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Dive into the world of space and aerospace technologies that are transforming modern defense.

From advanced satellites and space-based sensors to space defense systems, we cover the innovations reshaping how militaries operate in and beyond Earth’s atmosphere, ensuring dominance in the final frontier of warfare.

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BlackSky Scores Multimillilion-Dollar US Contract for Next-Gen ISR Satellite

BlackSky's Gen-3 imaging satellite
BlackSky has secured a “multimillion-dollar” US contract to launch a next-generation imaging satellite, advancing space-based ISR capabilities.
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  • February 26, 2025
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Lockheed, Boeing Heat Up Race for Next-Gen US Military Comms Satellite

Lockheed Martin personnel assembling the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for the US Space Force
Lockheed Martin and Boeing have significantly stepped up their efforts in the race to deliver next-generation military communications satellites to the US Space Force.
  • Staff Writer
  • February 11, 2025
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Spain Launches Europe’s Most Advanced Communications Satellite

The SpainSat NG-I satellite launch from a Falcon 9 rocket
Spain has successfully launched Europe’s “most advanced” communications satellite, significantly enhancing the operational efficiency of the Spanish Armed Forces.
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  • February 3, 2025
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F-22 Raptor to Get Next-Gen Infrared Sensor From Lockheed

F-22 Raptor
Lockheed Martin has been contracted to integrate a next-generation infrared search and track system onto the F-22 Raptor.
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  • January 25, 2025
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Charles River to Develop AI Submarine Detection System for US Navy

MAGNETO detects and classifies magnetic signature of an underwater vessel
The US Navy has awarded Charles River Analytics $1 million to develop a tool that uses AI to identify adversary submarines by their magnetic signals.
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  • January 10, 2025
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Boeing Clinches $616M US Air Force Deal for F-15 Survivability System

An F-15 Eagle aircraft takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
Boeing has been awarded a $616-million contract to begin full-rate production of the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System for the F-15.
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  • January 7, 2025
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US Space Force Opens New Innovative Laboratory in California

US Space Force leaders participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of The Crucible Innovation Lab at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
The US Space Force has inaugurated a new facility dedicated to collaborative developments and prototyping of advanced military capabilities at its Vanderberg base in California.
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  • November 28, 2024
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Dark to Provide Simulated Space Missile Interception for French Study

Artistic rendering of a space interception
The French Defense Innovation Agency has selected space defense startup Dark for a concept study on hostile space object interception in low-Earth orbit.
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  • November 27, 2024
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US to Receive Satellite Jammers to Counter China, Russia Next Year

L3Harris-developed electronic warfare system called “Meadowlands” was originally scheduled for delivery in 202
The US will receive a weapon next year designed to jam Chinese and Russian satellites in the early stages of a potential conflict, the US Air Force said.
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  • October 29, 2024
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Lockheed to Develop Nex-Gen Radar Warning Receiver for Apache Fleet

AH-64 Apache helicopter
Lockheed Martin will develop the Gen 3 Radar Frequency Interferometer/Radar Warning Receiver APR-48B system for the US Army’s Apache helicopter fleet.
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  • October 21, 2024
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