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SpaceX is equipping its new satellites with inter-satellite laser links (ISLLs). They now have over 8,000 optical terminals in orbit (3 per satellite) and they communicate at up to 100 Gbps. The other low-Earth orbit Internet service providers will follow SpaceX's lead.

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) expects to award a second contract, possibly next week, for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Alpha

The US Space Development Agency (SDA) is fielding tranches of new space-based missile warning and tracking satellites, and a new fire-control system is being explored for a second tranche of vehicles. “This year we've got Tranche Zero [T0] s...

Despite the current supply chain obstacles, the Army is confident it can fully field the first Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) units by the end of this calendar year, said Chris Mills of the service's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office.

Starlink Competitors? Next Friday, Oct. 6, is the planned launch date for Amazon’s two Project Kuiper Protoflight satellites aboard a United Launch

EQS-News: Mynaric AG / Key word: Miscellaneous Mynaric passes major product milestone of CONDOR Mk3, completing verification and interoperability tests ...

Mynaric optical terminals selected for Northrop Grumman satellites pass key tests

Bill LaPlante, the Pentagon's top weapons buyer, noted that China doesn't have to deal with this kind of budget chaos. “We can teach them how to do that. That would be helpful,” he said.

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has issued a solicitation for Tranche 2 (T2) of the SDA Tracking Layer for first launch by April 30,

The company also is providing a ground system for the sensors that could provide data about interference threats to users across the Defense Department and Intelligence Community, said Josh Hartman of GEOST's parent firm.