left to right): Steve O’Bryan, corporate vice president and global business development officer, Northrop Grumman; Dorothy Mayhew, deputy chief of mission of the United States; Troy Brashear, vice president, space international growth, Northrop Grumman; Márton Nagy, national economy minister of Hungary; István Sárhegyi, CEO of 4iG Space and Defence Technologies Ltd.; Gellért Jászai, chairman of 4iG. Credit: Cred4iG Space and Defense Technologies

WASHINGTON — Hungary is moving to build its first national communications satellite and broaden defense ties with U.S. industry under several partnerships announced by the Hungarian defense and space firm 4iG during Vice President J.D. Vance’s visit to Budapest April 7.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...