https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech Aerospace, Defense and Space Tech en-US Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:35:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-11-03/space-based-computing-weather-modeling Sophia Space and MIT Lincoln Laboratory will test whether space-based computing can support weather modeling. See what the research agreement covers. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:35:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-11-03/space-based-computing-weather-modeling https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-11-02/natilus-kona-aircraft-air-force-funding Natilus received $3.5 million from the Air Force to advance its optionally piloted KONA freighter toward flight testing. See what the funding covers. Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-11-02/natilus-kona-aircraft-air-force-funding https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-10-21/amca-army-contract-missile-components Amca won a firm-fixed-price Army contract to re-engineer radar and power assemblies for a priority missile system. See what the deal covers. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-10-21/amca-army-contract-missile-components https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-10-20/fortastra-series-a-space-defense Torrance-based startup Fortastra has raised a $30M Series A led by First In to scale its maneuverable on-orbit security spacecraft. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-10-20/fortastra-series-a-space-defense https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-10-20/varda-space-industries-series-d-funding Varda Space Industries has secured a $251 million Series D led by Lux Capital to scale up its microgravity-enabled pharmaceutical manufacturing. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-10-20/varda-space-industries-series-d-funding https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-10-18/aerospace-workforce-shortage-data Based on Deloitte & AIA research, see how SoCal aerospace CEOs restructure workforce planning to solve hiring bottlenecks and scale production capacity. Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:28:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-10-18/aerospace-workforce-shortage-data https://www.latimes.com/b2b/events/tech-day/story/2026-10-12/hard-tech-manufacturing Struggling to move from prototype to production? Discover how leaders at LA Times Studios Tech Day cut qualification barriers and scale hard tech. Learn more. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:09:17 GMT https://www.latimes.com/b2b/events/tech-day/story/2026-10-12/hard-tech-manufacturing https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-10-09/terran-orbital-appoints-jamin-brown-coo Terran Orbital appoints Lockheed Martin veteran Jamin Brown as its new COO. Read how he plans to scale satellite production and operations. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-10-09/terran-orbital-appoints-jamin-brown-coo https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-09-22/orbital-reflex-aerospace-100k-satellite-constellation Orbital taps Reflex Aerospace as its spacecraft platform partner to build a 100,000-satellite constellation for space-based AI computing. Read details. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-09-22/orbital-reflex-aerospace-100k-satellite-constellation https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-09-21/mach-industries-600m-funding-series-c Defense tech startup Mach Industries secures $600M in Series C financing. Discover how they reached a $3.7B valuation to scale military manufacturing. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-09-21/mach-industries-600m-funding-series-c https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-09-21/sophia-space-sli-300m-orbital-constellation SLI backs Sophia Space with $300M asset financing to deploy 240 edge servers across 10 satellites. Explore the financial breakthrough. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-09-21/sophia-space-sli-300m-orbital-constellation https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-09-20/southern-california-aerospace-startup Learn how El Segundo and the South Bay attract top hard tech and defense companies. See why founders choose this collaborative engineering ecosystem. Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:57:49 GMT https://www.latimes.com/b2b/space-tech/story/2026-09-20/southern-california-aerospace-startup