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SES Space & Defense taps Starlab for space-station connectivity as US Space Force awards Sphinx Defense $287M for ESS mission-pl

SES Space & Defense has won a space-station connectivity collaboration with Starlab. Separately, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded Sphinx Defense a $287 million Other Transaction Authority for Phase 3 mission planning software for the Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) system—ground capabilities intended to support command-and-control for U.S. nuclear forces.

2026-07-27T12:20:40.514862-07:00
Reuters

Polish TNT producer Nitro-Chem plans expansion to UK with BAE Systems

By Reuters: Poland's Nitro-Chem, a major supplier of trinitrotoluene (TNT) for NATO countries' armies, ​has signed a letter of intent ‌with defence company BAE Systems to build a production plant in Britain, the Polish Defence ​Ministry said on Monday.

2026-07-27T09:06:13.336308-07:00