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Space
NGA Awards BlackSky Potential $24 Million Luno A Task Order For AI-Based Analytics
BlackSky Technology [BKSY] has received a potential $24-plus million task order to provide the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) with object detection monitoring of military and economic facilities worldwide. The initial […]
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Space
Dragoon Tactical Comms Satellite Successfully Deployed For SDA Demos
The first of 12 planned prototype tactical communications spacecraft for the Space Development Agency (SDA) was successfully launched and deployed to low Earth orbit (LEO) Monday evening, York Space Systems […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
New Frontier Aerospace Hot Fires 3D-Printed Rocket Engine
New Frontier Aerospace (NFA) on Monday said it has completed a series of successful hot fire tests of its additively manufactured Mjolnir liquid rocket engine the startup is developing for […]
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Military Space Update, Wednesday, June 25, 2025
// PDF View- DoD CIO Official: Satcom Needs its ‘3GPP Moment’
- DIU Seeks Funding for Active Response to Interference Against Commercial Satellite Operators
- Space Force Meadowlands Development in Parallel with Production For L3Harris
- BlackSky to Expand Constellation With Multispectral, Large-Area Satellites
- Satellite Developer Portal Space Opens First Manufacturing Facility
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Business/Financial
Saab Taps Anduril To Supply Rocket Motors For Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb
Anduril Industries last Friday said it has been selected by Saab, Inc. to design, develop, qualify, and produce solid rocket motors for the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB). Saab Inc. […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Northrop Grumman Unveils Testbed For Autonomy Software
Northrop Grumman [NOC] last week unveiled Beacon, what it calls a “testbed ecosystem” that brings together its flight hardware with autonomy software solutions from other vendors to evaluate and quickly […]
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Army
Army Chief Says Organic Industrial Base Could Manufacture Drones And Related Parts
Parts of the Army’s organic industrial base (OIB) would be better used for scaling production of drones and their parts than some of the things currently being produced, the service’s […]
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Army
Driscoll Says Details On Army Transformation Initiative Coming In June
Details on a $48 billion plan the Army is undertaking to shed investments in obsolete and low priority programs and efforts in favor of high priority needs are forthcoming in […]
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Budget
Collins Slams Army’s Decision To Cancel Robotic Combat Vehicle
The chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday knocked the Army’s recent decision to cancel a robotic ground vehicle program that she said is a testament to the innovation […]
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Business/Financial
Anduril Offers Autonomous Air Vehicles, Rocket Motors To Europe In Partnership With Rheinmetall
Anduril Industries is offering its Barracuda and Fury air vehicles to Europe through a partnership with Germany’s Rheinmetall, which will provide its digital platform that will integrate the autonomous air […]
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