AV's Badger antennas for $1.4B SCAR program

Viasat has received an initial design award from the U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) as part of the Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global program, a major initiative aimed at enhancing secure satellite communications for defense users. Read more- https://lnkd.in/gNFbdujp ___________ #Contract #Viasat

The Space Force's new intel production cell, activated last week, brings together personnel from the National Space Intelligence Center’s 4th Intelligence Analysis Squadron and Space Delta 7’s 76th ISR Squadron to improve intelligence collection. https://lnkd.in/ebwjBWEJ

🛰️ Satellites are leaking the world’s secrets. Researchers using an $800 setup intercepted unencrypted calls, texts, military communications & corporate data—all broadcast openly from space. It’s time to encrypt the sky. #DataBreach #InfoSec https://lnkd.in/gtABVswb

🛰️ Satellites are leaking the world’s secrets. Researchers using an $800 setup intercepted unencrypted calls, texts, military communications & corporate data—all broadcast openly from space. It’s time to encrypt the sky. #DataBreach #InfoSec https://lnkd.in/gyCFcwKA

Germany’s €35 Billion Space Defense Investment – More than Security The German government’s announcement to invest €35 billion in space defense capabilities by 2030 is not just about security. It is a major innovation driver for Germany and a unifying impulse for Europe. 🔹 Innovation for Germany New satellite constellations, ground stations, and sensor networks will create state-of-the-art infrastructure that accelerates progress in AI, semiconductors, robotics, biotech, and communications. Dual-use technologies ensure that breakthroughs in defense will directly translate into civilian applications – from energy and agriculture to mobility and healthcare. 🔹 Unifying Europe This program can help overcome the fragmentation of Europe’s space landscape and foster a joint European space infrastructure. Germany has the chance to act as an anchor and bridge-builder, much like France did with Airbus in aviation. What must happen now: ✅ A clear 2030 roadmap with milestones, priorities (comms, reconnaissance, protection, resilience), and financing structure. ✅ A Fast-Track Space Act (modeled on Germany’s LNG acceleration law) to cut approval and procurement timelines drastically. ✅ Public-Private Partnerships and coordinated European procurement to integrate startups, industry, and research quickly. ✅ Anchor customer commitments from the state to give companies planning security and attract private investors. Accelerator: Because defense and security projects are exempt from mandatory EU-wide tendering, Germany can move faster, build national key capabilities, and still integrate European partners strategically. 👉 Bottom line: These €35 billion are not an end in themselves. If executed wisely, they can boost Germany’s innovation power, secure Europe’s strategic sovereignty in space, and bridge defense, economy, and society.

A wave of defense spending in Europe and renewed military investment in the United States are reshaping the commercial space industry. Investors and executives said in a SpaceNews webinar Wednesday that those two trends, both linked to policies by the Trump administration, have changed the outlook for space companies this year. European investments are focused on surveillance, communications infrastructure and military space projects designed to ensure strategic autonomy, while the U.S. trends are linked to the Golden Dome missile defense system. Executives say there are now more investors interested in space companies as a result. [SpaceNews] https://lnkd.in/diHM4M8t

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is gearing up for one of its largest upcoming R&D contracts focused on missile and space intelligence. The Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing (COMET) RFP is set to release on October 20, 2025. A draft RFP released in May outlined DIA’s intent to award a multi-award IDIQ supporting the Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC) at Redstone Arsenal, AL. Expect the final to closely track the draft. The COMET program will fund research, development, and sustainment of advanced missile, space, and intelligence systems — supporting DIA, DoD, and national-level intelligence partners. With a five-year base and five-year option period, the vehicle will anchor DIA’s future missile and space R&D capabilities for the next decade. #bdconsulting #businessdevelopment #capturemanager #coaching #comet #contractproposal #contracts #dia #govcon #governmentcontracting #governmentcontracts #homelandsecurity #idiot #ostglobal #OSTGlobalSolutions #procurement #proposalmanagement #proposalmanagers #randd #rfp #rockvillemd #smallbusiness #winmorebd

Germany Commits €35B for Military Space Capabilities Germany unveiled a sweeping plan to invest €35 billion by 2030 into space-defense: hardened systems, orbital surveillance radars, “guardian satellites,” and its own Space Command are part of the push to assert technological independence. 🔗 Read more on: 🌍 https://interplanetary.tv/ | 📝 Survey: https://shorturl.at/eNPZS https://lnkd.in/dHxTYk5H

I’m pleased to share my latest issue brief, “The Militarization of Outer Space and the Future of Arms Control,” for the Arms Control & Disarmament Centre, ISSI The brief argues that rising counter-space capabilities, destructive ASAT tests, and autonomous space systems are creating a rapidly accelerating arms race that threatens both strategic stability and the orbital environment. It proposes practical steps, including an immediate ban on destructive ASAT tests, “Orbital Green Zones”, mandatory Space Environmental Impact Assessments and regional confidence-building measures for South Asia. Special thanks to Director ACDC Malik Qasim Mustafa Khokhar for his guidance and supervision on this issue brief. If you’re interested in space security, arms control, or South Asian stability, I welcome your thoughts and conversation. Link: https://lnkd.in/etNY2_Ae

The Space Force’s recent contract to Muon Space to repurpose their commercial weather satellites for military use will inform a broader “data-as-a-service” strategy for its space-based environmental monitoring mission, the service said. MORE: https://lnkd.in/ed4ScfWa #SpaceForce #Guardian