By the end of the year, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) will have put more than 100 satellites into orbit since June 2023, NRO Director Chris Scolese said on Aug. 28. As part of NRO's response to "contested" environments that may include Chinese and Russian anti-satellite weapons and advanced Chinese intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) satellites, Scolese told the AFCEA International/INSA Intelligence and National Security Summit that a reduction in launch costs is aiding an NRO move to a proliferated…
