weeks

SpaceNews.com

SpaceX Secures $81.6 Million Space Force Contract to Launch Weather Satellite in 2027 SpaceX has been awarded an $81.6 million U.S. Space Force contract to launch a critical military weather satellite in 2027, reinforcing its role in national security space missions. The award underscores the Space Force’s continued reliance on commercial launch providers for key defense infrastructure.

2025-06-28T04:46:14.188945-07:00

SpaceX Secures $81.6 Million Space Force Contract to Launch Weather Satellite in 2027

The Telegraph

US Warns Beijing Surging Ahead in Military Space Race with ‘Breathtaking’ Tech Gains The Pentagon cautioned that China is accelerating development of three critical space technologies at ‘breathtaking’ speed, challenging US orbital superiority and underscoring the need to bolster resilience, counterspace capabilities and secure communications in an intensifying strategic competition.

2025-06-27T12:47:54.643030-07:00

US Warns Beijing Surging Ahead in Military Space Race with ‘Breathtaking’ Tech Gains

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