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Aug- 2025 -

7 August

Lockheed’s Next-Gen Missile Warning Satellite Survives Stress Test, Nears Liftoff

Lockheed Martin has wrapped up key environmental testing on the first of its next-gen missile warning satellites, keeping the program on track for launch.

5 August

Christine Casimiro

Greece Seeks First Homegrown ISR Military Satellite, More Defense Tech

Greece, through its state-owned Hellenic Defense Innovation Center (ELKAK), seeks to develop and produce its first domestically-made military satellite.

1 August

Giulia Bernacchi

US Space Force Selects Firms for Jam-Proof Military SATCOM Project

The US Space Force has awarded a $37.5-million contract to five companies for the development of a satellite communications network.

Jul- 2025 -

31 July

Giulia Bernacchi

Slingshot Aerospace Rolls Out TALOS AI for Military Space Training

Slingshot Aerospace has launched TALOS, an AI-powered system designed to simulate satellite behavior in training and simulation environments.

30 July

The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025. The X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, to exercise the service's ability to recover the spaceplane across multiple sites. (U.S. Space Force courtesy photo)

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing Preps Secretive X-37B for 8th Mission With Quantum Sensor, Laser Comms Test

Boeing is preparing the US Space Force’s X-37B orbital test vehicle for its next mission, scheduled to launch next month from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

24 July

Giulia Bernacchi

BlackSky Wins Latin American Contract for On-Demand Satellite Monitoring

BlackSky secured a contract to deliver on-demand monitoring services using its satellite systems for defense and intelligence agencies in Latin America.

11 July

Ceremony at RNZAF Base Auckland, New Zealand, for the reactivation of the No. 62 Squadron space unit.

Giulia Bernacchi

New Zealand Air Force Launches Dedicated Space Squadron

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has reactivated its first dedicated space squadron, originally formed during World War II.

10 July

Christine Casimiro

Spanish Firm Taps Airbus for High-Res PAZ-2 Satellites to Boost Defense

Spanish satellite operator Hisdesat has contracted Airbus to design, assemble, and test two PAZ-2 radar satellites for the Spanish Ministry of Defence.

8 July

On-orbit render of a spacecraft resembling Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) satellite.

Christine Casimiro

Boeing Clinches $2.8B Deal to Supply ESS Satellites for US

The US Space Systems Command has awarded Boeing a $2.8-billion deal to supply space vehicles in support of the Evolved Strategic Satellite (ESS) Communications program.

Jun- 2025 -

27 June