News Analysis

Abu Dhabi, December 20, 2023 - Following the announcements made by Bayanat AI PLC  and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company P.J.S.C. earlier this week on the recommendation to shareholders by their respective Board of Directors for a merger of the two Abu Dhabi-headquartered and ADX-listed entities, the enlarged entity will be named Space42 post-merger.

Dubai, UAE, December 15, 2023--Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) agreed on revisions to the global treaty governing the use of the radio frequency spectrum, both on Earth and in space, at the close of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) today in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

by Joe Chan

Isle of Man, December 8, 2023--With the rapid increase in space traffic anticipated over coming years, and the growing problem of space debris, improving Space Situational Awareness (SSA) is becoming increasingly important. The long-term sustainability of space is dependent on being able to effectively predict and prevent collisions, and for this we need better SSA systems.

The 2023 Winter (December 2023-January 2024) issue of the Satellite Executive Briefing is now available.  Featuring:

The Small- and Medium-sized Satellite Market by Bernardo Schneiderman

Is Regulation the Answer for Space Situational Awareness by Joe Chan

Company Spotlight: ST Engineering iDirect

Do Renaissance Persons Work in Satellite? by Lou Zacharilla

Show Report: Satellite Innovation 2023 by Elisabeth Tweedie

Plus Mergers and Acquisitions, Market Trends, Executive Moves, Vital Stats and many more. Click here to read or download the file

by Lou Zacharila

New York City, December 8, 2023--How does someone get a job like mine in this great industry? Running two great trade associations and advising a range of great companies – and being able to tell my story in places like this publication every other month?
In my case, it was poetry.

Melville, N.Y., December 7, 2023 – Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) today announced its first quarter fiscal 2024 financial results and provided its second quarter fiscal 2024 financial targets in a letter to shareholders which is now posted to the Investor Relations section of Comtech’s website: https://comtech.com/investors/financials/.

Chantilly, Va., December 1, 2023 — Arcfield, a leading government technology and mission support provider, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Orion Space Solutions (Orion), a Colorado-based developer of end-to-end space mission capabilities and solutions. 

Petah Tikva, Israel, November 16, 2023 — Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), a provider of networking technology, solutions, and services, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of DataPath, Inc., a provider of  trusted communications for the US DoD Military and Government sectors.

Long Beach, Calif., November 8, 2023 -- Launch services provider Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) today shared the financial results for fiscal third quarter, ended September 30, 2023. The company reported revenues of US$ 67.661 million.

Torrance, Calif., November 7, 2023 — Stellant Systems, Inc. and Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL), announced today that the companies have closed, effective November 7, 2023, on the previously announced sale of Comtech’s Power Systems Technology (PST) product line. Stellant is a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, a Washington D.C.-area private equity firm with extensive experience investing in regulated industries.