As he departs, the Defense Department’s top artificial intelligence official says the foundation is set for the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center — but now it must deliver. “The foundational elements are now in place. What we have to do in the course of the next one to two years is […]
Nathan Strout
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The company, which until now has focused on space debris removal, has acquired an Israeli company to jump-start its move into offering satellite life-extension services. Source link
28 companies will compete for task orders under the new indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to develop the Advanced Battle Management System. Source link
DARPA’s Sea Train concept looks to enable a convoy of medium-sized unmanned vessels to travel across the ocean without refueling, before splitting up to conduct independent operations. Source link
Special Operations Command is launching a new program, Mission Command, that will present all the data needed for a mission in a single visualization. Source link
The decisions to open up testing at Nellis comes as the National Spectrum Consortium wraps up solicitations for 5G testing at four other military bases. Source link
The launch window for three National Reconnaissance Office satellites has been rescheduled now that New Zealand COVID-19 restrictions have eased up. Source link
Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear says the industrial base will be able to support the rapid launch cadence needed to build its proliferated constellation of hundreds of satellites in… Source link
The two payloads will be integrated into the first two geosynchronous Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared satellites, with the first expected to be launched in 2025. Source link
The report calls for the consolidation of budget line items along mission portfolios, incremental funding for satellites, and delegating milestone decision authority, among other things. Source link
The head of the Space Force says he’s signed the first U.S. Space Command order under Operation Olympic Defender, an allied effort to deter hostilities in space and prevent space debris. Source link
Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond said the Joint Requirements Oversight Council approved of the review in a recent briefing, and he was “extremely pleased” with their reaction. Source link
The two five-year contracts will provide Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System terminals for the Air Force, Navy and NATO partners. Source link
Labelbox has already won a contract to study how their machine learning training data platform can be integrated with U.S. Air Force efforts. Source link
The Weather System Follow-On – Microwave will provide critical space-based weather data for the U.S. military. Source link
The award provides for two Next Generation OPIR polar space vehicles, which in addition to three geosynchronous space vehicles being developed by Lockheed Martin will be a crucial part of the… Source link
DARPA wants to use artificial intelligence and unmanned platforms to revolutionize aerial combat. Source link
A draft Request for Proposals from the Space Development Agency outlines what it needs from missile-tracking satellites it plans to launch in FY2022. Source link
Although its first launch keeps getting pushed back, Capella Space has secured another deal with the Department of Defense for its synthetic aperture radar imagery. Source link
U.S. Northern Command wants to explore using commercial proliferated low-Earth orbit constellations to fill their Arctic communications gap. Source link
The technology demonstration satellites will pave the way for the Space Development Agency to build an on orbit mesh network. Source link
VOX Space’s first Guam-based launch will place several technology demonstrator cubesats on orbit for multiple government agencies. Source link
One experiment will take solar energy, convert it to radio frequency, and then beam it to earth where it can power U.S. military platforms. Source link
Intended to be demonstrated at an ABMS test in April, the Air Force has begun deploying unclassified personal devices that allow operators to access classified information. Source link