SpaceLogistics sees potential defense market for orbital life-extension spacecraft

SpaceLogistics sees potential defense market for orbital life-extension spacecraft
SpaceLogistics sees potential defense market for orbital life-extension spacecraft

“It’s not just resiliency from a life-extension perspective” for the Space Force. said SpaceLogistics President Rob Hauge. “We’ve got the potential to actually include other payloads as well,”

SES CEO: Leonardo DRS buy, new sats all about growing US government business

SES CEO: Leonardo DRS buy, new sats all about growing US government business
SES CEO: Leonardo DRS buy, new sats all about growing US government business

SATELLITE 2022: European satellite firm SES has been growing its government portfolio for the past five years, and sees no end in sight for the upward trend in demand — a market analysis that lies behind its decision to acquire the satellite communications arm of Leonardo DRS, says SES CEO Steve Collar. That $450 million…

EXCLUSIVE: Army kicks off long-awaited SATCOM service pilot next month

EXCLUSIVE: Army kicks off long-awaited SATCOM service pilot next month
EXCLUSIVE: Army kicks off long-awaited SATCOM service pilot next month

How the Army can utilize new terminals under a SATCOM service agreement, perhaps without have to buy thousands of new ones, will be a factor in choosing providers for the pilot program, says Brig. Gen. Rob Collins.

DoD launching efforts to clean up messy SATCOM ground segment

DoD launching efforts to clean up messy SATCOM ground segment
DoD launching efforts to clean up messy SATCOM ground segment

“A lot of people when they think of space-based capabilities, they always forget the ground segment,” Mike Dean, the Pentagon’s top SATCOM official, said.

Lockheed Martin eyes potential national security customers for lunar communications services

Lockheed Martin eyes potential national security customers for lunar communications services
Lockheed Martin eyes potential national security customers for lunar communications services

The new satellite, set to launch in 2024, could provide comms links with astronauts and rovers on the far side of the Moon, as well as to scientists at the South Pole.

Commercial remote sensing firms seek government help to plan for, respond to sat attacks

Commercial remote sensing firms seek government help to plan for, respond to sat attacks
Commercial remote sensing firms seek government help to plan for, respond to sat attacks

“There is no 911 … for us to call to get help,” said J.R. Riordan, chief revenue officer at BlackSky.

Small satellites: A booming industry

Small satellites: A booming industry
Small satellites: A booming industry

Jason Kim, chief executive officer of Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, talks about the small satellite sector – what is happening with small sats today and where they are going tomorrow.

Hughes wins bid for 5G/satellite network under DoD experiment

Hughes wins bid for 5G/satellite network under DoD experiment
Hughes wins bid for 5G/satellite network under DoD experiment

For DoD applications, 5G needs high levels of cybersecurity. Stand-alone 5G networks, like the Hughes network, are inherently more secure than older networks where 5G is added onto the existing network,” Rajeev Gopal, vice president, Advanced Programs, told Breaking Defense.