Tag: Government/Military
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has said that despite recent concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI), there is no need to pause its development. Speaking at the GEOINT 2023 Symposium, Mark Munsell, director of the Data and...
Arcfield, a U.S. government services and mission support provider, has announced that it has secured multiple classified systems contracts from an unnamed U.S. intelligence agency. The contracts are worth $158 million in the 2023 fiscal first quarter. The contracted...
BlackSky Technology has secured a multimillion dollar renewal contract from an undisclosed international ministry of defence for its tactical imagery and analytics services. The company, which uses its satellite constellation and Spectra AI tasking and analytics platform to support...
The US Department of State has released its first-ever Strategic Framework for Space Diplomacy, which outlines how it will use diplomacy to advance US space leadership and expand international cooperation. The framework, which was released on May 30, is...
Northrop Grumman has completed the Critical Design Review and software demonstration for the US Space Force's Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC), according to a statement by the company. The programme will now focus on testing key subsystems later...
The US Department of Defense's (DoD) top information officer, John Sherman, has called for greater cybersecurity measures to be implemented in commercial satellite systems. Speaking at the GEOINT 2023 Symposium in St Louis, Sherman said that as commercial companies...
The US Border Patrol has said that Earth observation data would be useful in improving situational awareness around things like washed out trails and changing tactics used by illicit actors near the border. Dan Steadman, assistant chief of the...
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is helping the US Defense Department keep track of the increasingly competitive space domain, according to Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth, the agency’s director. Speaking at the GEOINT 2023 Symposium in St Louis, Whitworth said...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded four contracts to Umbra, Terran Orbital’s PredaSAR unit, Northrop Grumman, and Jacobs to fly synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites in formation. The aim is to demonstrate novel imagery collection techniques...
The merger between Viasat and Inmarsat has received regulatory approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), marking another step forward for the deal. The FCC stated that the merger will serve the public interest and will not harm competition...
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