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More Than 100 NRO Satellites Launched/Planned Between June Last Year and End of This Year

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, August 28th, 2024

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More Than 100 NRO Satellites Launched/Planned Between June Last Year and End of This Year

Pictured are NGA Director Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth (left) and NRO Director Chris Scolese (right) at the Aug. 28 forum.

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…

Space

Space Force Eyes Nearly $1.5 Billion for Space Data Network Backbone in Future Reconciliation Bill

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) plans to request nearly $1.5 billion for the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone in a future fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill. Last week, Space Force’s Space […]

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]