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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
- Ukraine asks EU to fund first Patriot missiles buy
- Brussels is weighing a rare waiver that would let Kyiv tap its €90 billion loan for U.S.-made interceptors for the first time.
- — Katie Livingstone 2026-09-05 04:34:28
- US Air Force speeds Reaper successor timeline after Iran losses
- The Air Force is accelerating its timeline for a cheaper, more expendable successor to the MQ-9A Reaper after combat losses.
- — Michael Scanlon 2026-09-04 19:27:23
- Trump to travel aboard Qatari-donated Air Force One to Ireland
- U.S. President Donald Trump will use the Qatari-donated jet to travel to Ireland next week, the plane's first international trip since the swap in Turkey.
- — Cristina Stassis 2026-09-04 18:58:02
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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 ...
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- ... 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
- U.S. OKs Nearly $7 Billion In FMS With Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Including Large JDAM-ER Deal With Riyadh
- The U.S. has approved nearly $7 billion in potential foreign military sales with Saudi Arabia and Iraq, to include a $5 billion deal with the former for Joint Direct Attack […]<img width="502...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-09-04 21:40:44
- Trump Picks Army Civil Works Chief Adam Telle As Service’s Acting Secretary
- President Trump has selected Adam Telle, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, to be the service’s acting secretary “effective immediately.” “He is a Great Patriot, who is respec...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-09-04 21:17:12
- Defense Watch: Polish Aerostats, Honeywell False Claims Act, Drone JV, Lockheed Martin Training Round
- Aerostats for Poland. TCOM last week said it has received an Army contract worth over $600 million to provide the Polish armed forces its aerostat systems for airspace and surface […]<img wid...
- — Defense Daily Staff 2026-09-04 20:16:33
- DoD Begins Falcon Peak Counter-Drone Experiment With Focus On Southern Border
- U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and the Pentagon’s counter-drone task force last week began another in an ongoing series of experiments and demonstrations aimed at detecting and defeating threat...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-09-04 20:11:00
- Navy Demonstrated More Unmanned Refueling At Sea
- The Navy this week revealed this summer it demonstrated using a robotic towed connector to repeatedly capture, refuel and release an unmanned surface vessel (USV) at sea. A Navy-industry team [R...
- — Rich Abott 2026-09-04 19:44:16
- L3Harris Announces Production Completion of First 35 Viper Shields
- L3Harris Technologies [LHX] said on Sept. 3 that it has finished production of the first 35 AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield electronic warfare and countermeasure systems in a planned buy of 233 […]<i...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-09-04 17:07:13
- Meink Directs MMA Acceleration, USAF Eyes $10 Million Unit Cost for Air Vehicle, $20 Million for CCA Air Vehicle
- A U.S. Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) solicitation in July pegged initial operational capability (IOC) of 20 Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA) in fiscal 2031, but that schedule may […...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-09-03 21:47:30
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- Veteran Murphy aide gets the key to Gates
- A longtime Senate staffer is taking more than a decade of policy experience to the philanthropic sector. Emily Smith has joined the Gates Foundation as a senior program officer after over 13 1/2 ye...
- 2026-09-03 19:35:13
- K Street's revolving door swings red
- The lobbying landscape continues to favor Republican talent in its revolving door hires, even as the GOP faces an increasingly challenging midterm environment. So far this year, LegiStorm has track...
- 2026-08-31 19:03:00
- Reinsurance group adds Hill coverage
- A House Financial Services Committee staffer has left Capitol Hill for the reinsurance industry. Shannon Evans has joined the Reinsurance Association of America as assistant director of federal aff...
- 2026-08-27 19:46:55
- AP Top 25 schools count 100 alumni in Congress
- At least 100 current members of Congress can have high hopes for this college football season. That's how many attended a school represented in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll, accordin...
- 2026-08-24 18:27:13
- King brings Big Law counsel back to Senate
- Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) has brought a Big Law attorney with prior Hill experience onto his legislative team. William Scheffer has joined King's office as counsel, handling judiciary, firearms, l...
- 2026-08-20 19:20:30
WSJ Op-eds
- Pepper…and Salt
- 2026-09-05 04:00:00
- Democrats Really Want 13 Supreme Court Justices
- Listen to why they voted against a plan to keep the High Court at nine.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-09-04 21:39:00
- More Secret School Gender Transitions
- The Justice Department sues over transgender guidance in Kansas.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-09-04 21:37:00
- Newsom’s Minimum Wage Whitewash
- The Governor ignores a few facts as he touts California’s jobs record.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-09-04 21:36:00
- The New U.S. Tax on ‘Brilliant People’
- An exorbitant fee on H-1B visas may exceed executive authority to tax.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-09-04 21:35:00
- Make Hollywood Great Again? Donald Trump Wants Tax Subsidies for Movie Making
- After meeting with Jon Voight, President Trump calls on Congress to pass film "incentives" to keep jobs in California. Plus, the number of people on food stamps has dipped by nearly six million, bu...
- — WSJ Opinion 2026-09-04 21:31:00
- A Better Way to Reform Head Start
- Trump proposes to convert it into block grants. What it needs is a single-minded focus on preparing kids for kindergarten.
- — Chester E. Finn Jr. 2026-09-04 21:01:00
The Diplomat
- Humanoid Robots and China’s Vision of the Future
- China’s humanoid robots are more than a showcase of state ambition. They reveal how differently we interpret visions of the technological future depending on who builds them.
- — Leonie Spangenberg 2026-09-04 14:49:00
- Public Scrutiny Really Does Help the Unjustly Detained
- Concerned citizens and civil society groups working in tandem can help free the unjustly imprisoned. But the work is far from finished.
- — Mandeep Tiwana and Susan Marx 2026-09-04 14:26:00
- Nepal’s Floods Upset Its China-India Balancing Act
- Trade infrastructure was swept away. Nepal’s trade with China, which was already limited, will be further restricted after the August 26 floods.
- — Biswas Baral 2026-09-04 14:04:00
- Indonesia’s Emerging China Dependencies
- Is this the beginning of the end of Jakarta’s truly “free and active” foreign policy?
- — Faqih Addien Al Haq and Liam Mullett 2026-09-04 14:04:00
- Why Australian Politics Is Shifting Right, Not Left
- The prevalence of nationalism, authoritarianism, and populism explains the rise of far-right politics in Australia.
- — Ibolya Losoncz 2026-09-04 14:07:00
- The Real Key to the AI Race: Nanometers or Gigawatts?
- By 2030, the China-U.S. AI competition may be decided less by who builds the most advanced chips than by who deploys the most computing power.
- — Bruno S. Sergi and Kevin Chen 2026-09-04 13:32:00
- In Cambodia, Floating Houses Are Stuck Aground as Climate Change Takes Hold
- Researchers are seeing a change in Cambodian weather patterns as climate change takes hold across the region.
- — Phoung Vantha 2026-09-04 10:53:00
European Security & Defence
- FDI: Naval Group Signs Contract With Sweden
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Signature-FDI-contract-with-Sweden.jpg-1-300x169.webp" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Naval Grou...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-05 08:00:41
- Hanwha to launch ‘Chunmoo User Club’
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Chunmoo-User-Workshop-in-Estonia-1-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Kick-off workshop...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-04 13:11:31
- Niewiadów Polska Grupa Militarna: Building Europe’s Next 40 mm Ammunition Hub and a New Pillar of NATO Security
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/4K-300-DPI-Kopie-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: NIEWIADÓW POLSKA GRUPA MIL...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-04 09:22:50
- FN Herstal Partners for Make in India
- <img width="300" height="173" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/kalyani-Kopie-300x173.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="(Photo: FN Herstal)" style="display: b...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-03 18:56:55
- Ford, GDLS and Ricardo Join Forces for the UK
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GD-DSEI-100925-2-2048x1365-1-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Ford, GDLS and Ricardo ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-03 14:00:49
- XPONENTIAL Europe: Drone-Protection Following Leipzig
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Germandrones_im_Anflug_auf_MGL_Foto_MGL_-Kopie-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="XPONE...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-03 11:50:06
Politico Defense feed
- Red tape, not his controversial past, could sink Trump's Navy nominee
- Congress needs to grant MAGA backer Hung Cao a waiver to lead the service, but lawmakers aren’t in town to do it anytime soon.
- — By Leo Shane III and Connor O'Brien 2026-09-04 08:45:00
- Trump makes surprise pick to lead Army after Driscoll’s departure
- Trump announced that Adam Telle, who oversees the Army Corps of Engineers, will take over as acting secretary.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-09-03 23:37:35
- German defense chief to meet with Hegseth after earlier snub
- Boris Pistorius will visit the Pentagon chief for a rollout of F-35 warplanes.
- — By Stefanie Bolzen and Paul McLeary 2026-09-03 14:19:35
- Markwayne Mullin safe after Coast Guard jet makes emergency landing due to engine failure
- The plane experienced jet engine failures midflight and safely made an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
- — By Elleiana Green 2026-09-02 21:03:18
- White House pushes companies to ditch Macron’s space summit
- More than 120 countries are attending the symposium in Paris.
- — By Audrey Decker and Cheyenne Haslett 2026-09-02 20:07:22
- Trump to promote acting Navy secretary amid Pentagon turmoil
- Hung Cao has been serving in an acting capacity since John Phelan left the post in April.
- — By Jalen Beckford 2026-09-01 23:58:20
- Hegseth is winning the battle over the Pentagon’s future
- Outgoing Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s effort to modernize the service was a large part of his undoing.
- — By Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch 2026-09-01 22:54:33
CGTN-China politics
- China says US should work with it for stability in trade ties
- China and the United States should work together to jointly implement the important common understandings reached by the two heads of state, and maintain the momentum of stable development in bilat...
- 2026-09-04 10:32:49
- USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after extended deployment
- USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after extended deployment
- 2026-09-04 11:15:52
- President Xi Jinping arrives in Cairo for state visit to Egypt
- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for a state visit to Egypt.
- 2026-09-01 16:01:07
- How China-Kyrgyzstan 'golden' ties deliver for both nations and beyond
- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that China stands ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to better align development strategies, deepen exchanges of experience in governance, deliver more tangible ...
- 2026-08-31 13:37:23
- Peng Liyuan visits Kyrgyz national historical museum
- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Aigul Japarova, wife of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, visited the National Historical Museum of the Kyrgyz Republic on Monday.
- 2026-08-31 11:48:53
- Trump's envoys head to Russia and Ukraine this weekend, TASS says
- Trump's envoys head to Russia and Ukraine this weekend, TASS says
- 2026-09-04 08:38:52
- Outside forces fuel Sudan war, UN report says
- Foreign recruitment and external support networks are fueling Sudan’s war, strengthening the military capabilities of rival forces and worsening the toll on civilians, a United Nations report has...
- 2026-09-04 14:58:13
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- Star Bulk starts life as Athens-listed company with Greek share sale
- Deal could raise up to €112m from Greek investors
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-09-04 23:17:07
- Dry bulk surge leads US-listed shipping stocks to banner week
- Five-year high in the BDI helps pave the way as oft-overlooked sector continues to build momentum
- — Joe Brady 2026-09-04 21:14:40
- States remain divided over shipping’s decarbonisation drive
- IMO concludes latest round of talks aimed at reaching a deal on the next steps forward for the industry
- — Paul Peachey 2026-09-04 16:44:15
- Suezmaxes rebound as market stays volatile
- Since mid-August, the sector had been on a downturn
- — Matt Coyne 2026-09-04 14:23:49
- Care for the elderly applies to vessels as well as brokers
- Former shipbroker-turned-investor Richard Fulford-Smith says the latest recycling yard deaths expose a system that owners can no longer ignore
- — Richard Fulford-Smith 2026-09-04 13:42:58
- Cosco slams ‘totally unfounded’ US spying claims
- State giant says communication equipment on its vessels is for legitimate commercial purposes
- — Paul Peachey 2026-09-04 12:48:41
- Why container freight rates are moving in opposite directions
- Suez normalisation drives down European rates, while US East Coast prices near pandemic-era highs
- — Ian Lewis 2026-09-04 12:42:58
EveryCRS Appropriations
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- 2026-06-15 04:00:00
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- 2026-06-16 04:00:00
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- 2026-06-18 04:00:00
- NASA Appropriations and Authorizations: At a Glance
- 2026-06-22 04:00:00
- Overview of FY2027 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)
- 2026-06-23 04:00:00
- Energy and Water Development: FY2027 Appropriations
- 2026-06-23 04:00:00
TechCrunch
- XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation
- The round is being raised just months after the robot data startup exited from stealth.
- — Marina Temkin 2026-09-04 23:36:14
- OpenAI’s rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them
- OpenAI’s latest agent swarm incident adds urgency to calls for independent investigations as researchers and lawmakers question whether AI labs should control the scope of their own safety reviews.
- — Rebecca Bellan 2026-09-04 23:15:11
- AI compute provider Nscale is looking for $3.5B in pre-IPO financing
- Nscale, which recently struck a $45 billion deal with Anthropic, is in talks to raise additional funds in anticipation of an upcoming IPO.
- — Lucas Ropek 2026-09-04 21:12:11
- Judge blocks X rival from using Twitter name, but allows ‘Tweet’ for now
- A federal judge temporarily barred an X rival from using the Twitter name, but found that X was likely to have abandoned the “Tweet” trademark and bird logo. The startup has since relaunched as...
- — Sarah Perez 2026-09-04 17:52:05
- What will Apple’s John Ternus era look like?
- It’s officially the Ternus era at Apple.   Tim Cook stepped down as CEO this week, handing the company to former hardware chief John Ternus, whose first memo promised...
- — Theresa Loconsolo 2026-09-04 17:18:00
- No little kids allowed, and other new info about Tesla’s Cybercab
- The company says no children under 13 can ride -- even with a parent. That's more restrictive than the Model Y SUVs it's using as robotaxis.
- — Sean O'Kane 2026-09-04 16:51:23
- Another swarm of OpenAI agents reached the open internet without the frontier lab’s knowledge
- It's the latest failure of OpenAI's internal monitoring and security systems.
- — Tim Fernholz 2026-09-04 16:21:11
Space.com
- Scientists detect signals of hydrogen from billions of years ago. Could this help us map out the universe?
- Astronomers have used the MeerKAT radio telescope to detect hydrogen gas located billions of light-years away, from a period when the cosmos was billions of years younger.
- — Robert Lea 2026-09-04 21:00:00
- Trekkies honor 'Star Trek's' 60th birthday with fan events, special screenings, and a world record Vulcan salute
- Beam into these stellar celebrations to mark the sci-fi franchise's historic anniversary this Labor Day Weekend!
- — Jeff Spry 2026-09-04 19:40:25
- Venus is becoming a thinner crescent — and that's when it finally starts making sense
- Venus is sinking into the sunset as it catches up with Earth — and a small telescope now reveals something the naked eye never can: another planet going through phases.
- — Jamie Carter 2026-09-04 19:40:25
- Stars forge and deliver the elements that make up your body — and scientists may finally know how
- Scientists are close to understanding how stars forge the elements that comprise our planet, bodies and pretty much everything else around us, and how they explode to distribute these elements.
- — Robert Lea 2026-09-04 19:40:25
- Hubble Telescope sees spectacular 'superbubble' | Space photo of the day for Sept. 4, 2026
- The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a spectacular 'super bubble' in our Milky Way's nearest neighbor the Large Magellanic Cloud. Check out our space photo of the day.
- — Monisha Ravisetti 2026-09-04 14:00:00
- On this day in space! Sept. 4, 1962: NASA's Mariner 2 spacecrafts performs the 1st-ever maneuver in deep space so it could reach Venus
- On Sept. 4, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft performed the first-ever rocket maneuver in deep space as it did a quick mid-course correction on its way to Venus. Here's why it mattered.
- — Hanneke Weitering 2026-09-04 14:00:00
- We played 'Exodus', a sci-fi RPG that should please 'Mass Effect' fans, even if you can't romance the talking octopus
- An explosive hands-on demo has us more excited than before for the new action RPG led by BioWare veterans, who talked to us about its making.
- — Fran Ruiz 2026-09-04 14:08:21