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Business Wire • INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT

Gilat to acquire Comtech’s satellite & space communications segment for $157.5M, expanding US defense satcom capability

Gilat Satellite Networks signed a definitive agreement to buy the majority of Comtech Telecommunications’ Satellite & Space Communications segment. The cash-free, debt-free transaction is valued at $157.5 million (subject to working-capital adjustments) and is positioned to strengthen Gilat’s US defense and satellite-communications footprint after a prior failed Comtech deal attempt.

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2026-06-15T03:46:22.094115-07:00
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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

DARPA to explore ways to rapidly rebuild satellite networks if attacked

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is soliciting input from the space industry on how the United States could rapidly restore critical space capabilities if satellites were disabled or destroyed during a conflict.

2026-06-15T07:11:46.027160-07:00
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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Europe's Iris2 constellation adds 66 early-delivery satellites, to launch in 2029, to mitigate delay in full-performance network

By Space Intel Report: PARIS — Europe’s Iris2 multi-orbit secured connectivity network, facing pressure from European governments to limit it schedule delays, is adding 66 smaller satellites to its low-Earth-orbit component to assure launches starting in 2029, with the full-capacity, 264-satellite system to be launched around 2032,.

2026-06-15T04:53:14.338275-07:00