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Golden Dome Tracker: New Contract Awards and Hopes for New Space Infrastructure
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (926+ words) Golden Dome is more than just a cutting-edge missile defense system. It’s an ambitious investment in a new way of doing business with industry. No longer is the Pentagon issuing cost-plus contracts and waiting for technologies to evolve. Instead, it’s…...
Ret. Vice Adm. Fritz Roegge Joins HII Mission Technologies
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (384+ words) HII Mission Technologies announced Tuesday that it has appointed retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Frederick Roegge as vice president of operations for its nuclear and environmental team. Roegge succeeds Lauren Bruner, who has assumed a new position within the company’s global…...
Space Force Establishes 9 PAEs
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (619+ words) The U.S. Space Force has formally established nine mission-focused portfolio acquisition executives, or PAEs, as part of a major service reorganization to accelerate the development, procurement, fielding and integration of advanced space capabilities, SpaceNews reported Thursday. A June 22 memorandum signed by…...
York Finalizes ALL.SPACE Acquisition for SATCOM Capabilities
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (363+ words) York Space Systems has finalized the acquisition of satellite communications terminal and multi-network connectivity provider ALL.SPACE for an approximate total purchase price of $300 million, including about $155 million in cash and 5.9 million shares of York common stock. The Potomac Officers…...
Impulse Space, Relativity Win Spots on $5.6B NSSL IDIQ
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (409+ words) Impulse Space and Relativity Federal have secured positions on the U.S. Air Force’s National Security Space Launch, or NSSL, Phase 3 Lane 1 contract, a potential $5.6 billion multiple-award vehicle for providing launch services supporting national security space missions. Performance locations and schedules will…...
Iridium Closes Aireon Acquisition
1+ week, 1+ day ago (242+ words) Iridium Communications has finalized its acquisition of space-based air traffic surveillance company Aireon as part of efforts to expand its role in the aviation ecosystem. The company said the combined capabilities will provide a platform for delivering real-time visibility, trusted…...
Rocket Lab Strikes $8B Cash-and-Stock Deal for Iridium
2+ week, 1+ day ago (414+ words) Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire Iridium Communications in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $8 billion as part of a push to establish an end-to-end space company. Rocket Lab said Monday it expects the transaction to close in mid-2027, subject to…...
Firefly Aerospace Acquires AI Navigation Company Space-ng
2+ week, 5+ day ago (626+ words) Firefly said Thursday Space-ng develops AI-powered vision navigation and autonomous guidance systems for spacecraft. The Littleton, Colorado-based company was founded in 2024 as a spinoff of Farm-ng and specializes in AI, computer vision, autonomous systems and flight software. According to Firefly,…...
NASA Names 364 Awardees for SEWP VI IT Contract Vehicle
3+ week, 1+ day ago (386+ words) NASA is advancing SEWP VI, the sixth iteration of its Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle, with the selection of an initial pool of 364 awardees, the agency said Monday. SEWP VI is an acquisition vehicle for IT products…...
GALT Acquires North Star Scientific for C3ISR Capabilities
4+ week, 1+ day ago (448+ words) GALT Aerospace’s expansion of its defense technology capabilities coincides with the ongoing efforts of the U.S. Space Force, alongside the U.S. Air Force, to adopt advanced technologies to address new challenges. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Air and Space Summit on…...