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Space

NGA Announces Winners For Final Phase Of Challenge To Support World Magnetic Model

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 28th, 2023

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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has launched the final phase of a competition that seeking novel ways to collect data in support of a global model that is the standard for navigation and heading, selecting three winning teams to complete the design, build, and launch of their satellites. The teams—Britain’s Iota Technology, Spire Global [SPIR] and Canada’s SBQuantum, and Univ. of Colorado Boulder—were previously selected to move into Phase 4a of the MagQuest challenge, during which each team successfully tested…

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]