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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Rivada has a December 2024 contract with the US Navy.
Global Konet secured a contract in February 2025 to upgrade South Korean Marine Navy tactical trucks with flat-panel OTM ESA antennas.
The Leonardo Florida Support Center is a $65 million facility in Santa Rosa County serving U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard fleets, creating 150 jobs.
In February 2023, Inmarsat Government partnered with Cobham Satcom to manufacture SAILOR XTR terminals for the U.S. Navy.
Marc Garneau, who served as a Navy Captain, astronaut, President of the Canada Space Agency, and parliamentarian, passed away in 2025.
The evolving approach of the Navy's Submarine Component is moving towards advanced sensing, robotics, interoperability, and integration with space capabilities.
The contract structure allows the Navy to procure tens of thousands of guidance kits through 2030 to meet increasing global demand.
The U.S. Navy awarded BAE Systems a five-year IDIQ contract with a maximum value of $1.7 billion to continue full-rate production of APKWS® laser-guidance kits.
Specialty Systems, Inc. (SSI), a subsidiary of Castellum, Inc., received a contract valued at $66.2 million from the U.S. Navy.
The contract is intended to support the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD).
The contract signifies the Navy's shift from traditional, hull-penetrating periscopes to advanced, non-penetrating photonics masts.
BAE Systems secured a $36 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce and deliver Multifunction Modular Masts for the Virginia-class attack submarines.
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) to the U.S. Navy.
Under the contract extension, Viasat will continue providing managed connectivity services for personal-use networks supporting multiple programs for the Navy and joint base installations globally.
The services provided by Viasat include internet access for Sailors living in Unaccompanied Housing or select Family Housing and those visiting Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation facilities.
Viasat Inc. has received a five-year contract extension with the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) Telecommunications Program Office.
Planet has contracts with the German government, NATO, the US Department of Defense, the US Navy, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Westley Group is approved by HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division to deliver critical castings for U.S. Navy platforms.
CMS-03 will provide real-time communication for the Navy's operations, air defense, and strategic command and control across extensive maritime and land areas.
CMS-03 is designed to expand secure multi-band communications for the Navy's growing blue-water operations with an upgraded payload.