News Analysis

Private Equity Firm J.F. Lehman Completes Acquisition of Mission Microwave

New York City, March 14, 2024--J.F. Lehman & Company (JFLCO), a  middle-market private equity firm focused exclusively on the aerospace, defense, maritime, government and environmental sectors, is announced that an investment affiliate has acquired Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC.

Beyond Borders: Satellite IoT's Crucial Role in Driving Environmental Sustainability

 by Alastair MacLeod, CEO, Ground Control

Gloucestershire, UK, March 4, 2024--In the face of unprecedented global environmental challenges, the Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to be the catalyst in driving sustainable development. Satellite IoT, a means of communicating with very remote assets and sensors, holds tremendous potential in monitoring, managing, and mitigating environmental issues. 

Iridium Acquires Satelles

March 4, 2024 - Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM),  today announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Satelles, a provider of  highly secure satellite-based time and location services that complement and protect GPS and other GNSS-reliant systems.This acquisition continues Iridium’s philosophy of investing in differentiating technologies uniquely suited to its network that significantly outperform competing solutions according to the company.

Better Satellite World: Bringing Oil Smuggling Out of the Shadows

New York City, March 1, 2024--In 2017, North Korea shocked the world by launching tests of two ballistic missiles able to cross the Pacific and strike the US.  One just missed hitting a commercial passenger flight headed for Tokyo.

It Ain't Standard Oil...It's the New Standards by Lou Zacharilla

by Lou Zacharilla

New York City, March 1, 2024--In 1910 the Supreme Court of the United States found Standard Oil Company of New Jersey guilty of monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anticompetitive actions. The Court's remedy was to divide Standard Oil into several geographically separate and eventually even competing firms. Reacting to the size and scale of this unfavorable ruling to the company he had founded, the head of the greatest business monopoly in history, John D. Rockefeller, allegedly said, “I expected it, but did not think it would be so BIG!”

What Can We Expect from Satellite Industry in 2024?

by Bogdan Gogulan,  Managing Director of NewSpace Capital

Luxembourg City, March 1, 2024--Readers of this magazine will know that behind (or rather, above) many areas of modern life is satellite technology. 5G phone networks. Location tracking. Precision farming. Disaster prevention and response. Without satellites, next to none of this could exist or exist at the level of sophistication we enjoy now. The technology is so deeply integrated into modern life that if all the world’s satellites were to vanish tomorrow, we would be in serious trouble. And it’s why, despite the volatility of the past few years, the industry has continued to expand. In 2024, we can expect another big year.

Terran Orbital Announces Agreement with Shareholder Group

Boca Raton, Fla., February 5, 2024 – Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) a provider of satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the investor group comprised of Sophis Investments LLC, Sophis GP LLC, Tassos Recachinas, Roark’s Drift, LLC, Joseph Roos, Jordi Puig-Suari, Roland Coelho and Austin Williams.