FEB 16
1 ITEM
SpaceX and xAI reportedly join Pentagon autonomous drone swarm contest
Bloomberg reports thatSpaceX and xAI are among participants in a Pentagon and DIU-linked contest focused on voice-controlled autonomous drone swarming, described as a $100M priz...
BLOOMBERG
Defense
SpaceX
xAI
JAN 12
1 ITEM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Visits SpaceX Starbase And Announces xAI Integration With Pentagon Systems
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Starbase in Brownsville, Texas, touring the facility alongside Elon Musk. During the visit, Hegseth delivered remarks to SpaceX em...
STATESMAN
Defense
SpaceX
DEC 20
1 ITEM
U.S. Space Force Awards $1.6B Satellite Contracts Including Rocket Lab
The U.S. Space Force announced on Dec 20, 2025 that it has awarded approximately $1.6 billion in contracts for satellite construction to South Bay manufacturers, including $805M...
LATIMES
Defense
Military
Rocket Lab
NOV 27
1 ITEM
Blacksky Reveals It Was Confidential Customer On Recent Rocket Lab Electron Mission
Earth observation company BlackSky confirmed that it was the previously unnamed commercial customer on Rocket Lab’s Electron mission Follow My Speed, which launched from Launch ...
SPACEFLIGHTNOW
Defense
Earth Observation
Rocket Lab
NOV 18
1 ITEM
Rocket Lab Completes HASTE Hypersonic Launch for US Defence Agencies
Rocket Lab announced a successful suborbital launch of its HASTE vehicle on 18 Nov 2025 from Wallops Island, Virginia on behalf of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the Miss...
GLOBENEWSWIRE
Defense
Launch
Rocket Lab
NOV 10
1 ITEM
U.S. Space Force Budget Shift Delays Next‑Gen Tracking Satellite Awards
According to industry sources cited by Space Development Agency (SDA) and the United States Space Force FY26 budget submission, about US$700 million of planned awards for the Tr...
BREAKINGDEFENSE
Defense
OCT 15
1 ITEM
Germany and France Seal Deal on Satellite Early Warning System Odin’s Eye
Germany and France signed an implementation pact on Oct 15 for the “Odin’s Eye” satellite early warning architecture meant to rapidly detect missile launches from space. The agr...
REUTERS
Defense
Europe
Space Situational Awareness
OCT 7
1 ITEM
Blue Origin Lands $78M Space Force Contract for Cape Canaveral Payload Facility
The U.S. Space Force awarded a $78.25 million contract to Blue Origin to build and expand a payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral aimed at supporting multiple launch pro...
KENTREPORTER
Blue Origin
Defense
OCT 5
1 ITEM
Firefly Aerospace acquires SciTec for ~$855M (cash + equity)
Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ: FLY) announced a definitive agreement to acquire SciTec, a specialist in software, analytics, and data processing for national security systems, for $...
FIREFLYSPACE
Defense
Firefly Aerospace
Launch
OCT 3
1 ITEM
Space Force awards NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 launch contracts: SpaceX gets 7 missions ($714M), ULA gets 2 missions ($428M)
Under these task orders, for launches beginning in FY 2027, SpaceX secured seven “must-go” national security payloads, while ULA received two.This allocation reflects the U.S. S...
BREAKINGDEFENSE
Defense
Launch
SpaceX
ULA
