Earth observation companies shift business models to capture growing demand for sovereign geospatial intelligence capabilities

Milan — The European Space Agency has refined its plan for the European Resilience from Space (ERS) program, outlining a €1 billion ($1.15 billion) framework that more directly ties Earth observation, telecommunications and navigation to Europe’s growing defense and security needs. The updated proposal will go before member states for approval at the Nov. 26–27 Ministerial Council in Bremen. The initiative hints at a shift in how the agency envisions its mandate, positioning space systems for dual-use and defense applications rather than purely civilian missions.

The US military is close to fielding two new weapons designed to temporally jam Chinese and Russian intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellites, giving the Pentagon three counter-space ca...

Germany's Reflex Aerospace has raised €50 million in new funding to accelerate the development of its satellite platform and expand its manufacturing capacity.

The White House said Nov. 4 it is renominating Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator, the latest twist in an unprecedented saga over the agency’s leadership.

Intuitive Machines, a lunar lander company, announced Nov. 4 it is buying Lanteris Space Systems, a satellite builder formerly known as Maxar.

The J-36 and J-XDS have operated out of a rapidly expanding base that could well become China's Area 51.

The plot of A House of Dynamite, the new thriller from Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow, hinges on — spoiler alert — US missile defenses failing to knock down a nuclear-tipped intercontinental bal...

China launched a new Yaogan reconnaissance satellite late Sunday, following India’s launch of its highest mass communications satellite to date.

OHB will acquire the TechniSat plant in Schöneck to expand its capacity to produce electronic components for its satellites amid growing demand.

Près de Los Angeles, l’incendie de Pacific Palisades vu par un des deux satellites Pléiades Neo le 9 janvier 2025. Couleurs naturelles. Copyright 2025 Airbus DS Une seule personne à l’origine des ince...

Krakow — The European Commission on Oct. 28 proposed that EU member states approve talks with Ukraine on its participation in its government satellite communication program, known as GOVSATCOM. The European Union’s GOVSATCOM platform is designed to provide secure satellite communication capabilities by pooling and sharing existing satellite resources from member states and accredited private operators. The system allows access to capacities provided either by EU countries that own governmental satellite assets, such as France, Italy, Spain and Luxembourg, among others, or by private European satellite operators.

The funding would support the development of satellites for President Trump’s Golden Dome project.

With the government shutdown dragging on and architectural details still under wraps, defense contractors find themselves in the position of building capabilities for a system that hasn’t been defined

Bulgaria’s EnduroSat announced another $104 million in venture capital funding Oct. 30 to scale up its small satellite manufacturing capacity.