Government/Military

Elon Musk will co-lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency in the Trump administration, president-elect Donald Trump announced late Tuesday.  According to Trump’s press statement, the Department of Government...

The U.S. Space Force is seeking industry feedback by Dec. 2 to help the service determine an acquisition strategy for Commercial and Military Satellite Communications Operations Support (COSMOS) — a...

Ovzon has won a new contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) that will see Ovzon deliver a resilient satellite communications solution to the organization. The solution will include...

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) won a new contract in the maritime surveillance arena. It has been tapped by the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver space-based maritime surveillance services...

The U.S. Space Force said on Wednesday that it has added five companies to the U.S. Space Command Combined Space Operations Center’s (CSpOC) Commercial Integration Cell (CIC) at Vandenberg Space...

The U.S. government recently released four rulemakings on space export control designed to strengthen private sector space activity and improve international collaboration. The Department of Commerce and Department of State...

The Australian Ministry of Defence on Nov. 4 terminated its procurement activity with Lockheed Martin for a single communications satellite in favor of pursuing multiple spacecraft that could provide a more...

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has won a new U.K. government contract worth 40 million pounds ($51.9 million) to build the Juno satellite for the UK Ministry of Defence. The...

Astranis is working with Xona Space Systems on a spacecraft design for the U.S. Space Force’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program.  In September, Space Systems Command (SSC) named Astranis one of...

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) said on Wednesday that its Office of Space Launch (OSL) has awarded Broad Agency Announcements for Agile Launch Innovation and Strategic Technology Advancement (BALISTA) contracts...