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Raytheon, Northwood Fortify Defense Networks

Feb 3, 2026

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Raytheon, Northwood Fortify Defense Networks

Maritime ISR, quantum drive government contracting. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 55.

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Kairos, Aurelius Scale Nuclear Energy

Jan 26, 2026

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Kairos, Aurelius Scale Nuclear Energy

c-UAS, SAR imaging accelerate defense readiness. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 54.

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L3Harris, CACI Modernize Battle

Jan 19, 2026

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L3Harris, CACI Modernize Battle

Physical AI, e-warfare lift government spend. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 53.

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Hadrian, SpaceX Expand Capacity

Jan 12, 2026

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Hadrian, SpaceX Expand Capacity

ISAM, radar tech lift on national security. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 52.

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Rocketdyne, Kratos Advance Defense

Jan 6, 2026

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Rocketdyne, Kratos Advance Defense

Capital flows to sensors & propulsion. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 51.

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Satellite Spotlight Wrapped

Dec 30, 2025

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Satellite Spotlight Wrapped

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.

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BAE, Voyager, ICEYE Reshape Defense

Dec 15, 2025

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BAE, Voyager, ICEYE Reshape Defense

LEO ISR & ground comms contacts surge. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 50.

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$16B Flows Into Defense & Industrialization

Dec 8, 2025

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$16B Flows Into Defense & Industrialization

Battle readiness, lunar ISRU, & industrial breakthroughs lead deals. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 49.

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Defense infra repriced at $4.1B

Dec 2, 2025

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Defense infra repriced at $4.1B

SMRs, hypersonics & optical comms lead funding. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 48.

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Amazon LEO, Voyager, BAE: $4.1B+ in Defense Infra

Nov 24, 2025

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Amazon LEO, Voyager, BAE: $4.1B+ in Defense Infra

Hypersonics, rocket motors & nanophotonics drive Pre Seed to Series B. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 47.

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Defense Goes Quantum: $2.1B+ across Chips & Neural Tech

Nov 20, 2025

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Defense Goes Quantum: $2.1B+ across Chips & Neural Tech

Foundries, secure comms, & optical terminals boom. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 46.

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Intuitive Machines, Armis, NASA: $1.8B+ in Infra & Security

Nov 10, 2025

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Intuitive Machines, Armis, NASA: $1.8B+ in Infra & Security

DARPA's quantum bet, batteries, and neural tech. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 45.

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EnduroSat, Emerald, Lynk: $240M+ M&A Reshapes Space

Nov 3, 2025

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EnduroSat, Emerald, Lynk: $240M+ M&A Reshapes Space

AI energy grids, satellite telecom, & imagery lead. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 44.

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Airbus, Lockheed, Lynk: $8B+ Reshapes Space & Defense Infrastructure

Oct 27, 2025

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Airbus, Lockheed, Lynk: $8B+ Reshapes Space & Defense Infrastructure

Mergers, secure networks, and lunar logistics accelerate supply chains. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 43.

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Planet to HyImpulse: $90M+ Push from Launch to Connectivity

Oct 21, 2025

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Planet to HyImpulse: $90M+ Push from Launch to Connectivity

Ocean data, hybrid engines, orbital broadband and more. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 42.

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Blue Origin, Stoke, NASA: $1.2B+ Fuels Launch, Biotech & Data

Oct 13, 2025

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Blue Origin, Stoke, NASA: $1.2B+ Fuels Launch, Biotech & Data

Government spending meets frontier innovation as the next cycle begins. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 41.

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Firefly, Nscale, Cirrus: $2B+ Drives Space, Defense & Blindness Tech

Oct 6, 2025

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Firefly, Nscale, Cirrus: $2B+ Drives Space, Defense & Blindness Tech

Defense analytics, AI data centers, and quantum cryptography signal the next edge. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 40.

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Katalyst, Hubble, Until Labs: $200M+ Deep Tech & Defense Moves

Sep 29, 2025

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Katalyst, Hubble, Until Labs: $200M+ Deep Tech & Defense Moves

Servicing spacecraft, Bluetooth satcom & organ cryo fuel dual-use momentum. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 39.

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Aerojet, NOAA, Figure: $600M+ Deals in Deep Tech

Sep 17, 2025

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Aerojet, NOAA, Figure: $600M+ Deals in Deep Tech

Iron reactors, agri-satellites & threat monitoring lead dual-use bets. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 38.

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Starlink, Astrus, IQM: $400M+ Deals Boost Deep Tech

Sep 9, 2025

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Starlink, Astrus, IQM: $400M+ Deals Boost Deep Tech

Deal making heats up EDA chip automation, quantum & copper plays. Satellite Spotlight, Edition 37.

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Satellite Spotlight | Cooling, Materials & Compute Deal Surge

Aug 12, 2025

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Satellite Spotlight | Cooling, Materials & Compute Deal Surge

Funding, defense, materials shaping deals now. An Imagining Forward Newsletter, Edition 34

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Satellite Spotlight | Deloitte goes cyber, Intuitive lands $9.8M for space logistics

Aug 5, 2025

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Satellite Spotlight | Deloitte goes cyber, Intuitive lands $9.8M for space logistics

Space Force sharpens satellite defense as Joby folds Blade’s eVTOL ops into its stack. An Imagining Forward Newsletter, Edition 33

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Satellite Spotlight | Abridge's $300M Med-AI bet + iRocket's SPAC Lift

Jul 29, 2025

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Satellite Spotlight | Abridge's $300M Med-AI bet + iRocket's SPAC Lift

Breakouts in industrials, satcoms, and robotic guard dog startups. An Imagining Forward Newsletter, Edition 32

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Satellite Spotlight | Radical AI Raises $55M as Booz, Ambiq Fuel Next-Gen Defense

Jul 22, 2025

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Satellite Spotlight | Radical AI Raises $55M as Booz, Ambiq Fuel Next-Gen Defense

Quantum ISR, orbital refueling and compute wars heat up. An Imagining Forward Newsletter, Edition 31

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Satellite Spotlight | IPOs, Mega Mergers & the Mixed Reality Race

Jul 15, 2025

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Satellite Spotlight | IPOs, Mega Mergers & the Mixed Reality Race

Firefly to go public. ByteDance builds VR/MR glasses. SES-Intelsat, Varda & RealSense mark a breakout M&A wave. An Imagining Forward Newsletter, Edition 30

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