Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) ("Sidus" or the "Company"), an innovative space and defense technology company, is pleased to announce it is one of the contract awardees under the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a total IDIQ ceiling of $151 billion.

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 21st Electron rocket of the year to deploy the latest satellite to space for multi-launch customer Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company.

WTA have announced that Saudi Net Link has achieved Tier 3 certification of its Khobar and Rawabi-Riyadh Teleports (Saudi Arabia) Teleport under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program. The Khobar and Rawabi-Riyadh Teleport certification marks the 73rd and 74th issued since the program was launched at IBC 2015, and another 7 teleports are currently engaged in the quality evaluation process.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) today announced it has been awarded a landmark prime contract by the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) to design and manufacture 18 satellites for the Tracking Layer Tranche 3 (TRKT3) program under the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).

The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract for 18 space vehicles for its Tranche 3 Tracking Layer (TRKT3) constellation, with a potential value of more than $1 billion.

Ovzon has signed an agreement with a European NATO country’s defense organization.

On December 17, 2025 at 2:01 a.m. local time (5:01 a.m. UTC, 6:01 a.m. CET), Arianespace successfully launched the pair of satellites, Galileo L14 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, and The Exploration Company (TEC), a European aerospace company developing reusable, in-orbit-refuelable spacecraft, announced they have entered an agreement for Redwire to provide two International Docking System Standard (IDSS) compliant docking systems for TEC’s flagship spacecraft, Nyx.

The Space Data Association announces that Diana McKissock, Director, Space Domain Awareness Partnership and Coalition Engagement (SPACE) Office is posthumously awarded the 2025 T.S. Kelso Space Safety Award.

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched the STP-S30 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) – completing the launch five months ahead of schedule and playing a critical role in advancing technologies that ensure U.S. superiority in space.

Ovzon has received an additional order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the company’s mobile satellite terminals.

BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) successfully integrated its third Gen-3 satellite into commercial operations just three weeks following launch, reflecting an exponential increase in commissioning speed since the launch of its first Gen-3 unit.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Leo 4 mission for Amazon lifted off on Dec. 16 at 3:28 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Space42 (ADX: SPACE42), the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with a global reach, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat), Indonesia’s national satellite operator and a key enabler of the country’s digital and connectivity ecosystem, to explore collaboration in Direct-to-Device (D2D) connectivity.

Eutelsat Network Solutions, the company that empowers the U.S. government and its allies to connect confidently, and Intellian Technologies, a leading global provider of satellite communication antennas and ground gateway solutions, today announced a strategic partnership.

ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, announced today that it is collaborating with Capgemini, an AI-powered global business and technology transformation company, to develop a 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) satellite base station.