Starshield

Ukraine eyeing new SpaceX Starshield deal by mid-2027, still no answers about October problems

“I hope that the contract will be signed," Ukraine's Chargé d'Affaires Denys Sienik said, even as Kyiv considers potential alternatives to SpaceX.

Kyiv eyes purchase of planned ICEYE, Nokia ‘sovereign’ communication sats

The letter of intent comes on the heels of the political dust up between US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk over a US move to throttle Ukraine's Starshield access that has all but grounded the countries military drones in its war with Russia.

SpaceX wins $2.29B to speed Space Force’s LEO communications ‘backbone’

The SpaceX "backbone" constellation will support the broader Space Data Network, which will include the Space Development Agency's Transport layer satellites.

Defense to ‘anchor’ exploding satellite market over next decade: NovaSpace

The defense sector is projected to account for only nine percent of the satellites going up between 2024 and 2035, but at the same time representing a whopping 48 percent of total market value.

Space Force ponders shakeup to LEO satellite strategy, potentially hiring SpaceX for data relay

Contracts for the next-generation Tranche 3, which will replace the earliest Transport Layer satellites, have been paused until the Space Force study is completed, five sources with knowledge of the program told Breaking Defense.

Space Force is contracting with SpaceX for new, secretive MILNET SATCOM network

The MILNET contract with SpaceX is being paid for by the Space Force but managed by the National Reconnaissance Office, sources said.

Pentagon working with Ukraine, SpaceX to prevent Russian exploitation of Starlink

“Just the idea of this being more available and so people can find it and try to exploit it, that's something we just have to bake in and understand,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb said of commercial services like SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.