Rheinmetall, Vantor plan joint ISR venture for Bundeswehr
The memorandum of understanding with Vantor marks the third partnership Rheinmetall has signed in recent months in the military space domain.
NRO funds BlackSky for new satellites, AI-optimized image detection system
"The NRO is at the forefront of integrating AI into space-based ISR," a spysat agency spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
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SkyFi's Sovereign Intelligence Platform for US Special Operations Command is designed to allow commanders in the field to task a commercial satellite for near-real time imagery.
NATO needs policies, standards for sharing AI-enhanced geospatial intel: Official
"The path to AI-enabled, allied intelligence advantage runs primarily through governance, not necessarily through additional capability," said UK Royal Marine Maj. Gen. Paul Lynch, who directs NATO intelligence policy.
NRO awards three new contracts for commercial satellite data
The head of the NRO's commercial programs, Pete Muend, suggested that spysat agency could vet the ability of commercial satellite firms to track airborne targets for the US Space Force.
Nowhere to hide: Iran war spotlights military challenges posed by space-based remote sensing
Planet in a March 9 notice to its customers, obtained by Breaking Defense, explained that the company would be instituting a 14-day delay on release of imagery not just of Iran, but also of nearby military bases, the Gulf States and "existing conflict zones."
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DIU wants commercially developed imagery satellites for on-orbit spying
Under the new GHOST-R effort, the Defense Innovation Unit hopes to have a high-resolution bird operating on orbit within 24 months.
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Meanwhile, Meink said the spy agency is sticking to what it sees as its primary lane in the interagency division of labor for commercial acquisition: "procuring pixels."
Czech military looking to commercial industry for AI, imagery
"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.
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NGA to gather more unclassified economic, military intel from commercial sats
"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.
‘Urgent need’: Army ‘Space Vision’ calls for new investment in kit, personnel
As well as leveraging space systems for its own operations, the Army intends to invest in capabilities to counter enemy space systems, the new vision document explains.
NRO taps 5 firms for new electro-optical imaging capabilities
The five Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) contracts will allow NRO to study imagery and techniques used by the companies, which include novel ways of processing images to increase their fidelity and resolution.
With new intel doctrine, Army turning its sights to ISR modernization
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.