With funding flush, Space Force hopes to speed satellites to track aircraft, missiles
WASHINGTON — The Space Force has seen positive results from experiments with space-based sensors to track airborne targets,…
HEO, SatVu, Sierra Nevada nab first of NRO’s new commercial imagery contracts
WASHINGTON — The National Reconnaissance Office has granted the first three contracts under its newest contracting vehicle for…
SpaceX to launch next SDA missile tracking satellites
WASHINGTON — The Space Force today announced awards to SpaceX for five launches of a total of 44…
NRO extends contracts for 4 providers, readies new acquisition approach
WASHINGTON — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has extended its contracts for Earth observation data with four firms…
NRO needs AI to manage more than 200 (and counting) satellites, director says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — One of America’s most secretive spy agencies is wrestling with an embarrassment of riches,…
Space Force to launch ‘actual’ GMTI sats ‘in the next year’: General
WASHINGTON — A joint project between the Space Force and National Reconnaissance Office expects to launch satellites that…
Defense Policy Nominee Has Advocated Merging NRO and SSC
Combining the National Reconnaissance Office with the Space Force’s Space Systems Command could help turbocharge national security space…