Space Force Vice Argues Value Of Embattled Analysis Center
SWAC is not duplicating the functions of the joint DoD-IC Space Security and Defense Program, argues Gen. DT Thompson.
Exclusive: NRO Erects Buy American Barriers Against Allied Satellite Data
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.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
SAR-Sat Startup Umbra Emerges From Stealth Mode
The company plans at least 24 satellites, each with a patented SAR antenna that folds up "like origami" for launch and unfurls on orbit, says Umbra COO Todd Master.
Key Lawmaker Warns Off Space Force On Tactical ISR
"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.
NGA Seeks Upgraded Software To Speed Analysis
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.
Army Sat Ops Brigade Transfers To Space Force: Karbler
"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.
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Raymond Unveils Classified Target Tracking Space Radar Effort
"The space-based GMTI system will replace a portion of the JSTARS sensing capability" and "will support all combatant commands," Space Force spokesperson Col. Catie Hague explains.
Northrop Breaks Into DARPA’s Blackjack
The company's software-defined Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) technology will offer military users an agile new signal from low Earth orbit (LEO) that is not dependent on existing satellite navigation systems," said Nicholas Paraskevopoulos, Northrop Grumman's chief technology officer.
Exclusive: Army Plan May Loosen IC Grip On Sat-Based ISR
"The Army needs information when and where they want it," said Rob Zitz, a former Army intel official. "The IC should not get a vote on what Army needs or how Army executes combat missions."
Solar Power Sats Help Drive DoD Deep Space Push
"[W]e don't have a military reason to go to the Moon today, but we do have long term-objectives that include the expansion out to the Moon and beyond," Space Force Chief Scientist Joel Mozer says.
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ICEYE Targets IC With In-Q-Tel Partnership
"There is very clearly an unmet demand for complimentary commercial SAR here in the States," Eric Jensen, president of ICEYE US, says.
Space Force To Boost Threat Tracking
"I want to be able to identify what [the threat] is, I want to be able to attribute it to whomever is the adversary that's taken that shot, as an example, and then, I've got to be able to share that information," says Maj. Gen. Leah Lauderback, who heads the ISR Directorate.
Space Force Nears Year Mark, Acquisition Remains A Quagmire
The Space Development Agency "could easily die away without anybody missing it," said former Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson.
NRO Taps AI For Future ‘Hybrid Architecture’
"Artificial intelligence and machine learning onboard the satellites to help us control the constellations is absolutely critical," says NRO Director Chris Scolese. For ground stations, too.