Commercial remote sensing: The critical U.S. National Security Space imperative
Accelerating space-based intelligence — the most critical domain in modern warfare — at disruptive speed and economics.
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ITU rules meeting: Geopolitical ‘fireworks,’ DoD spectrum challenges
Disputes over spectrum use by mega-constellations in low Earth orbit, such as SpaceX's Starlink, also carry heavy political baggage at the 2023 World Radio Conference that starts tomorrow in Dubai.
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Breaking the Pentagon’s new bottleneck of time
As threats evolve, the winning model ties digital engineering to manufacturing capacity and a reindustrialized supply chain.
‘Not enough’: Space Force pauses commercial strategy to flesh out ‘actionable’ plans with industry
"It can't just be a strategy with aspirational platitudes about how we're going to work together," Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said. "It has to have more tangible guidance, things that we can take action on."
Commerce eases satellite exports to MTCR partners; South Korea a key focus
The new policy does not change the restrictions for exports of rockets or drones designated by the MTCR as Category 1 systems.
NRO opens call for commercial hyperspectral satellite imagery
Hyperspectral imagery could allow analysts at NRO's sister agency, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), to do things like identify drug production facilities or find evidence of chemical weapons production.
Exclusive: DARPA ‘Likely’ To Demo Only 2 Blackjack Payloads
"We really focused on payloads that had tactical utility, because they were an underserved market," said Blackjack program manager Stephen Forbes.
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The uncrewed revolution: MQ-9B and Gambit Series forge a path to regional air dominance
The MQ-9B and Gambit Series represent parallel capabilities that address global challenges for security head-on.
China Set To Beat US, Russia Again In Space Launch Race
China has launched 29 satellites through Sept. 30, compared 27 launched by the US. The US has far more satellites already in space.
Trump Directive A ‘Wakeup Call’ For 5G Satellite Cybersecurity
"Rather than imposing specific requirements, SPD-5 affords all government stakeholders a policy framework to implement prudent practices to enhance resilience, including specific efforts to work with the commercial space sector overall and promote information sharing. That’s an improvement from the status quo," Andrew D'Uva, US industry chair of the Space Force/NSA’s Commercial Space INFOSEC Working Group (CSIWG) says.
Kratos Targets Ground System ‘Revolution’
"We think that p-LEO is a big deal. And there's got to be a revolution that has to hit the ground segment, says Phil Carrai, president of Kratos's space, training and cyber division.
Despite COVID-19, Space Launch Numbers Holding Steady
The Space Foundation's analysis shows a whopping 73 percent increase in the global space economy between 2009 and 2019: from 245.06 billion to 423.8 billion.
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Voyager is accelerating access to space
After manifesting 1,400 payloads aboard the ISS, Voyager is applying its mission management expertise to the next generation of space stations, ensuring uninterrupted mission readiness and success from the ground to space.
SDA To Rent Commercial Ground Stations
SDA Director Derek Tournear, and his boss Mike Griffin, want to delay SDA's integration with Space Force until after 2023.
FCC Reconsiders Tightening 25-Year Deadline For Space Junk Disposal
"Putting non-maneuverable cubesats into LEO in densely populated orbits ... is like putting go-carts on the freeway. Nobody would do that," says Viasat's John Janka.
Is It Terminal? Mess Threatens DoD SATCOM & Multi-Domain
DoD currently maintains 17,000 terminals with "approximately 135 different designs," GAO said. Those terminals operate across diverse platforms—such as ships, backpacks, vehicles -- all with differing system requirements.
Eyeing DoD Biz, Inmarsat Buys Airborne Terminals
While industry remains hopeful, GAO says DoD lacks a plan for integrating commercial satellite communications capabilities.