Elon Musk’s SpaceX has secured a massive $4.16 billion contract with the U.S. Space Force to accelerate a next-generation threat-detection satellite network. The program, known as the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI), aims to deploy a sophisticated constellation of satellites to track airborne threats worldwide.

French satellite internet startup Univity has raised $32 million in fresh funding as it accelerates plans to build a massive satellite network aimed at becoming Europe’s largest operator and a long-term rival to global players like Starlink.

Britain's Virgin Media O2 launched Europe's first satellite-to-mobile service on Thursday, bringing text messages, WhatsApp and Google Maps to customers using regular smartphones in locations with no network connection for three pounds ($4.06) a month.

NATO has initiated plans to create a military-grade satellite communications network in the Arctic, aimed at strengthening defenses against Russian threats.