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Intelligence Community

NRO Successfully Launches Last Proliferated Architecture Mission Of 2024

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 17th, 2024

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NRO Successfully Launches Last Proliferated Architecture Mission Of 2024

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Tuesday morning successfully launched its sixth and final proliferated satellite architecture mission of the year, marking 10 total missions in the last 19 months that have delivered more than 100 payloads on orbit. NRO previously said that it had planned to launch more than six proliferated architecture missions in 2024 (Defense Daily, Oct. 24). The NROL-149 mission was conducted in partnership with the U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and launched aboard a…

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. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

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

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

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

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]