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April 16 (Reuters) – Boeing and its unit Millennium Space Systems are working collectively to develop manufacturing capability and launch a brand new satellite platform as they give the impression of being to satisfy a rising backlog of orders, the aerospace companies mentioned on Thursday.
Boeing is concentrating on 26 satellite deliveries in 2026, up from simply 4 in 2025.
The firm is seeking to faucet growing reliance on satellite infrastructure from protection and web connectivity sectors.
The new mid-class satellite platform, Resolute, will handle missions that require “more capability than a traditional small satellite can provide, with greater speed and flexibility than a typical large satellite program,” Boeing mentioned in a launch.
Boeing mentioned it’ll make investments in integrating its merchandise with that of Millennium’s to spice up manufacturing.
Space-based applied sciences, from satellite-enabled communications to surveillance, are more and more shaping fashionable battle. The tech was used through the U.S. strikes in Venezuela and in the U.S.-Israeli warfare on Iran this 12 months.
(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru; Editing by Sahal Muhammed)
