The world is waking up to benefits of Earth Observation (EO). It provides business and mission-critical insights across defence, government and commercial applications, increasing demand for ground station capacity to support more satellites, more passes and burgeoning volumes of data. This poses challenges and opportunities for ground segment development, as solution providers try to balance the demand for increased ground station capacity to meet data demands whilst maximis

Azercosmos has launched Platerra, an artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to automatically analyse satellite imagery and turn it into geospatial information that can support decision-making across a range of applications.

SkySight Weather has been selected by MORSE Corp (MORSECORP Inc.) to provide specialised weather forecasting services in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Albatross program.

Gilat Satellite Networks has secured over $10 million in orders from a leading satellite operator for its multi-orbit SkyEdge IV platform. The systems are scheduled for delivery over the next 12 months.

Kymeta has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to develop an enhanced cartridge that integrates compute, software-defined radio (SDR), and networking capabilities into Kymeta's Osprey u8 terminal. The new technologies will be embedded within the terminal’s modular architecture, adding critical mission functionality without affecting multi-orbit satellite communications performance.

Gilat Satellite Networks has announced that its Peruvian subsidiary, Gilat Perú, has signed a $28 million agreement with Pronatel (Programa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones), Peru’s national telecommunications program, to upgrade broadband connectivity across the Ica region. The project’s construction is expected to be completed by mid-year 2027 followed by a seven-year operational phase.

Global Invacom Group Limited and eNexus Space Data, a growing EO ground station service provider, have moved into the planned delivery phase during the month of October of eNexus’ first two Global Invacom TerraLink 370 Earth Observation (EO) ground stations, for installation in New Zealand and Iceland. These initial sites are part of ongoing growth and rollout plans for eNexus.

Open Cosmos has revealed that 192 satellites will form the foundational core of its connectivity backbone, ConnectedCosmos, a low Earth orbit constellation.

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered 32 latest-generation OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to Eutelsat. The satellites are currently being prepared for shipment from Airbus’ constellation satellite production facility in Toulouse, France, ahead of an upcoming launch in the USA.

Five new small satellites manufactured by Alén Space have been successfully launched into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission. Developed for Sateliot, the European satellite telecommunications operator, the satellites are part of Draconis, its new mission to expand the capacity of its 5G NTN IoT network and increase connection frequency in areas without terrestrial mobile coverage.

The Satellite Applications Catapult has announced investment in a new national drone testing facility at Westcott Venture Park in Buckinghamshire, backed by £2.25 million from Buckinghamshire Council. The facility will help solve one of the biggest practical barriers facing the UK drone industry: the shortage of accessible places for companies to prove their technology is safe.

Detecting a cyber threat on a vessel is only half the battle with operators still needing to assess it, understand the operational impact, and act fast enough to avoid disruption. Marlink and the Nordic Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre (NORMA Cyber) have closed that gap with a combined service that connects fleet-wide threat detection directly to expert maritime response. Höegh Autoliners, a long-standing Marlink customer, is among the first operators to deploy it across its

Rheinmetall has achieved a decisive milestone within its new strategic partnership with Italian space company Argotec: On October 1, 2026, the first satellite developed within this collaboration was successfully launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States.

New research by White & Case1, based on a survey of UK defence companies and defence technology start-ups, reveals that 97% believe the UK is the leading European destination for defence technology investment.

Filtronic has secured its largest ever single order from long-standing customer SpaceX, to support the continued growth of the Starlink high-speed internet service.