Space
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SpaceCyber Security of Space Systems ‘Crucial,’ As U.S. Space Force Official Notes Recent Attacks
A number of recent cyberattacks on space systems highlight the need for their improved security, a U.S. Space Force official said on Nov. 6. “The U.S. and our allied forces […]
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Unmanned SystemsKratos Expects to Receive Largest-to-Date Tactical Drone Contract Late Next Year
In a third quarter earnings call on Nov. 2, Kratos [KTOS] CEO Eric DeMarco said that the company forecasts revenue growth of 10 percent next year without potential tactical drone […]
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Intelligence CommunityProject Maven Transitions to Program of Record, As NGA Looks to Leverage Program for Other Uses
The Pentagon’s Project Maven is becoming a program of record under the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). NGA said on Nov. 2 that it “has formally designated NGA Maven as a […]
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Intelligence Community10,000 “Operationally Relevant” Commercial EO Images Provided to NGA Per Week
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) had said that companies provide NGA and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) 50,000 electro-optical (EO) commercial images weekly. NGA is now further delineating that figure. […]
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Intelligence CommunityNGA Issues Draft Solicitation For New Approach To Economic Indicator Modeling
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) on Tuesday released a draft request for proposal for LUNO A, a program that will replace the agency’s current Economic Indicator Monitoring (EIM) contract. Responses […]
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Intelligence CommunityHawkEye 360 Nabs Awards To Provide Space-Based RF Data For Indo-Pacific Initiative
HawkEye 360 on Tuesday said it has received a $12.3 million contract from the Navy to continue providing its satellite-based radio frequency (RF) as part of a maritime domain awareness […]
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SpaceULA Receives 11 Missions, SpaceX 10 in Final Assignments for NSSL Phase 2
The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., assigned 21 launches in the next two to three years for the fiscal 2024 National Security […]
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SpaceSDA Awards Northrop Grumman $732 Million for Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Alpha Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $732 million firm-fixed price Other Transaction Authorities (OTA) contract to build 38 satellites for the Tranche […]
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SpaceUS and Australia Sign Space Launch Agreement
President JoeBiden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed an agreement on Thursday providing a legal and technical framework for U.S. commercial space launch vehicles to launch from Australia. According […]
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SpaceSDA Readies for Second Award for Tranche 2, Transport Layer Alpha Satellites After York Space Systems’ Win
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) expects to award a second contract, possibly next week, for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Alpha satellites after the announcement last week by […]