Space
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Space
Northrop Grumman Announces Completion of PDR for Next Gen OPIR Polar Satellites
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said this week that it recently finished a preliminary design review (PDR) for the U.S. Space Force’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) polar (NGP) […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
U.S. Space Force Looks to AI/ML to Aid Space Domain Awareness
The U.S. Space Force is looking to artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) to aid space domain awareness and other mission areas, a top service official said on May 24. The Space […]
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Intelligence Community
Korean Satellite Analytics Company Launches Program Aimed At North Korean Ballistic Missiles
South Korea’s SI Analytics this week said it has launched a new program that targets its commercial satellite imagery artificial intelligence (AI)-powered analytical capabilities at neighboring North Korea’s mobile ballistic […]
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Homeland Security
Satellite Imagery Could Aid Border Patrol In Security With Situational Awareness, Official Says
ST. LOUIS–Earth observation data would be useful to the Border Patrol and its agents in the field to improve situational awareness around things like washed out trails and changing tactics […]
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Space
Space Domain Increasingly Important To NGA In Assessing Behaviors, Whitworth Says
ST. LOUIS—As space becomes increasingly competitive, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is helping its Defense Department partners keep tabs on the space domain, the agency’s director said on Monday. “And […]
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Intelligence Community
NGA Plans New Commercial Contract For Economic Indicator Monitoring
ST. LOUIS—The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) later this year plans to award a new contract to help in monitoring for economic indicators using remote sensing data, agency officials said on […]
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Space
NRO Releases Draft RFP To Examine Latest In Commercial Electro-Optical Capabilities
ST. LOUIS—The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Monday released a new draft solicitation to alert potential commercial vendors of its plans to award contracts to have a look at the […]
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Space
U.S. Space Force Seeks Companies’ Input on Alternative Bus for EWS
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is looking for companies able to provide an alternative bus and integration support for the Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Weather Systems (EWS), which are to […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
DARPA Makes Awards Under DRIFT Program For Space-Based Radar Collection, Algorithm Development
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded four contracts aimed at flying synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites in formation to demonstrate novel imagery collection techniques and enable the […]
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Cyber
Cybersecurity Firm SpiderOak Gets New Investments From Accenture, Raytheon Technologies
The cybersecurity firm SpiderOak, which is focused on protecting data related to space systems, has received a new round of investments from Accenture [ACN], Raytheon Technologies [RTX], and Stellar Ventures […]