NorthStar Appoints Armelle Franklin as U.S. Technical Director

McLean, Virginia, October 7, 2026 – NorthStar Earth & Space Systems, Inc, (“NorthStar USA”) today announced the appointment of Armelle Franklin as U.S. Technical Director, strengthening the company’s leadership in defense and intelligence missions that will benefit from high-performance Space Domain Awareness (SDA).

In this role, Franklin will advance and direct SDA technical development to ensure NorthStar’s system architecture and product performance align with U.S. customer mission requirements.

“Armelle understands the value of the linkages between client mission requirements and the key technical elements necessary to deliver high-performance products,” said Peter Klimas, Chief Technology Officer at NorthStar. “Her expertise will help ensure the services we deliver fit the current and future needs of US space defense & intelligence.”

Franklin joins NorthStar from Titania Solutions Group Inc., where she successfully fostered partnerships with the Intelligence Community (IC) to address space security interests for the Department of War (DoW). Previously, at Northrop Grumman, she led large programs in space defense systems and directed high-impact demonstration teams that served vital stakeholders.

NorthStar continues to expand its U.S. presence and its ability to deliver mission-ready SDA solutions that support space safety and national security in an increasingly contested domain.

About NorthStar Earth & Space

NorthStar Earth & Space is a space intelligence and data analytics company. NorthStar has launched a constellation of space-based sensors dedicated to the systematic and automated cataloguing of Earth orbital space. NorthStar provides commercial and defense customers with 24/7 Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Domain Awareness (SDA) services.

NorthStar’s Space information & intelligence (Si²) platform transforms diverse streams of space observation data into a continuous, real-time operational picture of the space domain. By detecting, tracking, and characterizing objects and threats as they emerge and evolve in orbit, this platform delivers actionable intelligence that enables operators and decision-makers to understand, assess, and respond to events as they happen.

With global headquarters in Montreal, Canada, a European headquarters in Luxembourg, and a dedicated U.S. operation in Virginia, NorthStar supports mission-critical operations for key defense and civil customers, including the Royal Canadian Armed Forces’ 3 Canadian Space Division (3 CSD), the U.S. Space Force’s Joint Commercial Operations Cell, DARPA, the Luxembourg Space Agency, and the European Space Agency.

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