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Space

Project Moonlighter Satellite To Be Modeled After 3U Cubesats

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, December 15th, 2021

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Project Moonlighter Satellite To Be Modeled After 3U Cubesats

Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, the first head of Space Systems Command, established in August, speaks to personnel at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. on Oct. 6. (U.S. Space Force Photo)

A U.S. Space Force effort to launch a dedicated cybersecurity testing satellite in 2023 will include a design modeled after the common 3U cube satellites (cubesats), which weigh no more than nine pounds. The Project Moonlighter satellite "will be modeled after" the 3U cubesats, "which are very small [and are] made up of various modules that weigh under five pounds," Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Dec.15. The project is to be the crowning achievement of the Department of the…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]