NGA chief Frank Whitworth defended his agency’s role in Ground Moving Target Indicator operations to Breaking Defense, as sources say there’s tension behind the scenes.
By Theresa HitchensInsights on digital transformation following successes on B-21 and Sentinel
Customers and employees are experiencing the ‘Butterfly Effect’ of digital transformation from key national security programs.
“Commercial analytics-as-a-service, or the purchase of analysis vice pixels, means that we can integrate commercial capabilities faster into our existing products and services (e.g., object detection),” an NGA spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
By Theresa Hitchens
“Russia’s need for economic support in the face of new sanctions combined with China’s need for energy and Arctic influence make them logical partners,” says the report published through the NGA’s Tearline project.
By Lee Ferran
One senior official said he wants his agency to have the urgency about China the way the US had urgency about counterterrorism after 9/11.
By Brad D. Williams
Space Force is not a voting member of the new(ish) IC Commercial Space Council to improve coordination on commercial space policy — but NRO and NGA are.
By Theresa Hitchens
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.
By Theresa Hitchens
“I think before you hand off the ball, let’s make sure there won’t be a fumble — and the Space Force has a lot on it’s plate right now,” Rep. Jim Cooper says.
By Theresa Hitchens
ROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI will present integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
The goal is to have an improved version of the Data Transformation Services (DTS) system up and running on classified NGA networks by next February, the agency’s request for information (RFI) says.
By Theresa Hitchens
“Now we’re just really working out the details for the timing that that will happen, and how frankly how it will happen,” Lt. Gen. Daniel Karbler, Army SMDC commander, says.
By Theresa Hitchens
“There is very clearly an unmet demand for complimentary commercial SAR here in the States,” Eric Jensen, president of ICEYE US, says.
By Theresa Hitchens
To understand climate change’s effects on China or the party’s true plans, the IC will need to use traditional secret information collection approaches. In other cases, the IC may need to devote classified resources.
By Anthony Vinci
“As you know, from Airbus we have a pedigree — we’re probably the leader in commercial SAR capabilities,” says Chris Emerson, CEO of the new Airbus U.S. Space & Defense.
By Theresa Hitchens
“NGA expects unclassified space-based geospatial data to become ubiquitous and widely available,” says NGA’s David Gauthier.
By Theresa Hitchens
Human rights literally disappeared from former President Trump’s National Security Council (NSC) when he dropped the term from the position once known as the special assistant to the President for multilateral affairs and human rights. President Biden has appointed a new coordinator for democracy and human rights in the NSC. This firmly reestablishes the issue…
By Anthony Vinci