"In a small military with limited resources and a lot of tasks, we have to prioritize. I think we need to look for sustainable solutions as cost effective solutions," said Lt. Gen. Karel Rehka, chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces.
How many satellites Capella eventually launches depends on customer demand for faster and faster revisit rates, Capella CEO Payam Banazadeh told Breaking Defense.
GA-ASI will build Gambit aircraft in Europe, partnered with European-based companies, with airframes available for international procurement starting in 2027.
"These restrictions would severely hurt commercial companies' ability to operate high resolution constellations and is counter to the efforts of the past two years to make NOAA regs streamlined and enable US companies to compete internationally," one industry rep said.
"We really view ourselves, not as a space company, not as a satellite company, but as a geospatial intelligence company," says BlackSky's Chief Technical Officer Peter Wegner.
NGA is tapping industry for new capabilities, such as "persistent change detection" and "geolocation" of potential targets such as an adversary's ships.
Maxar will provide updates and enhancements using "its sophisticated change detection model and deliver land cover and classification solutions."
Watch experts discuss foreign influence risks, evolving DoD policy, and strategies for balancing security with scientific collaboration.
AFRL will test Capella's SAR satellites ability to provide "object identification, change detection, and tip and cueing with other military systems," says Capella's Dan Brophy.
PENTAGON CITY: Hungry for answers on how to make more effective use of the tens of thousands of hours of video gathered by Predators, Global Hawks and other military eyes in the sky, Air Force officials recently visited NASCAR, the car racing people, to learn better and faster ways of mining video data. “We have […]