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Space

DoD Innovation Unit Issues New Hybrid Space Architecture Solicitation

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, November 29th, 2023

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DoD Innovation Unit Issues New Hybrid Space Architecture Solicitation

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Wednesday issued a solicitation for a hybrid space architecture (HSA) that integrates commercial space sensor and communications capabilities with government space systems for rapid military, civil, and commercial communications across all domains while using commercial best practices for securing and defending the network. The DIU wants commercial solutions, open standards, and software-defined networking for the integration of the commercial and government systems. “This HSA will provide secure, assured, low latency, and multi-path communications across…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

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The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

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Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

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