Space42 (ADX: SPACE42), the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, announced that it has signed an AED 18.7 billion (USD 5.1 billion) contract with the UAE Government to provide critical, secure communication services for a further 17 years beyond 2026 until 2043.

SpaceRISE, the consortium comprising Eutelsat, Hispasat and SES, has signed the agreement with the European Commission (EC) and the European Space Agency (ESA) that will see the consortium design, deliver and operate the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²) for a period of 12 years.

Leading Belgian technology services provider neXat has been appointed to a European Union consortium set up to provide infrastructure to support greater satellite communications capacity for governments across the continent.

Deimos, an Indra company, has joined the GEORyder consortium. GeoRyder is led by Infinite Orbits, a NewSpace in orbit services company focused on GEO orbit, and supported by the EU under the Horizon Grant.

AAC Clyde Space has won a EUR 0.6 M (approx. SEK 6.6 M) order for Sirius computers, GNSS receivers and related services.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract extension for Phase 2 of its Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) program from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) fully assembled, powered-on and advanced the U.S. Space Force’s first Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Block 0 satellite to system level testing at its satellite manufacturing facility in Sunnyvale, California.

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, was awarded a $45,469,600, five-year cost-plus-fixed-fee contract that will be incrementally funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate for the design, development, and testing of prototype software and hardware for mission critical technologies.

Maxar Intelligence and Satellogic, Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL) have announced a tasking, data licensing and distribution agreement (the “Agreement”) that enhances Maxar’s ability to deliver monitoring and change detection insights in near real-time for the U.S. government and the government’s partners around the world.

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it has successfully demonstrated direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity for the first time in the United Arab Emirates.

Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today announced the service launch of Iridium Certus® GMDSS, a generational advancement in maritime satellite communication safety services.

CATALYST, a PCI Geomatics Enterprise Inc. brand and leader in the Earth observation industry, announced today that its CATALYST Professional, CATALYST Enterprise, and CATALYST OnBoard software now support imagery from Maxar’s WorldView Legion, the latest ultra-high-resolution Earth observation satellite constellation.

Novaspace, leader in space consulting and market intelligence, has released the 9th edition of its report Prospects for Direct to Handheld and IoT Markets.

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, announced today it has received a five-year, sole-source Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) with a $568 million ceiling.

ABS is pleased to announce the appointment of Bruno d’Espinay as Chief Business Development Officer.

EchoStar Mobile, an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), today announced the availability of the first and only S-band LoRaWAN® Satellite Relay (EM-SR) device with associated network functions to help businesses to fill terrestrial coverage gaps.