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MDA Space Ltd. (MDA) news centers on space technology programs, satellite awards, launches, defence communications, Earth observation, space robotics, and lunar exploration. The company trades on the TSX and NYSE and is described in source records as a mission partner to the global defence and space industry.
Important MDA news often involves satellite constellation work. Disclosed items include MDA AURORA broadband satellites for Telesat Lightspeed, replenishment satellites for Globalstar’s low Earth orbit constellation, and the MDA AURORA BLACK defence-focused software-defined satellite product. These updates matter because satellite programs can involve long production cycles, government and commercial customers, and technical milestones such as launch, deployment, integration, testing, and commissioning.
Earth observation is another recurring news area. MDA CHORUS is described as a next-generation Earth observation constellation designed and built by MDA Space, with dual-band synthetic aperture radar imaging and a Québec control centre supporting satellite operations, mission assurance, and data delivery.
MDA news may also include space exploration and robotics developments. Company announcements discuss Canadarm3-related technologies, Canadian space robotics heritage, and MDA Space UK’s lunar landing sensors for the European Space Agency’s Argonaut spacecraft. Financial results, share offerings, governance updates, and material contracts also appear in company disclosures, giving investors a fuller view of MDA’s operating and regulatory profile.
49North, a subsidiary of MDA Space (TSX: MDA) (NYSE: MDA), announced a refreshed Global Procedure Designer (GPD), its instrument flight procedure design software, updated to comply with the latest ICAO PANS-OPS, FAA TERPS, Transport Canada TP308 and NATO MIPS regulations.
The update supports continuous validation against aeronautical data, terrain and obstacles, automates complex calculations, maintains complete IFP repositories, and supports standards such as AIXM 5.1, ARINC-424 coding and digital geometry outputs for validation, flight inspection and publication.
MDA Space (TSX/NYSE: MDA) has been selected by BAE Systems to design and build antennas and control electronics for the U.S. Space Systems Command MEO EPOCH 2 missile warning and tracking constellation.
The contract, added to MDA Space's backlog in Q1 FY 2026, is expected to be completed in 2027.
MDA (TSX: MDA, NYSE: MDA) inaugurated a 185,000-square-foot high-volume satellite manufacturing facility in Montréal on May 8, 2026, doubling its manufacturing floor space and enabling simultaneous assembly, integration and test of multiple MDA AURORA satellites.
The facility was completed in under two years, includes advanced automation, augmented reality, a proprietary test chamber, and sustainability features projected to generate 78,000 kWh annually. MDA says the site supports production capacity of up to 400 satellites per year and targets constellation-scale programs.
MDA Space (TSX: MDA, NYSE: MDA) announced results of its virtual Annual General Meeting on May 7, 2026. About 82,059,296 shares (59.18%) were represented. All seven director nominees were elected. KPMG LLP was appointed auditor. An advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 94.47% for.
MDA (TSX/NYSE: MDA) reported Q1 2026 results: revenues CA$464.1M (+32% YoY), adjusted EBITDA CA$90.6M (+32%) and adjusted net income CA$50.7M (+32%). Backlog was CA$3.7B at March 31, 2026. Net cash was CA$299.3M and total liquidity CA$1.2B. Company reaffirmed 2026 guidance: revenues CA$1.7–1.9B, adjusted EBITDA CA$320–370M, and capex CA$225–275M.
MDA (TSX: MDA, NYSE: MDA) announced it has secured 9 early customer contracts and received 32 letters of interest—41 early commitments total—for MDA CHORUS™ data ahead of a late 2026 launch.
MDA CHORUS is described as a collaborative multi-sensor radar constellation offering day/night, all-weather coverage, a 700 km swath and sub-metre spotlight capability for maritime, defence, energy, mining, forestry and other EO applications.
MDA (TSX: MDA) was selected by Airbus to design and build more than 880 Ka-band steerable antennas and 440 Ku-band user replacement antennas for the OneWeb LEO constellation extension announced April 20, 2026. Antennas will be built, assembled and tested in Montréal and integrated into Airbus Arrow satellites.
MDA previously supplied close to 2,000 antennas and cites delivery heritage across more than 350 satellite missions.
MDA (TSX: MDA, NYSE: MDA) will release first quarter 2026 financial results before market open on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Management will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30am ET, and an Annual General Meeting will follow at 11:00am ET the same day.
Webcast and replay details are provided for investors; the webcast replay will be archived for 12 months and the audio replay will be available until May 14, 2026.
MDA (TSX: MDA, NYSE: MDA) on April 13, 2026 unveiled MDA MIDNIGHT, a maneuverable space control platform announced at the 41st Space Symposium to help defence organizations detect, identify, counter and deter threats to low Earth orbit assets.
MIDNIGHT offers rendezvous and proximity operations, on-orbit inspection, electronic countermeasure detection, cooperative capture/release, de-orbiting of non-operational assets, asset relocation and refuelling, supported by a mission control team with extensive free-flyer capture experience. The program leverages MDA SKYMAKER and MDA AURORA technologies and seeks military and commercial partners.
MDA (TSX: MDA, NYSE: MDA) provided a market update on March 24, 2026 regarding changes to NASA's Artemis mission.
The company said its Canadarm3 contract with the Canadian Space Agency remains unchanged, the program is in design phase, and Canadarm3 can pivot to low Earth orbit, cislunar, or Lunar surface roles.