
Building on its existing network of companies that are helping lay the foundation for a Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Monday said it has awarded additional contracts to new companies to help bring the effort to an operational pilot in 2026 that leverages commercial and government systems. The new awards were made to Capella Space, Japan's EdgeCortix, Eutelsat America + OneWeb Technologies, a team of Fairwinds Technologies and AST SpaceMobile [ASTS], Illumina Computing Group, Lockheed…