Examining the current state of application and development for AI-enabled autonomous satellite mission operations, including onboard tasking, automated planning and real-time management.
Satellite broadband is emerging from the BEAD program not as a fiber replacement, but as a strategic solution for the hardest-to-serve communities where cost, terrain, and deployment speed outweigh long-term capacity ideals.
By harvesting continuous solar power and utilizing the vacuum of space for passive cooling, these facilities offer a way to bypass the water and power limitations currently straining terrestrial grids. This shift not only supports heavy AI training loads but also enables “orbital data vaults” that process sensitive information outside the reach of regional regulations.
Backed by significant financing from Apple, the upcoming “C-3” network will utilize dynamic beam-forming technology to enhance mobile satellite services and expand coverage. While the company navigates manufacturing delays and regulatory hurdles in the US and France, it is proactively upgrading its ground infrastructure with 90 new antennas across 25 nations.
A threat actor known as Zestix recently used valid credentials stripped from infected machines to breach roughly 50 organizations, including a Turkish aerospace manufacturer and an Indonesian satellite operator. Instead of using complex exploits, these attackers simply logged in to steal military intellectual property and technical documentation, proving that basic identity hygiene remains a persistent failure point.
In a year defined by Golden Dome, Starlink’s unprecedented scale, direct-to-device disruption and rising demands for sovereignty, 2025 marked a strategic inflection point. Quilty Space take a look back at the year’s milestones.
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. That’s been the paradox for military integration of commercial SDA solutions. But the tide is turning.
A new study reveals that many GEO satellites still transmit highly sensitive data without encryption, exposing government, commercial and critical-infrastructure communications to easy interception with low-cost equipment. Experts warn that fixing the problem will require not just stronger encryption, but deeper architectural changes and new platforms to provide more secure, sovereign communications layers.
Kongsberg, Helsing and Hensoldt plan to deploy SAR, high‑resolution optical and RF sensors on NanoAvionics platforms, with Isar Aerospace named the preferred launch provider. The partnership aims to build local production in Germany and deliver sovereign, all‑weather space‑based intelligence for European defense.
