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🚨🚨 $ASTS WEEK IN REVIEW🚨🚨

Shorts pile in and no one knows why. That, and more, on this week's Weekly 

🇸🇬ASTS Gets First Non-US Defense Deal

First of many…

AST SpaceMobile agreed a deal to provide Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) with satellite-based emergency services in remote areas as the satellite player builds out its constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) birds.

https://www.mobileworldlive.com/ast-spacemobile/ast-spacemobile-strikes-singapore-defence-deal/

https://x.com/AST_SpaceMobile/status/1927709105285718260

🐪What's Going on in the Middle East?

https://x.com/kingtutcap/status/1929236032307830925

From a strategic perspective, ASTS is well-positioned as a partner to Gulf telecom operators offering D2D services. The report validates ASTS’s relevance to KSA’s connectivity strategy, especially in non-urban areas

🪱MNOs Don't Like Elon

Nor should they. He sees their margin as his opportunity

https://x.com/aatilley/status/1927402043313885514

https://x.com/spacanpanman/status/1927386294092455998

https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/27/apple-rejected-elon-musks-satellite-offer-now-its-plans-are-in-jeopardy-report/

🥴Tim Looks for An Off Ramp

So, now he believes? Right as more talent joins the Company because of their success, not in spite of it.
https://x.com/kingtutcap/status/1927395480385790131 

🚰More talent flowing to ASTS

The best proxy of success is when industry leaders join you

https://x.com/1fantasyqb/status/1927760814754189615

https://x.com/mikeddano/status/1927778830560776672

He has a strong background in building and managing wireless networks—specifically 5G cellular systems—for major companies like Boost Mobile and Nokia. Now, as Vice President of Satellite & Cellular Networks Integration at AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), his job is to help bridge satellite technology with traditional cell phone networks.

💔Offramp…Europe also took it on Its Future Disaster

IRIS2 is dead, long live IRIS! Europe, historically at war with itself, couldn’t agree to work together. Shocker. They'll go with $ASTS.

https://x.com/Megaconstellati/status/1929242359545422012

🔑Ligado Is Coming

AST SpaceMobile’s ambition to acquire Ligado’s space bandwidth over the US is close to finalising. A statement from Ligado said: “We have reached an agreement in principle with all of the parties, so with Inmarsat, with AST, and with our two ad-hoc creditor groups…” The final judicial hearing will be on May 29th (if uncontested) says the US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.

https://x.com/realjoncooper/status/1927311019480695079

https://x.com/tottaway22/status/1928119624903840050

🚒Firstnet Is Coming™️

But seriously, it is.

https://x.com/ASTS_SpaceMob/status/1928103670542909785

🪙Golden Dome is Also Coming™️

CEO of Lockheed says we first need to 'see' the threat. Lockheed also talks about working with startups and new entrants

https://x.com/LMNews/status/1927525319071736041

📰FCC Update

https://x.com/CatSE___ApeX___/status/1927422431494291883

🤰What to Expect When Expecting

Catse continues to think FM-2 is possible in late August

https://x.com/CatSE___ApeX___/status/1928780853947121980

✌️Verizon DA annnnyyyyy day now

Seems like ASTS is not budgeting an inch.

https://x.com/nautforprofit/status/1929009503535772073

⬆️ASTS Tee's Up for a big move

It's 12 noon in the OK Corral

https://x.com/CatSE___ApeX___/status/1928822263710671161

🔵ASTS Prepping with Blue Origin

Cool picture of a site visit

https://x.com/corey407woc/status/1928539509576138957

🇺🇸The Government is Prepping for ASTS

Look at the size of these contracts. Interesting things are coming

https://x.com/CatSE___ApeX___/status/1928114599288516637

🎥ASTS Video

Thanks to @Chief_Profit for flagging

https://x.com/chief_profit/status/1929263039687061804

🎇Starship Problems

Not encouraging

https://x.com/SpaceNews_Inc/status/1927536087544582365