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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
- Apache going down near Oman a sign of air combat evolution, analysts warn
- Experts say the U.S. Army Apache that went down near Oman offers a snapshot into how air assets must now contend with cheaper, rapidly evolving drones.
- — Eve Sampson 2026-06-18 14:30:28
- Germany moves two ships to Djibouti, eyeing multinational Hormuz mission this summer
- Germany is among a number of countries that have offered help in securing the shipping lane, but only if an Iran ceasefire deal turns out to be lasting.
- — Linus Höller 2026-06-18 11:59:46
- Hegseth announces review of US troops in Europe, scorns some allies
- The comments offer new insights into the internal mechanics Trump administration have in mind for re-evaluating force levels on the continent.
- — Phil Stewart, Sabine Siebold and Lili Bayer, Reuters 2026-06-18 10:55:54
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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
- Energy Fuels Gets DoD Investment To Expand Into Expand Rare Earth Supply Chains
- The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has agreed to loan $725 million to Energy Fuels, Inc. [UUUU], to help the company expand its business from uranium production to […...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-06-18 15:59:09
- Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says
- The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, [̷...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-06-17 21:46:26
- Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries
- The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […...
- — Rich Abott 2026-06-17 21:42:32
- General Atomics And Anduril Continue Into CCA EMD; Shield AI, Collins, And Anduril Picked For Mission Autonomy
- The Air Force has chosen both the FQ-42A by General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the FQ-44A by Anduril Industries to continue into engineering and manufacturing development (EMD)...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-06-17 21:30:29
- Army ‘Looking At Options’ For Supporting Munitions Boost Plans If Reconciliation Fails, Official Says
- The Army is “looking at options” for how it would support planned boosts to munitions production if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation bill with the requested funding, a senior acquisitio...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-06-17 21:18:34
- Austria In Line For Potential $1.5 Billion Black Hawk Buy
- The State Department on Wednesday approved a potential $1.5 billion sales of 12 UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters, including engines and other equipment, to Austria. Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky ...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-06-17 20:18:37
- Retired Admiral Breckenridge Tapped As Shipbuilding Advisor
- Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao appointed retired Vice Adm. Richard Breckenridge to be his new senior advisor for shipbuilding, the Navy announced Monday. The announcement said Breckenridge w...
- — Rich Abott 2026-06-17 19:33:15
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- World Cup planning fuels lobbying activity
- Preparations for the first FIFA World Cup on U. S. soil since 1994 helped drive millions of dollars in lobbying activity during the first quarter, led by host cities, transportation agencies and t...
- 2026-06-15 18:35:41
- 23andMe rediscovers its Washington ancestry
- 23andMe's nonprofit successor has returned to federal lobbying. The 23andMe Research Institute retained Ballard Partners to lobby on government grants, FDA classification and National Institutes of...
- 2026-06-12 19:31:00
- Low volume, high price tag for 2026 congressional trips
- Congressional privately funded travel activity slowed this year, but the trips lawmakers did take remained costly. Through April, congressional members reported 103 privately sponsored trips, the f...
- 2026-06-08 18:19:32
- Hill veteran makes a Capitol comeback
- A longtime congressional staffer is returning to the Hill from K Street in a new role with the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Kathee Facchiano has joined the House Energy and Commerce C...
- 2026-06-04 19:47:56
- Trade and tariff lobbying reaches record levels
- Trade and tariff lobbying reached record levels to start 2026 as businesses navigated a rapidly changing trade environment shaped by global conflict, trade negotiations and court battles over the T...
- 2026-06-01 18:30:11
WSJ Op-eds
- Three Cheers for Kevin Warsh’s Task Forces
- These aren’t the typical Washington panels. They will make a difference in Fed policy.
- — Joseph C. Sternberg 2026-06-18 16:20:00
- Pepper…and Salt
- 2026-06-18 04:00:00
- Around the Strait of Hormuz in 60 Days
- Iran’s regime hasn’t even committed not to charge tolls after two months.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-06-17 22:01:00
- Will the Real Dan Sullivan Please Stand Up?
- Alaska ends an attempt to confuse voters with a same-name game.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-06-17 22:00:00
- Big Winner of the Iran Deal: Pakistan
- Islamabad’s mediatory role in the war gives the country a rare serving of positive worldwide press.
- — Sadanand Dhume 2026-06-17 21:53:00
- Is Iran Really a ‘Normal Country’?
- The Trump deal only works if the regime abandons revolution. It hasn’t in 47 years.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-06-17 21:46:00
- Warsh’s Bold New Change at the Fed
- The new Chair unveils an ambitious, but careful, reform agenda.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-06-17 21:44:00
The Diplomat
- Floating Volcanic Rock Is Disrupting Life in Papua New Guinea
- The ongoing Titan Ridge eruption has left parts of PNG’s coast covered in meters of floating volcanic rock. For a community dependent on the ocean, that's a serious problem.
- — Rebecca Carey 2026-06-18 15:01:00
- Why the 4-Inch ‘Dancing Girl’ Figurine Rattles South Asia’s Puritans
- The image of the nude torso of a millennia-old iconic figurine of a young woman was shaded in Indian school textbooks to make her appear clothed.
- — Sudha Ramachandran 2026-06-18 13:08:00
- Nice: France’s Mediterranean Gateway to the Indo-Pacific
- France’s fifth-largest city is increasingly serving as a showcase for Indo-Pacific diplomacy -- including the Indian PM's latest visit.
- — Paco Milhiet 2026-06-18 12:54:00
- Central Asia’s Relations With Taliban-ruled Afghanistan Continue to Deepen
- In April, the first Afghanistan-Central Asia Consultative Dialogue was held in Kabul, highlighting the considerable development of relations over the last five years.
- — Bobur Mingyasharov and Islomkhon Gafarov 2026-06-18 12:17:00
- India’s 5G Fighter Aircraft Dilemma
- Russia’s recent offer to India for joint production of the SU-57 fifth-generation fighter comes amid India’s own AMCA project taking some definitive steps forward.
- — Dinakar Peri 2026-06-18 05:13:00
- A Diplomatic Row Roils India-Bangladesh Relations Yet Again
- While Delhi’s ties with Dhaka are hit by one hiccup after another, Bangladesh's PM Tarique Rahman is set to visit China next week.
- — Rushali Saha 2026-06-18 05:33:00
- Fragmented Trade and the Failure of Sanctioned Oil Isolation
- The geopolitics behind how sanctioned oil continues moving through parallel trading networks despite efforts to curb its flow and what this means for global trading hubs like Singapore
- — Marcus Johannes 2026-06-18 10:21:00
European Security & Defence
- KNDS Asserts Leadership in Loitering Munition at Eurosatory 2026
- <img width="300" height="196" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/KNDS-MV25-02-Kopie-300x196.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-b...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-18 12:40:09
- EST Energetics becomes part of Diehl Defence
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Logo_Diehl-Defence-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-b...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-18 12:27:20
- Indra Group presents AESA MTR radar family
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Indra-MTR-Radar-auf-ungeschutztem-HX-Lkw_Eurosatory2026_Indra-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-im...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-18 10:46:48
- MKU to showcase integrated Defence Technologies at Eurosatory 2026
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sighting-System-Display-at-an-Exhibition-2-Kopie-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Ph...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-18 10:21:50
- Airbus and Armenia sign for six H145 helicopters
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/airbus-Helicopters-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Copyright Airbus Helicopt...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-18 09:11:53
- Pearson Engineering and Ukrainska Bavovna expand partnership to support Ukraine’s mobility and demining efforts
- <img width="300" height="292" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/UB-agreement-300x292.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Pearson Engineering]" style="di...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-18 08:49:20
Politico Defense feed
- Senate threatens to freeze Hegseth’s travel in bid for boat strike videos, Iran school strike probe
- Major defense legislation approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee freezes three quarters of the Defense Secretary’s travel budget until Congress gets what it wants.
- — By Connor O'Brien and Leo Shane III 2026-06-17 14:29:58
- Hegseth's timeline for Strait of Hormuz is a bit murky
- The Secretary of Defense initially stated that the waterway would reopen "immediately" after a deal was signed, only to clarify his comment moments later.
- — By Cheyanne M. Daniels 2026-06-14 16:44:02
- Ukraine is winning the drone war. Now it needs to win over Trump.
- Battlefield gains and drone deals with Europe have given Kyiv rare leverage heading into the G7 world leaders’ summit, even as Washington's attention is elsewhere.
- — By Felicia Schwartz, Megan Messerly and Nicholas Vinocur 2026-06-14 11:00:00
- Trump’s missile diplomacy strategy backfires
- “You’re bombing what to get what at this point?” said a former Trump administration official.
- — By Paul McLeary, Nahal Toosi and Jack Detsch 2026-06-11 21:10:46
- Pentagon resumes normal operations after lockdown
- The Hazardous Materials Team from the Arlington, Virginia, Fire Department was on the scene to assist Pentagon officials, the department wrote on X.
- — By Gregory Svirnovskiy and Daniel Lippman 2026-06-11 17:56:34
- Pentagon locks down over ‘air quality issue’
- The Hazardous Materials Team from the Arlington, Virginia, Fire Department was on the scene to assist Pentagon officials, the department wrote on X.
- — By Gregory Svirnovskiy and Daniel Lippman 2026-06-11 16:01:47
- Trump says US will resume 'attacking' Iran as negotiations stall
- “They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!” Trump posted to social media Wednesday.
- — By Cheyanne M. Daniels 2026-06-10 14:27:57
CGTN-China politics
- China's position of opposing US arms sales to Taiwan consistent, clear
- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday that China's position of firmly opposing the US arms sales to China's Taiwan region is consistent and clear.
- 2026-06-18 10:15:26
- China's top legislator meets Myanmar's president
- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, told President of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing Tuesday in Beijing that China is willing to deepen cooperation and promote ...
- 2026-06-16 13:57:56
- Chinese, Myanmar presidents attend signing of cooperation documents
- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing attended a signing ceremony of cooperation documents in Beijing on Tuesday.
- 2026-06-16 04:28:10
- Chinese FM attends reception marking 25th anniversary of SCO
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday said the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) marked a new chapter in contemporary international relations.
- 2026-06-16 00:57:26
- Questionnaire on the US-Israel-Iran conflict
- Please answer the following questions and share your views.
- 2026-06-16 06:50:25
- Chinese FM visits Cambodian king and queen mother in Beijing
- Chinese FM visits Cambodian king and queen mother in Beijing
- 2026-06-18 10:31:33
- EU, Ukraine open first accession negotiations cluster
- The European Union (EU) and Ukraine on Monday opened the first cluster of accession negotiations, known as the "fundamentals" cluster, marking a new step in Ukraine's bid to join the EU.
- 2026-06-16 01:22:57
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- Genco Shipping repels Diana advances in clean-sweep shareholders vote
- All six incumbent directors re-elected by investors while 'poison pill' stays in place
- — Joe Brady 2026-06-18 15:11:54
- Russia poised to deliver second home-grown Arc7 LNG carrier newbuilding
- Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced a ceremony for vessel today at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex
- — Lucy Hine 2026-06-18 14:50:30
- Limbo or liberation? Brokers try to divine how VLCC market will react to peace deal
- Tanker experts examine a freight situation with many moving parts
- — Gary Dixon 2026-06-18 14:35:14
- Global Feeder Shipping pays premium rates amid tight container vessel market
- AD Ports subsidiary keeps foot on the pedal and is chartering or acquiring boxships
- — Ian Lewis 2026-06-18 14:06:30
- ‘Still risky’: New body to control rush for Strait of Hormuz exit
- Shipping organisations have been drawing up plans to coordinate an expected surge in shipping traffic
- — Paul Peachey 2026-06-18 13:32:00
- Navigator fixes first Japanese lease financing for $205m ethylene newbuildings
- US-listed owner says pricing is ‘very competitive’
- — Gary Dixon 2026-06-18 13:21:35
- QatarEnergy brings first ballast LNG carrier into Middle East Gulf
- Vessel loads at Ras Laffan offering promise of exports resuming
- — Lucy Hine 2026-06-18 13:19:08
EveryCRS Appropriations
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-03-25 04:00:00
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- 2026-03-26 04:00:00
- Status of FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations: In Brief
- 2026-03-27 04:00:00
- Department of Justice Grants: History, Authorizations, and Appropriations
- 2026-03-27 04:00:00
- Bureau of Land Management: FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-04-02 04:00:00
- FY2026 Department of Defense Appropriations: In Brief
- 2026-04-02 04:00:00
- Economic Development Administration: An Overview of Programs and Appropriations (FY2012-FY2026)
- 2026-04-15 04:00:00
TechCrunch
- ‘Queer Eye’s’ life coach Karamo Brown launches Kē, a wellness app featuring his AI digital clone
- Karamo Brown, famous for his pep talks on Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” has jumped into the wellness and AI space with his new app, Kē. After spending a year and a half focusing on his own jour...
- — Lauren Forristal 2026-06-18 16:55:04
- Apple opens up App Store to new competition in Brazil
- Apple’s grip on iPhone app distribution is loosening in another major market: Brazil.
- — Sarah Perez 2026-06-18 15:48:08
- MapTap, a daily geography game, is my new Wordle
- MapTap is a phone game that will make you feel smarter after you play it.
- — Amanda Silberling 2026-06-18 15:47:39
- General Intuition in talks to raise $300M at around $2B valuation
- The startup trains embodied AI and world models using Medal’s dataset of 2 billion videos per year from 10 million monthly active users.
- — Rebecca Bellan 2026-06-18 15:20:37
- A tech worker-backed PAC is bringing a $5M knife to Big Tech’s $100M gunfight
- Guardrails positions itself as a populist political movement that runs on small donations from people in the trenches of the AI boom.
- — Rebecca Bellan 2026-06-18 15:13:21
- Spotify’s reserved ticket sales to music superfans are now going live
- Spotify is launching "Reserved," a new system that will hold two concert tickets for an artist's superfans before they're on sale to the public.
- — Sarah Perez 2026-06-18 14:00:00
- Adobe adds its AI assistant to Premiere, Illustrator and InDesign
- Adobe is updating its Firefly AI assistant with new chops, and adding it to Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign and Frame.io.
- — Ivan Mehta 2026-06-18 13:00:00
Space.com
- Sun-like star may have swallowed an exoplanet with help from a mysterious companion: 'You are what you eat, right?'
- "That's what makes this field so exciting. You really are solving a mystery."
- — Robert Lea 2026-06-18 16:00:00
- Astrophotographer captures a cosmic lagoon glowing 5,200 light-years from Earth (photo)
- The Lagoon Nebula is best spotted in the months surrounding August in the Northern Hemisphere.
- — Anthony Wood 2026-06-18 15:00:00
- These Mars valleys are hiding 30 dust devils | Space photo of the day for June 18, 2026
- Europe's Mars Express orbiter recently imaged a huge valley system on the Red Planet — and dust devils dot the alien landscape.
- — Monisha Ravisetti 2026-06-18 15:57:26
- 'It's quite a bit more than we expected': Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering
- For the first time, an experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space.
- — Tereza Pultarova 2026-06-18 13:00:00
- Astronomers solve the mystery of black holes' delayed cosmic 'burps'
- A new study reveals why black holes let out massive radio "burps" years after eating stars, giving astronomers a chemical blueprint to predict them early.
- — Sharmila Kuthunur 2026-06-18 13:14:00
- NASA's Perseverance rover just ran a marathon on Mars. Could you do the same?
- Percy has now traveled more than 26.2 miles on the Red Planet! Could you?
- — Chelsea Gohd 2026-06-18 11:43:54
- One of these twin stars has likely been snacking on exoplanets
- Astronomers have discovered chemical differences between binary stars that indicate one has devoured at least one planet.
- — Robert Lea 2026-06-17 21:16:10