The U.S. Navy plays a crucial role in the space industry through Naval Space Command (NAVSPACECOM). NAVSPACECOM is tasked with developing space capabilities to provide the Navy with global communications, targeting, and reconnaissance using space-based assets. They advocate for space-based capabilities and integrate them into maritime operations, working with partners like the U.S. Space Command to ensure maritime operations are supported by space assets. The Navy also has a history of contributing to manned spaceflight programs, including astronaut recovery and the development of satellite technology for navigation and communication.
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The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory plans the spring 2026 operational debut of CCOR-2 aboard NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 observatory.
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is transitioning unmanned robotic satellite servicing from research and development to a fielded national capability.
Bernard Kelm is the Acting Director of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology.
Navy divers took initial underwater images of Orion’s heat shield before the spacecraft was hoisted onto USS John P. Murtha.
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s unmanned robotic satellite servicing initiative aims to enable the fine inspection, repair, and repositioning of existing spacecraft.
STPSat-7 houses five experiments, including three advanced payloads from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory launched three experimental payloads, LARADO, GOSAS, and GARI-1C, aboard the STP-S29A mission on April 7.
The Royal Canadian Navy acquired an ALL.SPACE Hydra 4 multi-band, multi-orbit mobility terminal for shore-based testing and evaluation at Maritime Forces Pacific facilities in Victoria, British Columbia.
Testing at Maritime Forces Pacific facilities in Victoria, British Columbia will inform the Royal Canadian Navy’s short-term SATCOM architecture decisions.
The Hydra 4 acquisition supports the Royal Canadian Navy’s next-generation SATCOM terminal program for current and future operations.
The Royal Canadian Navy is considering a fleet-wide deployment of Hydra MAX on Halifax-class frigates and Harry DeWolf-class arctic offshore patrol vessels.
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has payloads on STPSat-7.
The Royal Canadian Navy will test an All.Space Hydra 4 multi-band, multi-orbit mobility terminal to inform short-term satcom architecture decisions.
MDA Space is developing a new fleet of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems for the Royal Canadian Navy’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance program.
L3Harris Technologies will supply WESCAM MX-8 electro-optical/infrared sensor systems to MDA Space for a new fleet of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems for the Royal Canadian Navy’s ISTAR program.
The Royal Canadian Navy plans to conduct shore-based testing at Maritime Forces Pacific facilities in Victoria, British Columbia.
The Royal Canadian Navy’s UAS architecture will be deployed on Halifax-class ships.
The U.S. Navy opened a naval air station on Brevard County’s coast in 1940.
Moskva was the first Soviet ship whose TOP SAIL radar signal the Naval Research Laboratory identified over several months.
In April 1968, Admiral Thomas Moorer received a briefing on the POPPY satellite program from Naval Research Laboratory officials.