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Helsing and OHB have launched “KIRK,” a new joint venture developing AI-powered tactical space reconnaissance and targeting systems for Europe. The consortium, which also includes Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and HENSOLDT, aims to deliver near-real-time battlefield intelligence through software-defined satellites, advanced ISR technologies, and AI-driven targeting capabilities.

Rocket Lab acquires Mynaric for $155.3M, targeting a critical bottleneck in satellite constellations: scalable laser communications. The move strengthens Rocket Lab’s vertical integration strategy, expands its European footprint, and positions the company at the center of next-generation space infrastructure.

MDA Space and Hanwha Systems have signed an MOU to explore collaboration on South Korea’s planned K-LEO military satellite constellation. The partnership will assess the use of MDA’s AURORA software-defined satellites to support Korea’s sovereign defense space ambitions with flexible, resilient, next-generation capabilities.

SkyFi has raised $12.7 million in oversubscribed Series A funding to expand access to satellite imagery and AI-driven Earth intelligence. Backed by leading investors, the company is scaling its on-demand geospatial analytics platform to support defense, government, and commercial decision-making worldwide.

Liechtenstein has awarded high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings to Open Cosmos, enabling a new sovereign LEO broadband constellation. Backed by the UK Government, the project strengthens Europe’s push for independent, resilient satellite communications, with first launches planned for Q1 2026.

Terran Orbital has been selected by Lockheed Martin to supply satellite buses for SDA’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer, supporting a proliferated low Earth orbit constellation designed to detect and track advanced missile threats, including hypersonic weapons. The award extends Terran Orbital’s multi-tranche collaboration on the PWSA Tracking Layer.

The Space Development Agency has awarded $3.5 billion to build 72 Tracking Layer satellites under Tranche 3 of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. Launching in 2029, the constellation will deliver near-continuous global missile warning, tracking, and fire-control quality data to counter advanced and hypersonic threats.