One of the questions the Army’s ISR Task Force is grappling with regard to sensing is how best to “leverage the vast proliferation of commercial satellite providers,” said task force director Andrew Evans.
By Theresa HitchensChina’s “space weaponry” arsenal “includes missiles that launch from the Earth that go up and destroy satellites, it includes lasers, it includes jammers, it includes a whole magazine of diversity for that,” a top Space Force officer said.
By Theresa HitchensWhile there is no formal agreement, NRO and the Space Force have reached an informal accord to each use commercial imagery the other has acquired, and are in discussions about a potential DoD-IC “marketplace” to ease sharing.
By Theresa Hitchens“The restoration of the bilateral GSOMIA and the desire now to expand intelligence and other types of security cooperation are made possible by President Yoon’s determination to improve relations and Japan’s growing anxiety about an assertive China,” Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute wrote.
By Colin ClarkWhile the company currently is using already available data from satellites like NASA’s Landsat and ESA’s Sentinel-2, Hydrosat also intends to launch its own constellation of 16 microsats to low Earth orbit (LEO).
By Theresa Hitchens“We’ve seen Russian soldiers — short of weapons and morale — refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft,” said Sir Jeremy Fleming.
By Colin ClarkLatest version of the AStRA competition will focus on networking tools and power sources.
By Andrew Eversden and Theresa Hitchens“I don’t think we would respond,” a government source said bluntly about what would happen if Russia used a non-kinetic attack on an American commercial satellite.
By Theresa HitchensSWAC Director Andrew Cox joked that his office would be “building Pinocchios” if it can’t move its blueprints for change into real-boy programs with funding behind them.
By Theresa HitchensLeidos’ investment raises Hawkeye 360’s total amount of Series D funding — typically the last round of private investment before a startup goes public — to $150 million.
By Theresa HitchensThe GAO decision sustained a protest from Microsoft, saying the agency’s evaluation was partly “unreasonable.”
By Andrew EversdenThe award is part of the second capability drop of the Distributed Common Ground Systems-Army.
By Andrew Eversden“This does not mean there are not constructive areas of engagement with China,” Australia Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Marise Payne said at the State Department today. She then noted that “US leadership within the Indo-Pacific remains indispensable.”
By Colin ClarkIntel sharing was a major discussion during PM Bennett’s visit to Washington last week, as was increasing funding for F-15s and Iron Dome interceptors.
By Arie Egozi