A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two Northrop Grumman-manufactured satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Aug. 11 for Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission. The ASBM-1 and ASBM-2 spacecraft, built on Northrop’s GEOStar-3 bus platform, were deployed to a highly elliptical orbit to deliver commercial broadband and protected military satellite communications to aircraft, ships...
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LeoLabs Joins UK’s Tyche Space-Based Reconnaissance Program; Tony Frazier Quoted
The United Kingdom Space Command will utilize LeoLabs’ space situational awareness services for its low Earth orbit research and development satellite, Tyche, scheduled for a summer launch. According to a LeoLabs announcement, the 150-kilogram demo spacecraft is part of the U.K.’s ISTARI program on a LEO constellation for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. LeoLabs CEO Tony...
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UK Launches First Satellite Under MoD’s Space-Based ISR Program
The United Kingdom Space Command launched Tyche, its first-ever dedicated Earth-imaging satellite, on Friday to gather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data. The satellite, which will provide daytime images and videos of the Earth’s surface, forms part of the Ministry of Defence’s 10-year multibillion-dollar ISTARI program to improve the country’s space-based ISR capabilities. Tyche, manufactured by Surrey...
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Scout Joins NATO Commercial Space Platform to Strengthen Alliance’s Satellite Monitoring Capabilities
NATO has added Scout Space to its Spacenet program, expanding the initiative’s space domain awareness and in-orbit observation expertise to advance the alliance’s space defense objectives. Scout Space CEO Philip Hover-Smoot said the company’s inclusion in the NATO program is part of a commitment to joining efforts to strengthen global space security. “Our advanced technologies,...
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Italy to Buy New Reaper Drones From General Atomics Under $738M FMS Deal
The Italian government has received approval from the U.S. Department of State to acquire six MQ-9 Block 5 unmanned aerial system from General Atomics. The MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft can operate over 27 hours at speeds of 240 KTAS with 3,850 pounds of payload capacity. According to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency notification released on...
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Serco to Continue Engineering and Airfield Support for 2 Royal Navy Air Bases
Serco, a global services company based in Hart, England, has secured a 12-month extension of its engineering and airfield support services contract at the British Royal Navy’s air stations in Yeovilton and Culdrose. The extension exercises an option in the $26 million contract with a base period of four years and three months that the...
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Canada, Spain Sign Deal for 7 De Havilland Firefighter Aircraft
The Canadian Commercial Corporation has finalized a government-to-government contract with the Spanish Air and Space Force to supply seven DHC-515 Firefighter aircraft. De Havilland Aircraft of Canada will deliver the amphibious firefighting aircraft alongside spare parts, training and maintenance support. According to CCC, the DHC-515 model can deliver nearly 700,000 liters daily and refill from...
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Estonia, Helsing Forge AI Partnership for Defense Enhancement
Estonia and Munich-based defense artificial intelligence company Helsing have entered a joint initiative to advance Tallinn’s defense capabilities through AI. The partnership, formalized with a joint statement signed by Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur and Helsing Co-CEO Gundbert Scherf, outlines a shared commitment to developing and implementing AI-driven defense solutions. Helsing will expand its...
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Helsing Poised to Boost AI Defense R&D With $490M New Funding
Helsing, a Munich-based defense company focused on creating artificial intelligence-based military solutions and components, has secured over $490 million from a Series C financing round it initiated to raise funds for product research and development. U.S.-based venture capital firm General Catalyst led the funding round, with Elad Gil, Accel, Saab, Lightspeed, Plural and Greenoaks as...
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Ultra I&C C2 Solution Demonstrates Capability at NATO-Led Exercise
Ultra Intelligence & Communications demonstrated its Air Defense System Integrator’s key capabilities during CWIX in Poland, an annual NATO event designed to improve interoperability. ADSI, a command and control solution for the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept, offers users seamless interoperability and improved mission effectiveness. Its benefits include cloud and tactical edge flexibility,...