Space Force taps Muon for 3 prototype weather satellites
The award will fund modification of the company's multispectral infrared imaging payload, Quickbeam, "to add additional spectral bands" to meet military environmental monitoring needs.
Stormy weather: DoD faces dearth of data from planned NOAA cuts
The Space Force repurposes NOAA's older GOES weather imaging satellites to monitor weather over the Indian Ocean for Indo-Pacific Command.
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From wildfires to battlefield cloud cover, Muon’s multispectral sats pique government interest
Muon Space CEO Jonny Dyer told Breaking Defense that while the five-year-old startup is working in both the civil and defense sectors, the growth trend is on the defense side.
Space Force revamps GA-EMS weather demo contract: $380M through 2030, second bird
"This proactive approach ensures we remain ready to meet our national defense objectives," Lt. Col. Brian Pitman, space-based weather systems material lead at Space Systems Command's Space Sensing directorate, told Breaking Defense in an email.
Critics slam Aussie ‘brutal blow’ to whack $1.2B on space spending
The Defence Strategic Review called for a “whole-of-government and whole-of-nation approach to guide the development of the space domain.” But, the Space Industry Association of Australia said, "leadership is missing on Australia’s national space priorities and ambitions."
Space Force shelves ‘weather data as a service’ model, for now
Space Systems Command believes that "WxDaaS" may become a viable option sometime after fiscal year 2030, said Lt. Col. Joseph Maguadog, but dedicated sats will have to do in the meantime.
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Rain today? DIU, Air Force partner on global weather sensing
"High resolution (spatial and temporal) global weather data is more readily accessible from commercial platforms, and is increasingly important for making well-informed decisions in geographically diverse environments around the world," the DIU-AFLCMC announcement states.
Space Force seeking both new weather sats, and subscription data services
"SSC is exploring both options," said Space Systems Command's Lt. Col. Joseph Maguadog, with a focus "on ensuring we meet both the near- & long-term needs of our warfighter."
VP Harris to chair first National Space Council meeting Dec. 1
Harris will visit NASA Goddard to promote the criticality of space capabilities to climate change mediation.
Could ‘Weather Intelligence’ Take The Pentagon By Storm?
A weather "data coverage gap exists in areas that we operate on a regular basis in the military," says Dan Stillman, director of marketing for Tomorrow.io's space and government division.
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Eye On AF Weather Sat Decisions, Raytheon Offers VIIRS
As the Air Force tries to decide — after more than a decade of false starts — just what weather satellites and sensors it needs to build, a Raytheon executive says his company is conducting an internal assessment of how it could meet any emerging needs. “The Air Force now is going through a process, as […]