Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Hisdesat has appointed Airbus Defence and Space prime contractor for SpainSat NG-III, a secure communications satellite carrying active X-band antennas that provide the capability of 16 conventional antennas and can reconfigure their coverage up to 1,000 times per second while detecting and mitigating electronic interference. THIRD SATELLITE IN EUROPE’S MOST ADVANCED SECURE COMMUNICATIONS CONSTELLATION […]
NASA and Blue Origin have signed an annex to an existing Space Act Agreement to conduct second stage hot fire testing of the New Glenn rocket on the historic B-2 test stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, supporting Artemis programme milestones and the broader goal of establishing a sustained lunar presence. B-2 STAND
Boeing has been selected by the U.S. Space Force to develop the next phase of the Mobile User Objective System Service Life Extension programme, providing two additional narrowband communications satellites designed to sustain and enhance secure military connectivity worldwide. SPACE FORCE AWARDS MUOS EXTENSION CONTRACT Programme supports global military communications requirements The U.S. Space
BOEING SELECTED BY U.S. SPACE FORCE TO EXTEND SECURE MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITYRead More »
Diamond Aircraft has delivered a second DA62 MPP SurveyStar aircraft to Italian Remote Sensing, expanding the operator’s aerial survey capability and reflecting continued demand for fuel-efficient, multi-purpose platforms designed for specialist airborne sensing missions. FLEET EXPANSION FOLLOWS OPERATIONAL SUCCESS Italian operator increases aerial survey capability Diamond Aircraft has delivered a second DA62 MPP SurveyStar
DIAMOND AIRCRAFT DELIVERS SECOND DA62 MPP SURVEYSTAR TO ITALIAN REMOTE SENSINGRead More »
Safran Nacelles is strengthening the role of its Burnley facility as the Group’s Centre of Excellence for aerospace sheet metal manufacturing, combining specialist production capabilities with advanced manufacturing technologies to support future aircraft programmes. Centre of Excellence supports complex aerospace manufacturing Safran Nacelles is continuing to expand the capabilities of its Burnley manufacturing facility
Airbus Defence and Space has formed a consortium with Rohde & Schwarz, constellr, Orbint and HPS to develop a sovereign European satellite-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability. AIRBUS FORMS SPACE INTELLIGENCE CONSORTIUM Partnership targets sovereign European ISR capability Airbus Defence and Space has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rohde & Schwarz, constellr, Orbint and
AIRBUS LEADS GERMAN CONSORTIUM FOR SOVEREIGN SPACE INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITYRead More »
China has launched a new test satellite aboard a Long March-2D rocket to support research into direct mobile phone-to-satellite broadband connectivity and integrated space-ground network technologies. China has successfully launched a new test satellite designed to support research into internet technologies and satellite-enabled communications. The spacecraft was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in
CHINA LAUNCHES TEST SATELLITE FOR INTERNET TECHNOLOGY RESEARCHRead More »
China has launched the Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the Tiangong space station aboard a Long March-2F rocket. China has launched the Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft, sending three astronauts to the country’s orbiting Tiangong space station. The mission lifted off on 25 May from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The
China launched the ninth batch of satellites for the Spacesail Constellation aboard a Long March-8 rocket from Hainan on 18 May 2026. China successfully launched a new batch of satellites for its Spacesail Constellation programme on 18 May 2026, using a Long March-8 carrier rocket from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. LAUNCH DETAILS
CHINA LAUNCHES NINTH SPACESAIL CONSTELLATION SATELLITE BATCHRead More »
Dhruva Space has secured INR 105 crores in RDIF funding from the Government of India to develop Project Garud, a scalable 500 kg-class communications satellite platform for constellation-scale missions. Indian private space company advances indigenous 500 kg-class communications satellite capability for constellation-scale deployment Dhruva Space has secured INR 105 crores in support from the Government
DHRUVA SPACE SECURES INR 105 CRORES RDIF BACKING FOR ‘PROJECT GARUD’Read More »