Military Space
Military space news from Cosmic Herald — Space Force, satellite warfare, GPS, missile warning, and the growing role of space in national defense.
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Military Space
Tactical Radio From Orbit: York's 'Dragoon' Proves LEO Can Do GEO's Job
York Space Systems' Dragoon satellite ran five successful two-way UHF tactical-comms demos from low Earth orbit, and coverage indicates the SDA is trimming its satellite buy — reportedly canceling 11 — on the strength of the result.
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Military Space
China Is Filling Low Orbit With Derelict Rocket Bodies — and Three Have Already Exploded
A LeoLabs analysis finds China abandoned 51 spent rocket bodies above 650 km from 2021-2025 — 86% of the global total — and three have already fragmented, seeding debris clouds that will outlast everyone reading this.
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Military Space
Space Force Hands Boeing $2 Billion to Extend the Military's 'Cellphone Network in Space'
The U.S. Space Force awarded Boeing up to $2 billion to build two new MUOS narrowband satellites, dethroning incumbent Lockheed Martin and keeping the military's UHF 'cellphone network in space' alive into the mid-2030s.
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Military Space
Congress Eyes $55.5 Billion for Space Force — and the Service Is Already Spending It
The House Appropriations Committee approved $55.5 billion for U.S. Space Force while the service reopens competition for satellite-control antennas — a signal the branch is accelerating ground modernization before the budget is even final.
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Military Space
Space Force Bets on a Jam-Resistant Swarm: First Two PTS-G Satellites Ordered for $437.7M
The U.S. Space Force awarded Viasat and Intelsat General contracts totaling $437.7 million to build the first two operational PTS-G 'Swarm 1' satellites — small, maneuverable, dual-band anti-jam spacecraft meant to replace the aging AEHF fleet, with launch slated for 2028.
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Military Space
Vantor Picks BAE Systems to Build the Satellites Behind Its Growing Surveillance Constellation
Colorado-based Earth intelligence firm Vantor has awarded BAE Systems a contract to build its next-generation Vantage imaging satellites — 20-centimeter-class spacecraft that reunite the company with the builder of its original WorldView fleet.
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Military Space
Rocket Lab Launches Victus Haze Satellite in Space Force's Most Ambitious Responsive Space Exercise Yet
Rocket Lab's Electron delivers a Space Force satellite for the Victus Haze exercise, testing whether the U.S. can rapidly deploy orbital assets when a crisis demands it.
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Military Space
Germany Pushes a Multinational Space Command as Europe Moves to Cut Its Reliance on American Satellites
Germany is standing up a pan-German space command as European nations accelerate plans to replace US space technology with sovereign alternatives. Rheinmetall's third military space deal in months shows industry is already moving.
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Military Space
The Pentagon Just Committed $1.2 Billion to Secure the Rare Earth Minerals That Satellites and Missiles Depend On
Two massive conditional loans—$725M to Energy Fuels, $500M to Phoenix Tailings—mark the Pentagon's biggest bet yet on breaking U.S. dependence on foreign rare earth supply chains.
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Military Space
Rheinmetall and Vantor Are Building a Military Satellite ISR Network for Germany's Armed Forces
German defense giant Rheinmetall signs MoU with Vantor for a joint ISR satellite venture — its third military space partnership in months — as Berlin races to build sovereign orbital capabilities.
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Military Space
The Space Force Just Published a 15-Year Vision. Personnel, Simulators, and Survivability Top the List.
A 100-page roadmap called Objective Force lays out how the smallest military branch plans to quadruple its satellite fleet, grow headcount by 30%, and train for orbital combat through 2040.
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Military Space
Northrop Grumman Says It Can Scale Solid Rocket Production — But Washington Has to Commit First
The solid rocket motor maker argues the industrial base is ready to ramp up, but short-term government contracts make it nearly impossible to justify the capital investment needed to do so.
