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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Space Force Space Systems Command Says It’s Using $40 Million Congressional Add to Improve COCOM Use of Commercial Imagery
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (USSF SSC) said that it is using a $40 million congressional add for Tactical, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking (TacSRT) in fiscal 2024 to […]
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Intelligence Community
NGA/U.S. Space Force Joint Mission Management Center ‘First Step’ in DoD/IC/Allied Imagery Integration
While analysts with intelligence experience have pointed to gaps in the integration of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)-provided commercial imagery into the daily workflows of combatant command staff and front-line military […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Commercial Space Office Considering ‘Automated Network Orchestration’
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command’s Commercial Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Office (CSCO)–a part of the Commercial Space Office in Chantilly, Va., under the leadership of Col. Richard Kniseley–is contemplating “automated […]
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SpaceNGA Director Suggests Commercial Imagery Meeting COCOM Timelines
Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), suggested last week that commercial imagery was meeting the timelines of combatant commands (COCOMs). “Our day is really […]
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Intelligence CommunityNGA Launches Accreditation Pilot for AI Models
Amid popular, and some military, concern about the timely accuracy and applicability of artificial intelligence (AI), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is launching a pilot program for accrediting geospatial intelligence […]
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Intelligence CommunityNGA Awards BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin Sustainment Contracts
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in July awarded BAE Systems a potential five-year, $347 million contract to continue to sustain the agency’s National System for Geospatial-Intelligence Consolidate Library (NCL). Under […]
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Intelligence CommunityNGA Plans Program For Digital Twin Of The World
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) wants a digital twin that takes advantage of multiple data sources to provide users with accurate and timely 3D-representations of digital maps and charts, an […]
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SpaceGovernment Behind In Plans To Create Program Of Record For Commercial Satellite Imagery, ICEYE Exec Says
Commercial satellite radar providers are ready to meet the operational needs of U.S. government users but plans to develop a program of record for these capabilities in fiscal year 2026 […]
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SpaceNRO Launches Second Mission Of Proliferated Architecture
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) last Friday night successfully launched the second mission of its proliferated space architecture aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, executing on plans to sustain relatively […]
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Business/FinancialSafran Agrees To Acquire GEOINT AI Company Preligens
France’s Safran on Monday said it has entered exclusive discussion to acquire Preligens, a small company that develops artificial intelligence to automate the analysis of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) such as […]
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