HawkEye 360 is accelerating its European expansion with a new Luxembourg subsidiary and strategic collaborations with Leonardo and ERA. The moves aim to integrate space-based RF intelligence into sovereign European ISR architectures, strengthen defense surveillance workflows, and deepen the company’s role in Europe’s growing space and security ecosystem.

Image credits: Astranis Astranis is expanding beyond satellite connectivity with Perceptor, a new space domain awareness and maneuverability platform designed to help protect critical infrastructure in geosynchronous orbit and other strategic high orbits. Space is becoming an increasingly contested operational domain, and the strategic importance of GEO is making it a growing focus for national security. Satellites operating in geosynchronous orbit support communications, int

Rocket Lab is taking responsive space to a new level with GHOST, a containerized launch system designed to deploy Electron and HASTE rockets, ground infrastructure, and range-control systems virtually anywhere. With its first deployment planned for Alaska in 2027, GHOST could reshape how governments and national security customers access orbital and suborbital launch capabilities.

The National Reconnaissance Office has awarded Radar Commercial Augmentation contracts to Capella Space, ICEYE US, and Umbra Lab, advancing the integration of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar capabilities into U.S. intelligence operations. The initiative strengthens all-weather ISR, disaster response, and national security missions through a more resilient hybrid space architecture.

Neuraspace has secured €15.6 million in new funding to accelerate AI-powered Space Traffic Management and defense-focused Space Domain Awareness. The investment will expand autonomous mission operations, sovereign sensing infrastructure, and AI-driven threat detection, strengthening Europe's strategic capabilities as orbital congestion and space security challenges continue to grow.

Leidos has been selected by Sierra Space to provide flight-proven infrared sensing payloads for 18 missile defense satellites supporting the Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 Tracking Layer and the broader Golden Dome for America initiative. The advanced sensors will enhance space-based detection and tracking of hypersonic and advanced missile threats while expanding the SDA's proliferated LEO architecture.