Iran-linked threat actor Mirage Kitten has persistently targeted the global aerospace sector through sophisticated recruitment-themed social engineering, trusted infrastructure and evolving malware to steal sensitive information and maintain long-term access to aerospace, defense and telecom networks.

The European Commission, ESA and the SpaceRISE consortium (SES, Eutelsat and Hispasat) have finalized the implementation agreement for Europe’s IRIS² satellite constellation, resolving months of negotiations over the program’s architecture, cost and governance.

Standardized cybersecurity frameworks are giving the space industry a common language to share threat intelligence, accelerate defenses and ultimately enable machine-to-machine protection against sophisticated attacks.

As Europe accelerates investment in sovereign satellite communications, IRIS², NATO’s HALO initiative and multi-orbit architectures are reshaping how governments balance resilience, security and commercial partnerships.

Former U.S. Air Force and Space Force General Counsel Peter Beshar explains why decades-old space treaties must evolve to address commercial space, lunar resource extraction and emerging security threats in an increasingly contested orbital environment.

Space ISAC’s review of 2026 threats examines how escalating geopolitical conflict, cyberattacks, AI-enabled threats, electronic warfare, supply chain vulnerabilities and increasingly contested orbits are reshaping the security and resilience of the global space sector.

As rivals build resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) architectures beyond GPS, experts warn the United States is falling behind due to fragmented leadership, a lack of a national backup system and slow government action.

Why cyberattacks have become the greatest threat to space systems, and how zero-trust architectures and secure-by-design principles are becoming essential to protecting critical satellite infrastructure.