A visualization of satellites and space debris around Earth. (Image credit: NASA) By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 16 April 2026 TAMPA, Fla. — Taiwan’s space agency chief has called on other countries to band together on a shared communications constellation to match the scale and growing strategic importance
Illustration of BAE Systems' Ascent spacecraft. By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 14 April 2026 BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin are developing maneuvering satellites that can be refueled COLORADO SPRINGS — U.S. defense contractors BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin are accelerating internal investments in maneuverable satellite designs, betting that military
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 14 April 2026 Gen. Stephen Whiting calls for a shift from fixed spacecraft to maneuverable assets, with wargames planned to test the concept COLORADO SPRINGS — The U.S. military’s top space commander is pressing for a fundamental shift in how the Pentagon thinks
GSSAP space domain awareness satellite (Air Force Space Command archive) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 9 April 2026 The companies will compete for contracts to build ‘neighborhood watch’ satellites WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force selected 14 companies to compete for contracts under a new $1.8 billion procurement
An Iranian satellite launched by Russia lifts off from Baikonur in Kazakhstan in August 2022. Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty By Thomas Novelly, Published by Defense One, 2 April 2026 Iran’s nascent space program was destroyed. It's still using other nations' space intel. The U.S. military declared space superiority over Iran this
Vantor non-Earth image of a Chinese imaging satellite, collected under the company’s NGA Luno B contract. The synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite features a large deployable antenna that enables high-resolution radar imaging from orbit. By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 1 April 2026 Under NGA’s Luno program, the company
Image: Agentic AI By Nina Armagno and Kim Crider, Published by Space News, 31 March 2026 The future of space warfare will be determined by the speed of decision. As satellite constellations proliferate and adversaries field increasingly sophisticated counterspace capabilities, the ability to sense, analyze and act faster than an
An artist’s rendering of a satellite sending and receiving data (Space Systems Command) Published by The Meridiem, 26 March 2026 Satellite data infrastructure is being actively weaponized through delays, spoofing, and private control during Gulf conflict Attribution crisis emerges as commercial space operators can't identify manipulation sources Transition from open
