10:05 pm, Saturday, 4 October 2025

Pentagon Starts Deploying Mesh Satellite Network for Faster Targeting

Sarakhon Report

Hundreds of spacecraft to link sensors and shooters

The U.S. Defense Department has begun deploying a proliferated low-Earth-orbit network designed to fuse data from satellites, aircraft and ground radars. The Space Development Agency plans more than a hundred additional launches over nine months to finish its first operational “tranche.”

Testing timelines and interoperability

The mesh aims to speed missile tracking and tactical communications. Upcoming demos will assess latency, resilience and links with existing systems. Officials say rapid iteration is key to staying ahead of adversaries’ counterspace moves.

06:43:29 pm, Friday, 26 September 2025

Pentagon Starts Deploying Mesh Satellite Network for Faster Targeting

06:43:29 pm, Friday, 26 September 2025

Hundreds of spacecraft to link sensors and shooters

The U.S. Defense Department has begun deploying a proliferated low-Earth-orbit network designed to fuse data from satellites, aircraft and ground radars. The Space Development Agency plans more than a hundred additional launches over nine months to finish its first operational “tranche.”

Testing timelines and interoperability

The mesh aims to speed missile tracking and tactical communications. Upcoming demos will assess latency, resilience and links with existing systems. Officials say rapid iteration is key to staying ahead of adversaries’ counterspace moves.