Seven member companies of the Digital Interface Standards Working Group will consolidate to become part of the Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability Consortium. DIS companies that will join DIFI are Communications & Power Industries, DataPath, Datum Systems, Gilat Satellite Networks, SES, ST Engineering iDirect and Wavestream, the consortium said in a Dec. 22 news release. “We […] More

On Wednesday, Byron Bright, president of government services for KBR and a two-time Wash100 Award winner, participated in the National Security Space Association Annual Update panel with other highly esteemed executives during Baird’s 2021 Government & Defense Conference. Baird’s fourth annual Government & Defense Conference presented industry executives, government leaders and capital providers with a platform to […] More

Amazon Web Services has selected 10 startup companies from the U.S. and Europe to study and develop space-based cloud technologies that have the potential to be applied to spacecraft launch and delivery, electronics and robotics, spacecraft hardware and software as well as earth observation efforts. The companies will receive up to $100,000 each in AWS […] More

SpaceX has sent its Falcon 9 launch vehicle to orbit carrying 143 spacecraft including 10 small satellites that will serve as part of the company’s Starlink broadband constellation, CNBC reported Sunday.

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Spaceflight has unveiled a space vehicle the company intends to launch aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket as part of a rideshare mission to deploy multiple customer spacecraft and hosted payloads.

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Roger Mason -- president of Peraton's space, intelligence and cyber sector and four-time Wash100 Award recipient -- has been appointed interim chairman of the board of directors at the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

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Some defense companies such as Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Boeing have made investments in startups that develop small satellites as the Pentagon and intelligence agencies work to counter space security threats through the use of Cubesats, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Raytheon announced a partnership with Herndon, Va.-based satellite firm HawkEye 360 on Monday, Sept. 10, […] More

Lockheed Martin and the Allied Minds subsidiary HawkEye 360 have partnered to aid the adoption of HawkEye 360’s space-based radio frequency detection and mapping technology across new market segments. Lockheed said Tuesday the partnership will explore new applications for HawkEye 360’s RF technology as the latter awaits regulatory approvals on its plan to deploy a constellation of small satellites in low-Earth orbit. HawkEye 360’s planned […] More

Shield Capital has launched its first venture capital fund to support startups that are developing technologies for national security and commercial customers. The venture capital firm said Tuesday it exceeded the $120 million fund goal for Shield Capital Fund I. Shield Capital’s investment strategy is focused on early-stage companies working on technologies in artificial intelligence, […] More

SEAKR Engineering and Scientific Systems Company Inc. have begun to prepare for risk reduction demonstration flights under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program that explores potential satellite technology advancements in low-Earth orbit.

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Northrop Grumman will obtain long-lead parts and support the full rate production of two lot 7 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft under a $49.9M contract modification from the U.S. Navy. The company will perform work through December 2023 and receive full amount of the modification at the time of award, the Department of Defense said Monday. The […] More

AM General will introduce its next-generation light tactical vehicle, along with a new weapon system, at the 2018 Eurosatory Defense and Security International Exhibition running Monday through Thursday in Paris, France. On Monday, the South Bend, Ind., company announced it will display its NXT 360 vehicle and Hawkeye 105 millimeter Howitzer Kit, both derived from the High Mobility […] More