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Aussie Shots Of Possible Flight 370 Wreckage Taken By DigitalGlobe

Aussie Shots Of Possible Flight 370 Wreckage Taken By DigitalGlobe
Aussie Shots Of Possible Flight 370 Wreckage Taken By DigitalGlobe

WASHINGTON: Australia used both black and white and multispectral satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe satellites shot on March 16 to search for the purported wreckage of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. A source familiar with the issues said DigitalGlobe supplied several types of imagery other than the black and white satellite photos. The Australians used multispectral but…

DigitalGlobe, Eager for Foreign Biz, Presses NOAA For Quarter Meter Resolution

DigitalGlobe, Eager for Foreign Biz, Presses NOAA For Quarter Meter Resolution
DigitalGlobe, Eager for Foreign Biz, Presses NOAA For Quarter Meter Resolution

WASHINGTON: In the next few weeks an unlikely government agency known more for weather than regulating satellites, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), may decide the international future of America’s commercial satellite imagery industry, dominated now by DigitalGlobe. NOAA licenses American commercial remote sensing satellites, which includes DigitalGlobe’s five satellites currently in orbit. One…

DigitalGlobe Wins Commercial Imagery War; What Will NGA Do?

WASHINGTON: Someone had to lose in the battle for survival in the commercial spy satellite business. Yesterday’s announcement that DigitalGlobe and GeoEye would “combine” left it clear that DigitalGlobe had won. After all the new company will be called DigitalGlobe and the CEO and chairman will be from that company, with GeoEye’s CEO playing an…

DigitalGlobe Rebuffs GeoEye Bid As Battle Begins For Control Of Commercial Spy Sats

Only one company is likely to survive the coming budget intelligence community budget cuts to commercial imagery purchases. Both GeoEye and DigitalGlobe appear to believe they will be the victor, opening the door on what could become a damaging contest for control of the U.S. commercial imagery market. DigitalGlobe, a company that says nothing publicly…

GeoEye Plans DigitalGlobe Purchase; USDI Confirms Imagery Budget Cuts

WASHINGTON: The commercial imagery company, GeoEye, has made its play to buy competitor DigitalGlobe. UPDATED: DigitalGlobe Rejects GeoEye Bid (Monday 10 a.m.) The two companies built and operate satellites that provide unclassified overhead imagery used extensively by allies and the intelligence community. The companies had to act, faced as they are with deep cuts to…

GeoEye Plans Purchase of DigitalGlobe

Flash: email fm GeoEye CEO says “we are proposing acquisition of DigitalGlobe.” ALSO, EnhancedView “fully funded” thru 2012 contract year @Colinclarkaol

Though ‘born digital,’ Space Force needs 7 years to fully mature, deputy CTIO says

Though ‘born digital,’ Space Force needs 7 years to fully mature, deputy CTIO says
Though ‘born digital,’ Space Force needs 7 years to fully mature, deputy CTIO says

“We are not where we need to be as a digital service by any means,” Col. Roy Rockwell told the GovConWire DoD Digital Modernization Forum today, adding that a “Spaceverse” could be a couple years away.

SOCOM Leaders Say ‘Digital Spectrum’ Key To Next Fight

SOCOM Leaders Say ‘Digital Spectrum’ Key To Next Fight
SOCOM Leaders Say ‘Digital Spectrum’ Key To Next Fight

“The future will be won by those who dominate the full digital spectrum,”  Lt. Gen. Francis Beaudette, commander of Army Special Operations Command, says. “It will be as important as seizing and holding terrain.”

Maxar contracts startup Umbra to supply SAR satellite data

Maxar contracts startup Umbra to supply SAR satellite data
Maxar contracts startup Umbra to supply SAR satellite data

Under the deal, Maxar will be able to expand its SAR data offerings to international customers, and Umbra will get global eyes on its products, company officials told Breaking Defense.

Satellite imaging giant Maxar to be acquired by private equity firm for $6.4 billion

Satellite imaging giant Maxar to be acquired by private equity firm for $6.4 billion
Satellite imaging giant Maxar to be acquired by private equity firm for $6.4 billion

Advent International to acquire Maxar in mid-2023. The satellite firm is a major provider of space-based imaging for the National Reconnaissance Office.

NRO keeps 3 vendors for commercial imagery with new 10-year contracts

NRO keeps 3 vendors for commercial imagery with new 10-year contracts
NRO keeps 3 vendors for commercial imagery with new 10-year contracts

Commercial imagery has proven invaluable in the Ukraine conflict, both to the US government’s information war against Russia and to the Ukrainian military.

Exclusive: NRO Erects Buy American Barriers Against Allied Satellite Data

Exclusive: NRO Erects Buy American Barriers Against Allied Satellite Data
Exclusive: NRO Erects Buy American Barriers Against Allied Satellite Data

The new policy is inconsistent with efforts by DoD and NGA to expand the trusted supplier base by better integrating allied firms into their acquisition chains, critics say.

NGA Gears Up For All Domain Ops

NGA Gears Up For All Domain Ops
NGA Gears Up For All Domain Ops

NGA is tapping industry for new capabilities, such as “persistent change detection” and “geolocation” of potential targets such as an adversary’s ships.

Under Senate’s Eye, NRO, NGA Stress Commercial Imagery Plans

Under Senate’s Eye, NRO, NGA Stress Commercial Imagery Plans
Under Senate’s Eye, NRO, NGA Stress Commercial Imagery Plans

“NGA expects unclassified space-based geospatial data to become ubiquitous and widely available,” says NGA’s David Gauthier.

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