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Dec- 2025 -

15 December

Americas

Jodesz Gavilan

L3Harris Delivers First Meadowlands Unit to US Space Force

L3Harris Technologies has provided the first Meadowlands production unit to the US Space Force’s Mission Delta 3.

4 December

Americas

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Claude Lambert, chief of future operations division for the Joint Task Force-Space Defense and U.S. Air Force Maj. Katie “Starbuck” Baier, chief of intelligence for weapons and tactics for the JTF-SD, look at a computer screen at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 19, 2022. Through the partnering of the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and National Reconnaissance Office in the National Space Defense Center, JTF-SD brings to bear the full force of the U.S. Government and synchronizes space superiority planning and operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)

Rojoef Manuel

GetChkd to Improve US Air, Space Force SATCOM Security

Texas-based GetChkd has secured a $1.9-million contract to bolster the US Air Force and US Space Force’s satellite communications security with blockchain infrastructure.

Nov- 2025 -

25 November

Americas

US President Donald Trump presenting the government's 'Golden Dome' missile defense plan at the Oval Office

Rojoef Manuel

US Space Force Taps Industry for Golden Dome’s Midcourse Interceptors

The US Space Force will open a solicitation for contractors to develop prototype interceptors designed to hit incoming missiles in midcourse, the long stretch of flight when warheads travel through space.

17 November

Americas

Artist's rendering of an ICEYE satellite constellation in space

Rojoef Manuel

Poland Readies First Military Satellite Under Independent Spy Network Effort

Poland is preparing to send its first military satellite into orbit this month, marking a major step in its effort to build homegrown space-based surveillance amid the ongoing tensions on NATO’s eastern flank.

14 November

Americas

U.S. Space Force Capt. Coleen O'Hara, weapons and tactics flight commander of the 6th Space Warning Squadron (6 SWS), poses in the Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) facility at Cape Cod Space Force Station, Massachusetts, May 9, 2024. 6 SWS, located at Cape Cod Space Force Station in Sagamore, Massachusetts, is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 4, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. "Team 6" includes U.S. Space Force Guardians, U.S. Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force Airmen and civilian employees. Their mission is "To surveil air and space to detect missile launches and high-interest satellites while operating, maintaining, and protecting New England’s first Space Force installation.” (U.S. Space Force photo by Dave Grim)

Giulia Bernacchi

Six Firms Join Push to Bring Smarter AI/ML Intelligence to US Space Force

The Catalyst Accelerator has selected six small businesses to develop dual-use artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions.

6 November

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

US Space Force Deploying Ground-Based Jammers to Counter Chinese, Russian Surveillance

The US Space Force is preparing to field two new ground-based systems designed to jam Chinese and Russian spy satellites, expanding the Pentagon’s ability to disrupt enemy surveillance in space.

Oct- 2025 -

7 October

Americas

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Jodesz Gavilan

US Space Force Awards SpaceX, ULA Critical Launch Contracts

The US Space Force has contracted SpaceX and ULA for the first high-priority national security missions scheduled beyond fiscal year 2027.

2 October

Americas

L3Harris is developing ATLAS to enhance space domain awareness.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Space Force Approves ATLAS Tracking System for Operational Use

The US Space Force has formally approved the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS), developed by L3Harris, for operational use.

Sep- 2025 -

23 September

Americas

BADGER systems lined up. Photo: AeroVironment

Rojoef Manuel

US Space Force Contracts AeroVironment for BADGER Antenna Systems

The US Space Force has awarded AeroVironment a contract to deliver two BADGER phased array antenna systems for the Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource program.

19 September

Americas

U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Tia Scoggan, weapons and tactics section chief for the 18th Space Defense Squadron Det. 1, looks at a computer screen at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 5, 2022. 18 SDS Det. 1 provides timely and actionable Space Domain Awareness (SDA) for emergent and existing threats that are identified by the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s National Space Defense Center as on-orbit threats. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

Rojoef Manuel

Viasat to Develop Anti-Hacking Encryption System for US Space Force Satellites

Viasat has secured a multi-year contract from the US Space Force’s Space Systems Command to build an encryption system that protects satellites from cyberattacks.

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