Space & defense news, week of November 9, 2026

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Reported by 3D Printing Industry.

• Orbital Matter
• 3D Printing Industry
• Solar array boom

Machine summary Gilat Satellite Networks updated its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $455 million–$475 million, which its earnings call transcript attributes to GEO and LEO launch delays and shifted delivery schedules, and narrowed adjusted EBITDA guidance to $61 million–$63 million. Commercial segment revenue was $69.7 million in the quarter, down 4%, which the company attributed to deferred amplifier deliveries to specific LEO constellation customers.

1. Defense segment revenue reached $36.9 million, up 53% year over year, which the company attributed to increased deliveries of transportable products from Gilat DataPath
2. Commercial segment revenue was $69.7 million, down 4%, attributed to deferred amplifier deliveries to specific LEO constellation customers; Peru segment revenue was $9.6 million, down 54%
3. Adjusted EBITDA was $17.6 million, a 13% increase, and GAAP gross margin was 35% versus 30% in the prior-year period, per the company
4. Full-year 2026 revenue guidance was updated to $455 million–$475 million, which the company linked to GEO and LEO launch delays and shifted delivery schedules; adjusted EBITDA guidance was narrowed to $61 million–$63 million
5. The company reported $260 million in cash and liquidity after completing a $100 million private placement of five-year convertible notes, and announced a $32 million DataPath DKET award, a $28 million Pronatel contract in Ica and $10 million in SkyEdge IV orders

Reported by Motley Fool.

• Gilat Satellite Networks
• SkyEdge IV
• Gilat DataPath
• DataPath DKET
• Pronatel

Machine summary Researchers at Fraunhofer IAP say they produced 3D-printed shape-memory polymer hinges weighing about 1.4 grams each, which they describe as roughly 93 percent lighter than conventional satellite hinges. The components warm from 73.4°F to 284°F to unfold solar panels, with laboratory deployment taking about 60 seconds. The work was carried out under the AM-SPACE project with German Orbital Systems, Orion Additive Manufacturing and Fraunhofer IZM.

1. Fraunhofer IAP researchers report 3D-printed shape-memory polymer satellite hinges weighing about 1.4 grams each, which they describe as roughly 93 percent lighter than conventional satellite hinges.
2. A heating element warms each hinge from 73.4°F to 284°F, triggering programmed shape recovery that unfolds the folded solar panels.
3. Under controlled laboratory conditions, hinge deployment completes in about 60 seconds, according to the researchers.
4. Printing one hinge or hold-down and release mechanism takes approximately 15 minutes, plus about 30 minutes to program its temporary shape.
5. The work forms part of the AM-SPACE project, a consortium of Fraunhofer IAP, German Orbital Systems, Orion Additive Manufacturing and Fraunhofer IZM.

Reported by Interesting Engineering.

• Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM)
• Hold-down and release mechanisms (HDRMs)
• Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP)
• AM-SPACE
• Orion Additive Manufacturing
• German Orbital Systems (GOS)

Machine summary Anduril announced that its Anduril-216 satellite demonstrated a long-wave infrared sensor built to image other spacecraft while both fly in Earth's shadow, Ars Technica reported. The company said the demonstration was funded with its internal capital.

1. Anduril-216, described as oven-sized, flies about 590 km (366 mi) above Earth and spends roughly one-third of each orbit in darkness.
2. The satellite launched in July 2026 on a SpaceX rideshare mission carrying three demo payloads: an edge-compute processor, a mission-adaptable power-management system, and the long-wave infrared sensor.
3. The demonstration was funded with Anduril's internal capital, Ars Technica reported.
4. Gokul Subramanian, Anduril's senior vice president of engineering, said the sensor has "huge dynamic range" and very low solar exclusion, allowing it to see "in full dark."

Reported by Ars Technica and Traders Union.

• SpaceX
• Anduril-216

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Reported by sciencealert.com and UA.NEWS.

• satellites

Reports ran between 10:46 and 15:04 UTC on Nov 12.

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Reported by curtin.edu.au and Griffon News.

Reports ran between 12:36 and 13:31 UTC on Nov 12.

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Reported by mobile.naharnet.com and Arab News.

Machine summary An FAA spokesperson said the order followed communication issues affecting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers, and CNN reported the agency attributed the problem to a temporary telecommunications outage. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the ground stop was not tied to a threat or to a disruptive Microsoft-related incident earlier that week.

Reported by The Loadstar, CNBC, techcrunch.com, Bloomberg and Ars Technica.

• Microsoft
• TechCrunch
• Markwayne Mullin
• The Loadstar
• US government
• Air Route Traffic Control Centers

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Reports ran between 09:52 and 12:52 UTC on Nov 13.

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Reported by Hürriyet Daily News and hurriyetdailynews.com.