Optical communications, i.e. lasers, are the network pipes for the Internet of Space
A new constellation with laser comms and compatibility with the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture is now taking shape.
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How defense intelligence networks are evolving in a ‘chaotic’ time
Breaking Defense reporting about what the Defense Department wants out of its next generation cloud capability, DIA artificial intelligence strategy, NGA's Project Maven updates and more can be found in our latest eBook.
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.
‘Space can be the most resilient capability’: LEO sats vital for next war, says Marine info chief
Numerous, redundant satellites in low Earth orbit will link the new Marine Littoral Regiments to joint commanders, allowing them to serve as the eyes and ears of the joint force in the Pacific, said Lt. Gen. Matthew Glavy.
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What satellites teach us from space
Success of each mission depends on advanced technologies, automation and flexibility.
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Expanding horizons: How rad-hard technologies revolutionized space exploration
Ensuring operational excellence and mission assurance across defense and commercial sectors.
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Earth’s a big world with secrets to reveal to those who can sense and make sense of it
With Planet’s AI/ML tools and 50 petabytes of Earth-observation data, users can easily search through the archive to find the needles in the haystack.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
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Rad-hard: one company is keeping space systems operating years beyond expected lifetimes
BAE Systems sees two significant trends in radiation-hardened and tolerant solutions in space, and they’re the opposite of each other.
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U.S. Space Force Tetra-1 launches to GEO
A new breed of small sat for the U.S. Space Force launches into orbit.
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From Sensor To Decision: Maxar’s Combined Offerings Support Next-Gen National Security Missions
Space-based intelligence for rapid decision-making will be a critical tool in the multiforce, multidomain landscape of the near future.
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OpenSpace: Using Software, Not Hardware, To Reconfigure The Satellite Ground Segment For A 5G World
Diversifying space architectures and the need for interoperability is driving a shift to dynamic, flexible, software-based infrastructure.
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In contested seas, autonomy has to think ahead, not just steer
As missions stretch farther and comms grow less reliable, predictive software could become the edge that keeps missions afloat.
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Hypersonics: Developing And Defending Against Missiles Far Faster Than Sound
Raytheon Technologies is using our broad capabilities to create breakthrough advantages.
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Next-Gen GPS Satellites Get Ground-Control Modernization
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Raytheon Intelligence & Space are enhancing mission management and mission-data processing to shift the focus of GPS operations from satellite command and control to basic, user-oriented effects-based operation.
Space Organizations Partner To Boost Cybersecurity
"We don't have a parochial view, thinking that because [a cyber incident] happened over there [in that industry], it can't happen here [in the space industry]," AIAA's Lee says.
Paratroopers Pioneer New Army Network, Tactics
New radios offer dramatically greater range, clarity, & data — once soldiers and leaders figure out how best to use them.