LeoLab’s new, mobile space-watch radar to participate in Valiant Shield exercise
The new Scout-S radar will remain operational after Valiant Shield ends July 1, and already is contributing data to LeoLab’s space monitoring network, the company said.
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Space Force contracts Viasat, Intelsat for first of new anti-jam communication sats
The two awards are collectively worth $437.7 million, according to the Space Systems Command press release.
NRO funds BlackSky for new satellites, AI-optimized image detection system
“The NRO is at the forefront of integrating AI into space-based ISR,” a spysat agency spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
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Northrop Grumman partners with Apex for 2027 SBI demo
Startup Apex Space had previously announced its own self-funded SBI demonstration called Project Shadow by the end of 2026.
National security launch schedule not likely impacted by New Glenn disaster
NSSL will be okay because it can still rely on the Falcon 9 workhorse,” said Todd Harrison, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
SpaceX wins $4.16B Space Force contract to detect airborne moving targets
“While this OTA agreement establishes initial SB-AMTI capability, the Space Force anticipates issuing multiple awards in the coming year ,” the service said today.
SPACECOM exploring tech for future offensive cislunar ops: Chief Scientist
An analyst called the new commitment to pursue cislunar operations a “massive policy change” for the Pentagon.
Epic Fury highlighted Space Force needs for distributed ops, EW sites
“We’ve seen in Operation Epic Fury, for the first time, that our space capabilities have been targeted and destroyed. We expect that to happen more,” Brig. Gen. Christopher Fernengel said today.
Dept. of Air Force ‘still working’ to sort space programs into acquisition portfolios: Ainsworth
The Department of the Air Force in “the coming days” will announce the finalized PAE structure along with the names of each office leader, Thomas Ainsworth, acting space acquisition chief, said.