Munich – October 27, 2026 -- More than 100 military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) leaders gathered in Munich for ST Engineering iDirect's biennial Defence Technology Day, where speakers agreed that European sovereign networks must be built to withstand cyberattacks, jamming and physical damage from the outset. Defence agencies, operators, integrators and technology partners attended, and 12 partners exhibited.

United Kingdom – October 27, 2026 -- Marconi Technologies is combining its Hunter tactical SATCOM terminals, including a sub-25-pound ULV manpack, with ST Engineering iDirect modem technology to supply defence forces with multi-orbit connectivity that keeps working under jamming and network degradation.

Reston, VA – October 27, 2026 -- SpiderOak, based in Reston, Virginia, has become a Blue UAS Recognized Assessor, delivering supply chain and cybersecurity evaluations for participating unmanned aircraft system (UAS) vendors, according to a March 3, 2026 announcement.

Reston, VA – October 27, 2026 -- SpiderOak has been named a Blue UAS Recognized Assessor and will deliver supply chain and cybersecurity evaluations for participating unmanned aircraft system (UAS) vendors, according to a March 3, 2026 announcement.

SpiderOak widens its drone compliance role across four 2025 announcements

On October 20, 2025, the company was authorized to perform cybersecurity evaluations on UAS seeking compliance with US Government baseline requirements. The March 2026 recognition adds supply chain assessment to that remit.

Reston, VA – October 27, 2026 -- SpiderOak is offering its edge cybersecurity technology platform as open source software, CEO David Pearah said in a podcast interview, arguing that traditional cyber security solutions do not properly protect edge devices.

Pearah said SpiderOak is giving developers the means to secure their own edge applications.

Reston, VA – October 27, 2026 -- SpiderOak has been named a Blue UAS Recognized Assessor and will deliver supply chain and cybersecurity evaluations for participating UAS vendors, according to its March 3, 2026 announcement.

Drone fleet operators are increasingly concerned about malicious actors stealing their data. They also worry about spoofing and jamming attacks on their fleets as the number of UAVs flown for a wide variety of purposes grows.

RESTON, VA – October 27, 2026 -- A one-hour webinar on Wednesday, April 23, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST will examine Zero Trust security measures and emerging threats to data transmitted to, from and through uncrewed and autonomous platforms.

The session comes as SpiderOak, a Reston, Virginia-based cybersecurity provider, has built a series of defense-sector credentials around unmanned systems.

RESTON – October 27, 2026 -- Swarmer, a provider of autonomous drone software founded in 2023, has agreed to integrate SpiderOak's zero-trust security platform into its swarm control software, targeting uncrewed fleets that operate under electronic warfare conditions, including in Ukraine.

Reston, VA – October 27, 2026 -- SpiderOak, a zero-trust cybersecurity provider for space and mission-critical edge operations, has appointed SUSE Chief Technology and Product Officer Thomas Di Giacomo to its Board of Advisors to speed commercial adoption of its platform in embedded systems.

RESTON, VA – October 27, 2026 -- The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded SpiderOak a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to deliver the first zero-trust security architecture deployed in orbit, according to the company.