Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced that it collaborated to integrate commercial solutions to successfully support the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and AUKUS (United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom) during the Autonomous Warrior 24 exercise, which took place Oct. 1st- 24th in Jervis Bay, New South Wales in Australia.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €30 million loan with Spanish company Sateliot to co-finance the rollout of its constellation of over 100 LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites, which will provide Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity worldwide.

Spaceflight company Orbex is to focus its operations exclusively on developing small and medium sized space rockets after switching its launch operations to SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland.

The Space Data Association (SDA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have decided to strengthen their cooperation on space safety and sustainability.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully handed over mission operations of Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) satellites and completed activation of U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) two Enhanced Polar System – Recapitalization (EPS-R) payloads, hosted aboard ASBM.

Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) and Globalstar (NYSE American: GSAT) announce their exclusive partnership to support the public, government, and defense sectors. The partnership also includes the successful demonstration of Parsons’ software-defined satellite communications solution using Globalstar’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation.

Independent UK law firm Burges Salmon has advised US-based ExoAnalytic Solutions, a global leader in space domain awareness services (SSA), on its acquisition of UK-based startup 3S Northumbria.

Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) has exercised the put option signed with EQT Infrastructure VI fund (“EQT”) on 9th August 2024 regarding a majority stake in a newly created entity that will hold Eutelsat’s passive ground infrastructure assets.

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced the opening of a regional office in Warsaw, expanding the company’s European operations to deliver world-class space solutions to a global customer base.

Marlink, the leading managed services provider of business-critical ICT solutions, is supporting digital transformation for Thoresen Shipping, with the migration of its fleet to the Sealink NextGen solution.

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, announced that they have signed a multi-year, seven-figure deal with Laconic, a company leading a global shift in climate finance, empowering governments to monetize natural carbon assets through its Sovereign Carbon securitization platform.

Ovzon and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) have signed a teaming agreement to broaden, deepen and strengthen the already successfully developed partnership with the aim to develop unique sovereign space and satellite capabilities.

PLD Space, a Spanish company specializing in the development of reusable space launchers, has secured an €11 million loan from COFIDES to support the development of the launch site for its MIURA 5 rocket in Kourou, French Guiana.

Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. has announced that it has won a tender from the Israeli Ministry of Defense to supply Multi-Purpose satellite communication Terminals (MPTs) for mobile and stationary ground platforms, valued at approximately $9.1 million.

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, announced that it has successfully demonstrated direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the first time, in conjunction with its ecosystem partners.

Last week, Ovzon demonstrated an integrated satellite communications solution, including mobile satellite terminals and Ovzon 3-based SATCOM service,