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Astranis is pursuing three Department of Defense (DoD) contracting areas and one commercial area. These include:
- Resilient GPS: Led by the Space Systems Command (SSC) as a "quick start" project, aiming for a $2 billion total. The SSC plans to procure 24-30 satellites, each costing up to $80 million. Astranis, along with Axient, L3 Harris, and Sierra Space, was awarded an eight-month design concepts contract in September 2024, with $40 million allocated for design studies. The first set of satellites is expected to launch as soon as 2028. Notably, SpaceX did not bid on this contract.
- PTS-G: A Tactical MILSATCOM in GEO shaped by the SSC, with an RFP announced in November 2024. The award is expected in 2025, with a budget of $558 million over two years, potentially reaching $2 billion. This follows a GOCO model (Government Owned and Commercially Operated).
Recent News
- US Army to receive thousands of Barracuda-500M cruise missiles in Anduril deal
- The Pentagon’s Low-Cost Containerized Missiles program aims to obtain over 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles over a three-year span.
- — Cristina Stassis 2026-05-15 19:27:58
- Army leaders in hot seat over Poland deployment cancellation
- Lawmakers questioned the timing and the reasons, lambasting the order that Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said sent a “terrible message to Russia and our allies.”
- — Patricia Kime 2026-05-15 19:06:19
- No sound of silence: US soldiers train eyes — and ears — for drone swarms
- The U.S. Army is moving beyond battling individual drone threats as it experiments with tactics to combat throngs of unmanned aircraft in saturated skies.
- — Eve Sampson 2026-05-15 18:39:31
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- Deliver capability now through affordable and adaptable programs that pace the threat.
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- Outpace the threat with technical excellence, adaptability and rapid solutions that support a broad range of operating environments. At it's core - PEO IEW&S services the Army's military intelligence, command & control, and in-general non-kinetic capabilties. It is a deep player in the Army's ability to fight shooting wars and peace-time operations alike. Read more ...
Did you know?
- ... that Watch the US Air Force carry out dramatic nighttime Minuteman III test
- ... that French, German defense leaders urge European unity after Trump win
- ... that Patriot missile knocks out threat target in test with new radar
- ... that Space Force expands Commercial Integration Cell partnerships
- ... that though Donald Trump’s election throws into doubt U.S. support for Ukraine, many Ukrainians hope Trump will hold the line on military aid.
- ... that Trump vows peace in chaotic Middle East. But fixing it won’t be easy.
- ... that Prague has been leading a push to source Soviet-era ammunition for Ukraine from countries around the globe, but the initiative risks running out of money.
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Defense Daily
- Australian AI Sensor Startup Arkeus Raises $18 Million To Help Expand In U.S, Europe
- Australia’s Arkeus has raised $18 million in a Series A round to help developer of artificial intelligence-enabled hyperspectral sensors to expand and scale manufacturing in Australia, the U.S. a...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-05-15 18:33:56
- Teledyne FLIR Defense To Provide Rogue 1 Loitering Munition For Army’s LASSO Effort
- The Army has picked Teledyne FLIR Defense’s [TDY] Rogue 1 loitering munition to support the Low-Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program, the company has said, with plans to deliver ...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-05-14 21:45:05
- Golden Dome Head Pushes Back on CBO Estimate; Sen. Sheehy Agrees On Trillion Dollar Scale
- The head of the Golden Dome program on May 14 strongly disagreed with a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate that a system along the lines of President Donald Trump’s […]<img widt...
- — Rich Abott 2026-05-14 21:43:01
- Space Force Soliciting Industry Prototypes For $783 Million Program To Upgrade Ground-Based Radars
- The Space Force’s fiscal 2027 future years defense plan includes $783 million to upgrade eight ground-based radars in collaboration with the Missile Defense Agency, including nearly $129 mill...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-05-14 21:36:49
- Anduril Details Scaling Up NGC2 Work At Division-Level Ivy Mass Exercise
- Anduril Industries on Thursday detailed efforts to scale up its work on the Army’s Next-Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative across the entire 4th Infantry Division during the recent ...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-05-14 21:33:41
- Without Iran Supplemental Soon, Caudle Expects To Make Tradeoffs In July Timeframe
- Ongoing operations in the Middle East to contend with Iran will require additional funding soon or the Navy will be facing choices soon on “force generation,” the service’s top officer [̷...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-05-14 20:42:36
- CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones
- U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad ...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-05-14 19:30:04
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- Problem Solvers lean Center Forward
- Bipartisan dealmaking on Capitol Hill is getting a new hand with roots in centrist advocacy work. Danny Garza has joined the Problem Solvers Caucus as executive director, serving under co-chairs Re...
- 2026-05-14 19:42:07
- K Street's partisan split persists in Q1
- Republican-leaning firms have long dominated K Street, and the first quarter of 2026 was no exception. Revenue totals from this quarter showed a massive divide between the two sides of the federal ...
- 2026-05-11 19:05:14
- Firefighter union pulls Senate aide from Hill
- A Senate homeland security staffer has left Capitol Hill for the firefighters union. Chelsea Davis is now deputy director of government affairs for the International Association of Fire Fighters af...
- 2026-05-07 19:39:16
- Natural resources lobbying surges in Q1
- Lobbying on natural resources has become one of the fastest-growing issue areas on K Street. Lobbying spending for natural resources, covering issues like energy development, mining and public land...
- 2026-05-04 18:10:27
- Spotify queues up Scalise aide
- A House GOP leadership aide has moved from the Hill to Spotify's government affairs team. Dominique Yelinski is now director of U. S. government affairs at Spotify after most recently serving as d...
- 2026-04-30 18:32:34
WSJ Op-eds
- So Why Go to the Moon Again?
- NASA’s Amit Kshatriya, the man behind Artemis, on the race with China to reach Mars, the asteroid belt and Jupiter’s moons.
- — Tunku Varadarajan 2026-05-15 18:46:00
- When ICE Came for My Daughter-in-Law
- I support President Trump and his efforts to control the border. I hope he keeps his promise to Dreamers.
- — Jen Rickling 2026-05-15 18:45:00
- The World Was Watching Ted Turner’s CNN
- The media titan’s innovations changed how people watched history unfold.
- 2026-05-15 18:16:00
- Stop Crying Wolf Over U.S. Livestock Deaths
- Wolves often get blamed, but they’re responsible for a tiny fraction of total cattle losses.
- 2026-05-15 18:15:00
- Expanding 340B Won’t Fix a Broken System
- Including community practices in the discount drug program would make a bad problem worse.
- 2026-05-15 18:14:00
- Doomscrolling Is a Far Cry From the Classic TV Dinner
- All screens are not created equal. Watching a sitcom rerun beats mindless hours on social media.
- 2026-05-15 18:13:00
- Is E15 Fuel Really Cheaper?
- The price at the pump is better, but ethanol delivers less energy.
- 2026-05-15 18:12:00
The Diplomat
- The Fall of Victory Day in Kazakhstan
- In Kazakhstan, although Victory Day celebrations still took place on May 9, the Soviet focus is increasingly being replaced by expressions of national pride.
- — Albert Otkjær 2026-05-15 15:56:00
- Pakistan and the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing
- Like other Global South countries, Pakistan would like to pursue cooperation with both the US and China. Will the Beijing summit facilitate that?
- — Umair Jamal 2026-05-15 14:04:00
- Southeast Asia’s Counter-drone Efforts
- Southeast Asian countries are taking steps to counter drone threats. What’s really needed is a multilayered defense network.
- — Mei Ching Liu 2026-05-15 14:10:00
- What Takaichi’s Hanoi Visit Reveals About Vietnam’s Critical Minerals Strategy
- Vietnam’s critical minerals strategy applies the doctrine of strategic autonomy to a new sector. The visit by Japan’s PM shows what that approach can deliver and where it falls short.
- — Khang Pham 2026-05-15 14:00:00
- How China’s Population Stopped Noticing Their Country Had Been Sealed
- Three lockdowns conditioned a population to accept the airtight, but invisible, seal that followed
- — Guang Yang 2026-05-15 13:49:00
- India and the Netherlands: From Quiet Cooperation to Strategic Partnership?
- Can India and the Netherlands transform their growing cooperation into a fully-fledged strategic partnership with a clear long-term vision?
- — Nicolas Blarel and Floris Harm 2026-05-15 14:24:00
- Poll: How the US Lost the ‘Hearts and Minds’ of People Worldwide
- Three years ago, only a fraction of the global public held more favorable opinions of China than of the U.S. Today, China and even Russia have a better global image.
- — Richard Turcsanyi 2026-05-15 13:22:00
European Security & Defence
- Galvion Introduces CORTEX EVO™ as Next Step in Integrated Head Systems at SOF Week 2026
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/592ce964-1f91-0796-2a70-e90d95e9e74b-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo © Copyr...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-05-15 08:34:14
- Rheinmetall and Telekom plan to develop a drone defence shield
- <img width="300" height="156" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-11-rheinmetall-und-telekom-300x156.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Rheinmeta...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-05-11 08:47:05
- HAVELSAN Advances BARKAN UGV Family with Version 3 at SAHA Expo
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BARKAN3-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[2026 © HAVELSAN Inc.]" style="display: blo...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-05-07 12:50:41
- Rheinmetall: profitable growth and full order books
- <img width="300" height="160" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/rheinmetall-logo-300x160.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Rheinmetall]" style="displa...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-05-07 11:31:55
- Kongsberg Maritime wins contract to supply propulsion systems
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/kongsberg-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Kongsberg Maritime will supply its Promas ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-05-06 10:08:04
- Patria signs Memoranda of Understanding
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/96d718ab77aee6a3_org-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Patria]" style="display...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-05-06 08:11:07
Politico Defense feed
- ‘Slap in the face': Republicans skewer Pentagon over Poland move
- Army leaders also appeared taken aback by the administration’s abrupt action.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-05-15 17:07:15
- ‘20 years is enough’: Trump puts a timeline on limiting Iran’s nuclear program
- The allowance for Iran to enrich uranium at any point in the future — even decades out — marks a shift for the president.
- — By Alex Gangitano 2026-05-15 12:37:03
- Pentagon officials stunned by Hegseth decision on troops in Poland
- It wasn’t clear why the Defense secretary issued the order not to send troops on a routine mission to a country the administration refers to as a “model ally.”
- — By Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch 2026-05-14 21:05:35
- Pentagon official: Iran still threatens Strait of Hormuz
- Tehran’s ability to scare off commercial ships continues to give it leverage in any peace negotiation with the U.S.
- — By Leo Shane III 2026-05-14 16:12:44
- Trump’s disappearing China hawks
- The once vocal GOP wing that warned against making deals with Beijing has largely left the conversation ahead of Trump’s China summit.
- — By Jack Detsch, Katherine Long, Paul McLeary and Ari Hawkins 2026-05-13 19:57:49
- Pentagon's estimate for Iran war grows to $29B
- The latest increase comes even as the U.S. says the fighting has largely stopped.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-05-12 17:32:41
- German lawmaker downplays Trump troop withdrawal
- German lawmaker Roderich Kiesewetter acknowledged tense relations between Berlin and Washington but argued German leaders could have done a better job of calibrating their criticisms of the Iran war.
- — By Daniella Cheslow 2026-05-12 16:42:26
CGTN-China politics
- World leaders react to ceasefire agreement & Iran
- World leaders react to ceasefire agreement & Iran
- 2026-04-11 17:55:17
- Vietnam's top leader To Lam arrives in Beijing for state visit
- To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and president of Vietnam, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a state visit to China through Friday.
- 2026-04-14 01:54:43
- KMT chairwoman pays tribute to Sun Yat-sen at cenotaph in Beijing
- Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, led a KMT delegation on Saturday to pay tribute to Sun Yat-sen, a great forerunner of China's democratic revolution, at the cenotaph ...
- 2026-04-11 08:48:53
- Faces of Africa - Kalthum Mohammad: The woman who talks to Boko Haram
- Maiduguri is the largest city in northeastern Nigeria and the capital of Borno State. However, in Africa’s counter-terrorism history, it is known as the “birthplace” of the Nigerian terrorist...
- 2026-04-11 06:15:14
- Iranian, German FMs discuss Middle East conflict, truce over phone
- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, exchanged views on the recent conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran and the ceasefire bet...
- 2026-04-11 13:31:37
- Pakistan PM: US-Iran ceasefire 'holding,' peace efforts ongoing
- Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday a ceasefire between the United States and Iran was "holding" and that efforts were underway to reach an agreement after weekend talks failed ...
- 2026-04-13 13:33:15
- Experts: Mainland's 10 measures to bring tangible benefits for Taiwan
- The Chinese mainland on Sunday unveiled a package of 10 policies and measures to promote cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation, a move experts say will bring tangible benefits to people in the Tai...
- 2026-04-13 06:29:06
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- UK investment firm exits Teekay Tankers and CMB.Tech while lifting Zim stake
- Sagil Capital also sheds most of Tsakos Energy Navigation stake
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-05-15 18:32:09
- International Seaways remains top shipping pick for giant US investor Fidelity
- Boston-based firm has cut holding in clean product power Scorpio Tankers by 76%
- — Joe Brady 2026-05-15 17:56:40
- Xi-Trump summit heralds tariff easing plan
- Beijing outlines tariff-easing framework as ties stabilise after high-stakes talks
- — Huaqing Ma 2026-05-15 14:51:46
- Dry bulk ship-to-ship transfers becoming routine, says Intercargo chief
- Operational shift is tied to emerging mining export regions
- — Huaqing Ma 2026-05-15 14:49:02
- Nordic American Tankers unveils $22.5m suezmax fixture
- Herbjorn Hansson says ‘large companies’ are continuing to fix company’s tankers in strong markets
- — Gary Dixon 2026-05-15 13:38:13
- Genco Shipping in fresh rejection of takeover offer from Diana
- Two advising banks agree that repackaged tender falls short of owner’s NAV of $26-plus
- — Joe Brady 2026-05-15 13:06:05
- Panama responds to ‘unprecedented’ number of Chinese ship detentions
- Flag state says it is committed to communication with clients amid heightened scrutiny
- — Gary Dixon 2026-05-15 13:03:45
EveryCRS Appropriations
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2026 Budget Request and Appropriations
- 2026-03-12 04:00:00
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-03-19 04:00:00
- Overview of FY2026 Appropriations for the Census Bureau
- 2026-03-19 04:00:00
- FY2026 Appropriations for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Infrastructure Programs
- 2026-03-19 04:00:00
- Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2026 Provisions
- 2026-03-24 04:00:00
- Energy and Water Development: FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-03-25 04:00:00
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-03-25 04:00:00
TechCrunch
- General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z
- Compulsive X user Andreessen himself couldn't resist responding, many, many times.
- — Julie Bort 2026-05-15 20:25:35
- A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see
- The tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers' data without a password.
- — Zack Whittaker 2026-05-15 18:51:33
- Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up
- Lake Tahoe, Silicon Valley's favorite vacation spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for electricity.
- — Tim De Chant 2026-05-15 18:14:44
- Tesla reveals two Robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators
- Newly unredacted crash reports reveal some of the troubles Tesla has had as it tries to scale its robotaxis.
- — Sean O'Kane 2026-05-15 17:13:26
- OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts
- Once users connect their accounts, they will see a dashboard of their portfolio performance, spending, subscriptions, and upcoming payments.
- — Ivan Mehta 2026-05-15 16:00:00
- Power prices are up 76% on America’s biggest grid, and a watchdog is pointing fingers
- The price spike is a reminder of a deeper problem: The U.S. power grid was not designed for the electricity demands of an AI-driven economy, and the gap between what the grid can deliver and what t...
- — Tim De Chant 2026-05-15 15:45:53
- US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip
- While the summit appeared cordial, China remains a key adversary of the United States, given its advanced intelligence and espionage capabilities.
- — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2026-05-15 15:42:11
Space.com
- 'Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes' is a relentlessly oppressive roguelite inspired by FTL
- The Cylons are hot on the trail of a fleet of survivors, and rejoining the Battlestar Galactica is their only hope in this brutal roguelite.
- — Ian Stokes 2026-05-15 19:00:00
- The Canon EOS R5 Mark II is our choice as the best-resolution Canon camera – it's perfect for astrophotography and is $501 off in this Walmart deal
- Expert tester James Abbott rated the R5 Mark II with a flawless review, it produces impressive astrophotography and is a brilliant all-round mirrorless powerhouse, now at its best-ever price
- — Paul Brett 2026-05-15 18:00:00
- Mars orbiter captures striking images of 'chaos and craters' carved by ancient floods
- ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured dramatic new views of a rugged Martian landscape shaped by catastrophic floods billions of years ago.
- — Samantha Mathewson 2026-05-15 16:00:00
- I thought my backyard had too much light pollution for astrophotography. This telescope proved me wrong
- Surrounded by streetlights and terraced houses, I never expected to capture detailed deep-space images from my backyard until I tried the Vaonis Vespera Pro telescope.
- — Daisy Dobrijevic 2026-05-15 15:00:00
- Auroras over Australia look like sci-fi from space | Space photo of the day for May 15, 2026
- An astronaut aboard the ISS captured the brilliant green and pink glow.
- — Chelsea Gohd 2026-05-15 14:00:00
- James Webb Space Telescope maps our universe's largest structure in unprecedented detail
- Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have mapped the "cosmic web" of galaxies, the largest structure in the universe, with unprecedented detail.
- — Robert Lea 2026-05-15 14:22:02
- 4 bright stars form a giant 'diamond' in the May night sky: Here's how to find it
- Look for the Great Diamond of Spring in May's night sky and discover the rich realm of galaxies within.
- — Joe Rao 2026-05-15 12:00:00