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BlackSky to Develop Automated Target Recognition Under AFWERX Contract

BlackSky to Develop Automated Target Recognition Under AFWERX Contract
BlackSky said that its imagery revealed the extent of damage done in Izmail, Ukraine on Aug. 2 from a Russian drone strike (BlackSky Photo)

BlackSky Technology [BKSY] said on Oct. 16 that it has won a Space Development Agency contract through the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's AFWERX innovation arm to help track forces on the move through automated target recognition (ATR). The ATR is to integrate radio frequency and electro-optical satellite sensor data "to track mobile assets in real-time and securely distribute actionable intelligence to remote devices and analysts worldwide," BlackSky said. The announcement comes as the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) pursues a Space…

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