Space
-
Air ForceImages from Space for Maven Depend on Analysis of Tiny Field of View
Images from space of objects and human patterns of behavior depend on the analysis of tiny fields of view to provide targeting insights to military commanders under Maven, Vice Adm. […]
-
Air ForceU.S. Space Force Wants Congressional Restoration of ‘Resiliency’ Funding in Fiscal 2025
The U.S. Space Force wants the final fiscal 2025 defense appropriations bill to protect the service’s accounts for “resilient architecture,” denoting improved navigation satellites and multi-orbit missile warning and communications […]
Tagged in: -
Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBoeing Quantum Entanglement Mission Lays Groundwork for Quantum Satellite Network
Boeing [BA] is working on a satellite mission to demonstrate quantum entanglement swapping capabilities in space. The company called it a first-of-its kind space mission that lays the groundwork for […]
-
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 […]
-
SpaceJustification and Approval for Northrop Grumman DARC Sites 2 and 3 Signed
On Monday, the Department of the Air Force posted what it said was a signed justification and approval (J&A) for Northrop Grumman [NOC]’s Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) radar […]
Tagged in: -
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
SpaceSDA Demonstrates Space-Based Link 16 Connection With Navy Aircraft; Sees Several Month Delay In Tranche 1 Launches
The Space Development Agency (SDA), as part of a demonstration of its fledgling capability to transmit messages from spacecraft using an encrypted tactical data link, recently showed that connectivity could […]
-
Space
NGA 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 […]
-
SpaceHypersonic Test Launch Successful From Sea-Based Platform, Establishing New Range
Under a contract with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to demonstrate a commercial capability for launching from sea, The Spaceport Company on Tuesday said it successfully launched a sub-scale hypersonic […]
Tagged in: