
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) awarded contracts to Maxar Technologies, BlackSky, and Planet, for satellite imagery worth billions of dollars over the next 10 years. The NRO said the awards announced Wednesday are its largest-ever commercial imagery contract effort. The agency called it a “historic expansion” in how the NRO acquires commercial capabilities. The Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL) contracts are effective as of May 22 and include a five-year base and multiple one-year options with additional growth through 2032. “The…