AI ‘explainability’ is a ‘major concern’ for National Reconnaissance Office: Director
Outgoing NRO Director Chris Scolese said the agency is expanding its work to allow analysts to understand how AI does its analysis.
Space Force boosts contract ceiling for Andromeda space monitoring sats to $6.2B
The Andromeda IDIQ contract vehicle will fund a replacement for the current GSSAP on-orbit inspection satellites as well as the classified SILENTBARKER space surveillance birds.
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Winning the cognitive domain — A methodology built for democratic constraints
The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.
Trump taps defense firm execs to lead space acquisition, NRO
Erich Hernandez-Baquero has been selected to serve as the Space Force’s next acquisition czar, while Roger Mason has been nominated as the next director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
NRO needs AI to manage more than 200 (and counting) satellites, director says
Chris Scolese envisions an NRO constellation user saying, “‘I want to know how many ships are in the Taiwan Strait’ ... and then the system could go off and do it.”
The Earth Observation industry’s biggest threat isn’t China, it’s Washington
There are four steps the US can take to ensure it doesn't lag behind China and other adversaries in Earth Observation satellites, writes Payam Banazadeh in this op-ed.
Who’s Who in Defense: Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence
In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, the position of Director of National Intelligence, (DNI) was created to close the gaps in the US Intelligence Community.
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Voyager is fortifying the U.S. Defense supply chain
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
Trump picks NRO official Troy Meink as next Air Force secretary
The selection of Meink is likely of interest to top Trump ally Elon Musk, whose SpaceX business will deal directly with the new Air Force secretary.
NRO plans first phase for new proliferated spy sat constellation in May: Official
Next month’s launch “will be the first launch of an actual operational system,” NRO Principal Deputy Director Troy Meink said.
EXCLUSIVE: GMTI emerges as new front in Space Force-NGA turf battle
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.
Spy satellite agency NRO awards RF geolocation study contracts to 6 companies
“Since the 2019 award of an integration study contract for commercial RF, we’ve seen increasing demand for this data source from across the user community,” said Chris Scolese, director of the NRO.
Aussies launch Space Command, space strategy; upgrade northern base
“I think it's really important that we start contributing. We've got a couple of little satellites up there,” said Air Vice Marshall Cath Roberts, “but space domain awareness is where we can start and we need to operationalize it because we are so far behind.”
IC, Biden Admin Aim To Reform Commercial Remote Sensing Rules
"If we don't adapt, others will set the rules and challenge our new leadership. We should set the rules," said Stacey Dixon, deputy director of national intelligence.
Nuke Sub Accord ‘First Step’ For Deeper US-Aussie Cooperation; Aussies Get NRO Ties
"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."
Al-Qaida Fears In Afghanistan, But China Takes Spotlight For IC Leaders
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.