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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, Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by submarine
- The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean last week.
- — Sheikh Saaliq, The Associated Press 2026-03-09 20:45:41
- US B-1B Lancers arrive at RAF Fairford as strikes on Iran intensify
- The U.K. Ministry of Defence confirmed Saturday that U.S. forces had begun using the British base for “specific defensive operations."
- — Michael Scanlon 2026-03-09 19:39:01
- Prewar US intel found intervention in Iran wasn’t likely to change leadership
- A February intelligence assessment determined that American military intervention was not likely to lead to regime change in the Islamic Republic.
- — Michelle L. Price and Mary Clare Jalonick, AP 2026-03-09 18:44:33
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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
- Bell, DARPA Complete Design Review For X-76 Aircraft, On Track For Early ‘28 Flight Test
- Bell [TXT] is set to begin building its X-plane demonstrator capable of flying at speeds of up to 450 knots after completing a critical design review (CDR) with the Pentagon’s […]<img width...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-03-09 21:28:32
- Administration Fast Tracks Another Israel Arms FMS Bypassing Congress Amid Iran Campaign
- The U.S. State Department last Friday approved another $151.8 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to help Israel restock its inventory of 1,000-pound bombs amid both countries’ campaign against I...
- — Rich Abott 2026-03-09 21:08:49
- Army Wants Long-Range PrSM Inc. 4 On Acclerated Timeline, Plans Fly Off In Late FY ‘28
- The Army will meet with industry later in March to discuss next steps for its future extended range version of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), with plans for a competitive […]<img width=...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-03-09 21:00:36
- BAE Systems Completes Preliminary Design Review For Epoch 2 Constellation
- The Space Force’s Space Systems Command on Monday said that BAE Systems has completed the preliminary design review for the future constellation of Epoch 2 missile warning and tracking satellites...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-03-09 20:57:52
- Ondas To Acquire Mistral, Giving Access To U.S. Prime Contracts, Manufacturing Footprint
- Ondas Inc. [ONDS] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Mistral Inc., in a deal that would give it access to more than $1 billion in potential work with […]<img width="2560" height="1707" s...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-03-09 20:31:55
- Drone Dominance Program Selects 11 Finalists For Potential Orders After First Gauntlet
- The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance program last week selected 11 companies to receive prototype orders under the first phase of a two-year effort to equip warfighters with hundreds of thousands of [&...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-03-09 18:37:27
- Space Force Surveying Industry On Collaboration With Canada On Allied Space Domain Awareness C2
- The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) wants insights from domestic and allied nation companies on possible collaboration with Canada on an allied command and control (C2) system ...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-03-09 17:18:20
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- International Women's Day: women gain ground
- The observance of Women's History Month and International Women's Day comes as women hold a historically large share of elected offices, both on Capitol Hill and across the states. Women make up ab...
- 2026-03-09 16:53:40
- Rep. Nikema Williams hires K Street exec
- A K Street executive has headed to Capitol Hill to join the office of Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga. ). Taylor Holmes recently became a legislative assistant in Williams' office, marking her first ro...
- 2026-03-06 20:37:10
- Record number of new lobbyists flock to K Street
- A record number of newcomers entered the federal lobbying industry in 2025, as historic lobbying spending helped drive an infusion of new blood into K Street. Nearly 2,040 individuals registered as...
- 2026-03-02 19:36:36
- Nintendo protects IP as Pokémon turns 30
- Thirty years after Pokémon debuted, Nintendo continues its fight for stronger copyright enforcement and intellectual property protections in one of the most prominent Pokémon GO gyms:...
- 2026-02-27 20:54:30
- Sherman aide joins insurance lobby
- A senior member of Rep. Brad Sherman's (D-Calif. ) policy team has departed Capitol Hill for a national insurance trade group. Cory Maks, who most recently served as Sherman's legislative director...
- 2026-02-26 20:23:20
WSJ Op-eds
- How the Iran War Ends
- The likeliest scenario is that the U.S. largely clears the Gulf but the regime survives.
- — Walter Russell Mead 2026-03-09 21:15:00
- Homilies Won’t Liberate Iran
- Pope Leo seems to abandon the church’s own teaching on war.
- — William McGurn 2026-03-09 21:14:00
- How America’s Oil and Gas Dominance Has Weakened Iran
- The left called climate change a threat to national security. The real threat was the climate agenda.
- — Allysia Finley 2026-03-08 19:19:00
- The Medicaid Autism Racket
- Behavioral therapy payments are an easy target for fraud.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-03-08 19:43:00
- The Risks of Arming the Kurds in Iran
- It could backfire and help the Tehran regime keep the public on its side.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-03-08 19:40:00
- The Legal Case Against Section 122 Tariffs
- Democratic state AGs quote Milton Friedman, if you can believe it.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-03-08 19:39:00
- Mojtaba Khamenei Brings Monarchy Back to Iran
- The Islamic Republic chooses a new supreme leader and turns itself into a family business.
- — Ray Takeyh 2026-03-09 21:16:00
The Diplomat
- The Iran Crisis and the BRICS Dilemma
- The growing conflict in the Persian Gulf is a test for BRICS’ model of multipolar cooperation.
- — Danish Yousuf 2026-03-09 16:45:00
- How Britain’s Visa Ban Risks Silencing a Generation of Afghan Women
- International scholarships and student visas have functioned as a narrow but vital lifeline for Afghan women.
- — Swapnarka Arnan 2026-03-09 15:17:00
- Africa Gets Duty-free Access to China – But Chinese Companies Win on Both Sides
- The move could aggravate one of the continent’s most pressing economic problems: over-dependence on the export of raw and minimally-processed minerals and materials.
- — Bonnie Girard 2026-03-09 13:38:00
- Kyrgyz Supreme Court Dismissed Kloop’s Appeal of ‘Extremist’ Declaration
- The beleaguered outlet, and its founder, had been branded “extremist” in October 2025.
- — Catherine Putz 2026-03-09 14:35:00
- New Zealand’s Next Steps as Middle East War Escalates
- Christopher Luxon’s government has sought to deepen relations with the Gulf states, but the PM is aware of his country’s limited influence.
- — Geoffrey Miller 2026-03-09 13:13:00
- Purging Millions From West Bengal’s Voters List Risks Disenfranchisement
- Using institutions to remove people’s names from the West Bengal electoral roll is fraught with negative consequences.
- — Samata Biswas 2026-03-09 13:16:00
- Should Australia Offer Asylum to the Iranian Women’s Football Team?
- By refusing to sing the Iranian national anthem, the players were labeled “wartime traitors” back home.
- — Grant Wyeth 2026-03-09 12:44:00
European Security & Defence
- MKS Expands Family of Optical Power and Wavelength Sensors
- <img width="300" height="214" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/newport030926-01th-300x214-1.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The Newport 819-IG-06-WL Optica...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-03-09 14:03:39
- Hanwha Ocean hosts its CPSP Partners’ Day in Ottawa
- <img width="300" height="225" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/photo_2026-03-06_13-12-27-300x225.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Hanwha Ocean]" st...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-03-09 07:41:24
- Operation Epic Fury & Operation Roaring Lion – The War Against Iran
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FA-18F-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="US Navy F/A-18F aircraft launches from the ca...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-03-06 10:25:37
- Smith Myers Introduces Passive Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ATAK Cursor-on-Target Integration to ARTEMIS MPDLS
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AIMS-cars-Kopie-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo Smith Myers Communications Lt...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-03-06 06:24:11
- Galvion receives Batlskin Caiman order
- <img width="300" height="240" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/galvion-300x240.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt=" Galvion’s flagship Batlskin Caiman® bal...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-03-05 12:22:38
- Kongsberg Maritime, Seadrill, and Hanwha Drilling Forge Alliance
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Kongsberg Maritime's Dynamic Positioning tech...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-03-05 08:59:29
Politico Defense feed
- Allies fear Iran war will leave them without US weapons they bought
- European and Asian countries worry the Pentagon is burning through munitions so fast that it won’t have enough to send the weapons they have purchased.
- — By Jack Detsch, John Sakellariadis and Phelim Kine 2026-03-07 12:00:00
- Trump’s war aim: Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’
- The president's message — coming after days of mixed signals from administration officials — articulates that the U.S. has no intention of providing Tehran with an off-ramp.
- — By Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing 2026-03-06 15:14:06
- GOP restrainers say Trump abandoned them
- The president’s restraint-minded backers accuse the administration of breaking its promise.
- — By Jack Detsch, Eli Stokols and Paul McLeary 2026-03-06 00:20:03
- Congress declines to halt Iran war
- Lawmakers will effectively be spectators in the president’s decisions around the Iran war after both the House and Senate rejected efforts to curb Trump’s power.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-03-05 21:45:17
- Harvard sidesteps Hegseth’s ban on military students
- The school will allow troops accepted into its academic programs to defer enrollment for four years after Pentagon leaders barred studies there.
- — By Leo Shane III 2026-03-05 01:59:43
- Senate rejects bid to scale back Iran war
- A similar measure is also expected to fail in the House, giving the president near carte blanche to proceed with the conflict.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-03-04 22:28:55
- War with Iran has ‘only just begun,’ Hegseth says
- Top military officials said the campaign will intensify — and declined to say what victory might look like.
- — By Paul McLeary 2026-03-04 15:18:15
CGTN-China politics
- Xi attends meeting of military delegation at legislative session
- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday stressed fully leveraging the unique strengths of enhancing political loyalty in the military and called for concerted efforts to advance the modernization ...
- 2026-03-07 09:57:45
- Russia urges Azerbaijan, Iran to show restraint after drone attack
- Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova called on Azerbaijan and Iran to exercise restraint and avoid taking hasty actions following a drone attack on Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave,...
- 2026-03-08 08:22:49
- Chinese foreign minister to meet press on foreign policy, relations
- Chinese foreign minister to meet press on foreign policy, relations
- 2026-03-07 02:19:57
- China denounces Australia's provocative operations in Yellow Sea
- China on Friday rejected accusations by Australia about an aircraft encounter over the Yellow Sea and expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition against Australia's distortion of facts.
- 2026-03-07 00:42:03
- China to advance high-level opening up, welcomes foreign investment
- China reaffirmed its commitment to high-level opening up on Saturday, with officials from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) pledging more market access and a better financial en...
- 2026-03-07 15:13:28
- Wang Yi on China-Europe ties: Intertwined interests are not threats
- Wang Yi on China-Europe ties: Intertwined interests are not threats
- 2026-03-08 02:52:47
- Wang Yi: China-Russia ties resilient despite external pressure
- Working back-to-back lies at the heart of this relationship. And the strong strategic resilience enables it to defy any external instigation or pressure.
- 2026-03-08 02:17:19
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- Star Bulk keeps winning on scrubbers amid Hormuz-linked bunker price escalation
- Bulker owner says access to high-sulphur fuel oil is again proving to be an advantage
- — Joe Brady 2026-03-09 17:48:24
- US scheme weeks away as Iran threat holds back shipping
- Insurance programme will not work without naval support convoy in place, say brokers
- — Paul Peachey 2026-03-09 17:25:55
- Gulf conflict sends ship fuel prices skyrocketing around the world
- Bunkering in Singapore and Europe already hit as prices rise by up to 20%
- — Craig Eason 2026-03-09 16:51:05
- Shipping tech consolidation gathers pace as Marsoft acquired by Burmester & Vogel
- Burmester & Vogel CEO wants to position Marsoft as a competitor to data platforms like VesselsValue and MSI
- — Holly Birkett 2026-03-09 16:44:42
- George Melissanidis firm Aegean Shipping scores huge tanker asset play
- Greek owner’s ‘green fleet’ proves a timely and lucrative investment
- — Harry Papachristou 2026-03-09 16:24:52
- Star Bulk president: Genco Shipping likely to lose proxy vote if it rejects Diana bid
- Veteran finance man offers his view on what could happen at Genco’s annual shareholders meeting this spring
- — Joe Brady 2026-03-09 15:54:42
- Zim faces threat of fine from Federal Maritime Commission
- Liner operator says it has good arguments against proposed penalty for demurrage and detention fees
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-03-09 15:49:59
EveryCRS Appropriations
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations for FY2026
- 2025-12-01 05:00:00
- FY2026 Military Construction Appropriations: A Summary
- 2025-12-08 05:00:00
- Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2026 Budget and Appropriations
- 2025-12-08 05:00:00
- Bureau of Reclamation: FY2026 Budget and Appropriations
- 2025-12-15 05:00:00
- Overview of Continuing Appropriations for FY2026 (Division A of P.L. 119-37)
- 2025-12-15 05:00:00
- DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Appropriations, FY2026
- 2025-12-18 05:00:00
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2026 Appropriations
- 2025-12-23 05:00:00
TechCrunch
- OpenAI and Google employees rush to Anthropic’s defense in DOD lawsuit
- More than 30 OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees signed onto a statement supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Defense Department after the agency labeled the AI firm a supply chain risk, acc...
- — Rebecca Bellan 2026-03-09 21:15:17
- Anthropic launches code review tool to check flood of AI-generated code
- Anthropic launched Code Review in Claude Code, a multi-agent system that automatically analyzes AI-generated code, flags logic errors, and helps enterprise developers manage the growing volume of c...
- — Rebecca Bellan 2026-03-09 19:41:34
- Bluesky CEO Jay Graber steps down
- Graber explained that, as a more mature company, Bluesky needs a "seasoned operator focused on scaling and execution." Graber said she feels better suited to building Bluesky's technology itself.
- — Sarah Perez 2026-03-09 19:32:05
- It looks like the DOJ isn’t going to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster
- The DOJ and Live Nation agreed to a tentative settlement, but dozens of State Attorneys General don't want to drop the lawsuit.
- — Amanda Silberling 2026-03-09 18:49:48
- Periwinkle is making self-hosted social media on Bluesky’s AT Protocol even easier
- Periwinkle offers managed hosting for AT Protocol users who want social media accounts on their own domains, with backups, storage, and migration tools.
- — Sarah Perez 2026-03-09 18:18:25
- OpenAI acquires Promptfoo to secure its AI agents
- This deal underscores how frontier labs are scrambling to prove their technology can be used safely in critical business operations.
- — Tim Fernholz 2026-03-09 17:49:04
- GM figured out how to navigate EV uncertainty with the Chevy Bolt
- The 2027 Chevy Bolt might not be a groundbreaking new EV, but incremental improvements have made it better without inflating the price.
- — Tim De Chant 2026-03-09 17:29:58
Space.com
- Jupiter appears to change direction in the evening sky on March 10: Here's why
- The change is subtle and happens over many nights.
- — Anthony Wood 2026-03-09 20:00:00
- The 1st trailer for HBO's 'Lanterns' drops with no green, no aliens, and a boatload of f-bombs
- 'Don't get too hung up on the jewelry, junior, you're just a f***ing substitute teacher.'
- — Jeff Spry 2026-03-09 18:00:00
- China's 1st moon astronauts could land in Rimae Bode, a 'geological museum' on the lunar near side
- A new study highlights the volcanic Rimae Bode region as a scientifically promising destination for China's first crewed moon landing mission, which the nation wants to achieve by 2030.
- — Andrew Jones 2026-03-09 16:01:00
- Spectacular fireball over Europe sends meteorite crashing through roof of German home
- A meteorite has crashed through the roof of a house after thousands observed a stunning fireball streak across the sky in western Europe.
- — Tereza Pultarova 2026-03-09 14:24:04
- Smart telescope buying made easy: Your guide to Unistellar, ZWO, Celestron, Dwarflab, and Vaonis
- Our expert gives you a rundown of the main smart telescope brands and models.
- — Gemma Lavender 2026-03-09 14:00:00
- SpaceX's Ship 39 is so cool in Starship V3 test| Space photo of the day for March 9, 2026
- SpaceX engineers tested Ship 39's propellant system, leading to some stunning images.
- — Robert Lea 2026-03-09 14:00:00
- Future spacecraft could fix their own damage using 'self-healing' materials
- Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair their own structural damage in orbit, a capability that could make long-duration missions and reusable launch vehicles more resilient.
- — Samantha Mathewson 2026-03-09 13:00:00