WASHINGTON (Reuters) -France and the United States are planning a second joint mission of coordinated satellite maneuvers in orbit, part of a growing push to sharpen allied spying capabilities as China expands its own military footprint in space, a senior ...

Elon Musk spent the past decade wiring the planet with commercial broadband satellites. Now his rockets are quietly lofting a parallel network built for war planners, spies, and secure government users.

WASHINGTON — As the space industry watches what analysts describe as a “gold rush” around the Pentagon’s projected $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense program, Canadian satellite operator Telesat is spelling out how it intends to compete for a ...

Finnish vendor ICEYE and Wojskowe Zakłady Łączności No 1, an offshoot of Poland’s state-run defense group PGZ, are developing a new satellite constellation for the Polish military. (ICEYE) WARSAW, Poland — In a bid to secure an Earth observation ...

Government funded constellation to support Canada and North America defence and security with significantly enhanced ability to conduct sovereignty operations in the Arctic BRAMPTON, ON, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - MDA Space Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a trusted ...

In recent months, space has become an increasingly contested domain. Unusual orbital behavior by a Russian military satellite—seen repeatedly approaching foreign government and commercial satellites... Save my User ID and Password Some subscribers prefer ...

The first artificial satellite put into orbit was Sputnik I. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, more than 10 years before the U.S. put a man on the moon. It was only about the size of a basketball and weighed just under 200 pounds. Today, there ...

OTTAWA, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, today announced a strategic partnership agreement among the Government of Canada, Telesat Corporation and MDA ...

The rise of peer adversaries and new offensive weapons is changing communications requirements from military command headquarters to the warfighting edge. That brings an increased need for secure, reliable networking capacity to meet real-time response ...

The Skynet 6A satellite is undergoing component testing at the National Satellite Test Facility. Credit: STFC RAL Space LONDON—The UK Defense Ministry is looking to set up a single organization to manage its satellite programs, creating an opportunity ...