Government/Military

BlackSky Technology won a contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) for the third phase of the Space-based Machine Automated Recognition Technique (SMART) program.  BlackSky has won previous...

The FCC adopted guidance during its January meeting on orbital debris mitigation rules to provide clarity and guidance to satellite operators.  The FCC adopted an Order on Reconsideration on Jan....

The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is kicking off a commercial pathfinder project to support space situational awareness (SSA) services, placing orders for commercial data with COMSPOC, LeoLabs, and Slingshot...

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) said on Jan. 16 that it has awarded contracts worth up to $2.5 billion to three companies for 54 infrared sensor-equipped satellites...

Orbit Communication Systems recently received $36.7 million in orders for its satellite communication technology for defense use cases. The company, based in Israel, recently finalized an agreement with the Israeli...

Mynaric will participate in Phase 2 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Space-BACN program, the company announced Tuesday. Mynaric previously participated in Phase 0 and Phase 1 of...

Due to significant demand under an existing contract for geospatial-intelligence (GEOINT) data to analyze visible economic indicators, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) plans to award a new contract for commercial...

Muon Space has received a small business innovation research (SBIR) contract from AFWERX focused on weather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and operational mission planning. AFWERX is the innovation arm of...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Rancher Government Solutions (RGS) have formed a strategic partnership for customers to get more out of Kratos’ software-based OpenSpace platform. The partnership will better enable...

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded Maxar Intelligence a task order to provide the agency with a Precision3D data bundle covering an area within the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. Maxar Intelligence...