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BlackSky CEO Details Sovereign Deal with Indonesian MoD

By Rachel Jewett

Thursday, February 8th, 2024

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BlackSky CEO Details Sovereign Deal with Indonesian MoD

BlackSky satellite imagery collected over Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: BlackSky

BlackSky Technology [BKSY] shared more details this week about a recent $50 million deal to supply subscription imagery and analytics to the Indonesian Ministry of Defense (MoD). In this deal, the Indonesian MoD will integrate BlackSky’s software and hardware capabilities into a sovereign capability. BlackSky received a contract from Thales Alenia Space supporting the MoD to deliver Gen-3 Earth observation satellites, ground station capabilities and flight operations support. These sovereign satellites for Indonesia will share the same capabilities as BlackSky’s Gen-3 satellites. In addition,…

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