Space
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Air Force
Draper Laboratory to Expand Florida Presence
The Cambridge, Mass.-based non-profit Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., said on July 28 that it is expanding its operations in Florida in tandem with the lab’s increasing footprint nationwide. Draper […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
NORAD/NORTHCOM Pathfinder Algorithms Used in Middle East for Target Identification
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has used artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) algorithms developed for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)/U.S. Northern Command’s (NORTHCOM) Pathfinder initiative to identify drone targets, CENTCOM’s […]
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Business/Financial
Impulse Space Raises $45 Million In Funding Round Led By RTX Ventures
In space transportation company Impulse Space on Monday said it raised $45 million in a funding round led by the venture arm of RTX [RTX] that will be used in […]
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Space
16 Companies Chosen for Space Systems Command LEO Communications
Under a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite-Based Services program that may be worth $900 million, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command […]
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Space
Maxar 300 Bus Completes Critical Design Review for Tranche 1 Tracking Layer
Maxar Technologies said on July 24 that it has gone through a Critical Design Review (CDR) of the company’s Maxar 300 series bus for the L3Harris‘ [LHX] offering for the […]
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Space
DoD Looks to Lower Orbit Satellites to Boost Innovation
Reducing the vulnerability of U.S. satellites and ensuring military forces are able to operate without mission degradation is a continuous task and one that may gain insights from the U.S. […]
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Space
SPACECOM Does Not Provide Blanket Protection for Commercial Satellites, If Attacked
The 133 commercial space companies that provide systems for U.S. military use do not have automatic protection for those systems from U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), the head of SPACECOM said […]
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Space
U.S. Space Force Examining Greater Use of Live Exercises
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) is examining how to pursue more live exercises. While the other military services have had their own dedicated, live test […]
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Congress
Central DoD Data Repository Critical for Pentagon AI Applications, AI Company Founder Says
Pentagon data centralization is crucial to the future of military artificial intelligence (AI) applications, an AI entrepreneur told a congressional hearing on July 18th. “AI systems are only as good […]
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Space
SASC Wants Report from Department of the Air Force on Fielding Date for ATLAS
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants a report from Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on the fielding timeline for the U.S. Space Force’s Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System […]