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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
- Huge fascist-era underground cisterns draw Western special forces to Italy for tunnel training
- After resisting 150 bombing runs by the Allies in the Second World War, the cisterns continued to be used by the Italian Air Force to hold aviation fuel.
- — Tom Kington 2026-06-05 15:36:37
- US forces board sanctioned tanker in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says
- U.S. forces have intercepted multiple commercial and oil tankers in the Indian Ocean in recent months.
- — Reuters 2026-06-05 12:49:44
- The US Army wants thousands of air defense missiles to replace the Stinger
- A new Army Request for Information seeks to identify companies that can deliver 11,000 next-gen, short range interceptors beginning in Fiscal Year 2028.
- — Michael Peck 2026-06-05 12:10:45
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- ... 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.
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- ... 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
- Fiscal ‘27 NDAA Advances Out Of HASC, Sets NNSA Spending Cap At $32 Billion
- The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) late Thursday voted 44-12 to advance the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would authorize $32.76 billion in funding for the Depar...
- — Sarah Salem 2026-06-05 14:31:08
- York Delivers Second Production Lot Of Tranche 1 Transport Satellites For SDA
- Just ahead of a planned launch this summer, York Space Systems [YSS] on Friday morning said it has shipped the second plane of 21 satellites it built for the Space […]<img width="2560" height...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-06-05 13:30:42
- Apex Raises $200 Million To Boost Hiring And Vertical Integration
- Satellite bus manufacturer Apex on Friday said it raised more than $200 million in a new investment round to add more engineers, continue vertical integration of satellite production, and provide [...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-06-05 11:29:48
- House Authorizers Retain Battleship Funding, But Want Nuclear-Power Report
- The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) Thursday markup of the FY 2027 defense authorization bill rejected an amendment to cut funding for the new Trump-class battleship (BBG(X)), but did agr...
- — Rich Abott 2026-06-04 21:59:58
- Air Force Leadership Backs MYPs Beyond F-35 And F-15EX
- The Air Force leadership is backing multi-year procurements (MYP) beyond those in the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill for the Lockheed Mar...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-06-04 21:57:35
- HASC Rejects $150 Billion Topline Cut, Iran Cost Transparency Proposals At NDAA Markup
- The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Thursday rejected a Democrat-led proposal to cut the $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by $150 billion, as the [...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-06-04 21:53:34
- HASC Wants Pentagon List Of Critical F-35 Technical Data Rights And Estimate Of Cost To Buy Them For Repairs
- The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the Pentagon to inform the committee of critical technical data rights for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter and how much it would […]<img...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-06-04 20:15:19
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- 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
- NHTSA drives away with Rogers aide
- A veteran aide to Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky. ) has taken her transportation experience to the executive branch. Chelsea Jarrett has joined the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as directo...
- 2026-05-29 18:17:14
- Pipeline to Washington: Sable's federal push
- The operator behind a controversial effort to restart offshore oil production in California has emerged as one of Washington's fastest-growing lobbying clients. Sable Offshore Corp. tallied $620,0...
- 2026-05-26 19:10:30
- Census Bureau counts on House aide
- An aide to Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn. ) has moved from Capitol Hill to the Census Bureau. Jones Hussey has joined the bureau as chief of congressional and intergovernmental affairs after serv...
- 2026-05-22 19:15:27
WSJ Op-eds
- Matt Pottinger on Competing with China and What's Next in Iran
- President Trump continues to negotiate with Tehran, but lurking behind the war in the Middle East is America's larger strategic contest with the Chinese Communist Party. How is Beijing reading even...
- — WSJ Opinion 2026-06-05 16:28:00
- The Republic of Korea Remains a ‘Model Ally’
- Since taking office, the Lee Jae Myung administration has worked closely with the U.S. to strengthen and modernize our alliance.
- 2026-06-05 16:00:00
- Never Let Them Keep You Down
- We’re all still ‘becoming’ who we are. No matter what our age—we ain’t done yet.
- 2026-06-05 15:59:00
- No Road Representation Without Taxation
- Electric and hybrid vehicles should have to pay their fair share toward infrastructure maintenance.
- 2026-06-05 15:59:00
- The Common Sense Climate Trump Card
- The president has a penchant for stating the obvious.
- 2026-06-05 15:58:00
- Mom-and-Pop Stores Yet Live
- Even thrive. They just look different in the age of Amazon.
- 2026-06-05 15:57:00
- Pepper…and Salt
- 2026-06-05 04:00:00
The Diplomat
- Myanmar’s Military Is Turning to Russia to Revive Its Stalled Cyber Dream
- Could the stalled Yatarnapon Cyber City project be set for an injection of Russian assistance?
- — Francesco Valacchi 2026-06-05 05:26:00
- US Forced Labor Ruling Does Not Reflect Vietnam’s Efforts, Govt Says
- Hanoi is now the subject of three separate U.S. trade probes, which will likely introduce new areas of tension into ongoing trade talks.
- — Sebastian Strangio 2026-06-05 04:59:00
- Fixing AI in Conflict
- We already have the tools.
- — Moira Whelan & Jesper Frant 2026-06-05 04:27:00
- How Government Inaction Turned Sumatra’s Rains Into a National Catastrophe
- The Indonesian political system has enabled deforestation through weak oversight, opaque licensing, and regulations designed to favor extractive industries.
- — Brice Böhmer 2026-06-05 00:19:00
- Indonesia’s Free Meal Program to Target ‘Efficiency’ After Arrest of Former Head
- The program has come under scrutiny for its implementation and high cost, which is set to total nearly $15 billion in 2026.
- — Sebastian Strangio 2026-06-05 00:02:00
- How Myanmar Fits Into India’s Troubled Neighborhood Policy
- Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to India may help Delhi seal deals with the military-backed government. But it has angered pro-democracy forces in Myanmar.
- — Rushali Saha 2026-06-05 03:23:00
- Did China Overestimate the Geopolitical Returns of Its Latin America Strategy?
- The assumption that economic leverage leads to political influence has underpinned China analysis for decades. Developments in Latin America are calling that into question.
- — Juan Fernando Herrera Ramos 2026-06-04 19:30:00
European Security & Defence
- Elbit Systems Deutschland to Showcase Advanced Technologies at ILA Berlin 2026
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Abb1_SkyStriker-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The SkyStriker loitering munition is...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-05 12:12:03
- Eurofighter Radar Mk1 begins testing in live operations
- <img width="300" height="209" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/260605_PressRelease_Eurofighter_Mk1_Live_Operations-300x209.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-05 08:39:41
- Deal finalised: Rheinmetall divests its civilian division and focuses on its defence business
- <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 2026-06-05 08:04:52
- WB GROUP and Hexagon Sign Memorandum of Cooperation
- <img width="300" height="225" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260602_WB_GROUP-agreement-with-Hexagon_01-300x225.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo W...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-05 06:38:36
- Some rifle‑rated helmets save lives (others just pass tests): why all rifle-rated helmets are not created equal
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Team_Wendy_RIFLETECH-Kopie-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The Team Wendy RIFLETECH ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-05 06:24:49
- Strong across all domains: Rheinmetall at the ILA 2026
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/mq28_ghost_bat-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Rheinmetall AG]" style="displ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-03 12:45:53
Politico Defense feed
- House GOP endorses Trump's Department of War renaming
- The move by the House Armed Services Committee injects another partisan wedge issue into an already fraught defense bill.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-06-05 12:52:46
- Ukraine aid package passes House, bucking GOP leaders and Trump
- Eighteen Republicans broke ranks to help pass the military assistance and Russia sanctions.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-06-05 00:32:43
- Pentagon likely to cancel missile deal with Germany over fears of Russia
- The decision is part of a broader American retrenchment from the NATO alliance.
- — By Paul McLeary, Stefanie Bolzen and Chris Lunday 2026-06-04 19:30:18
- House panel demands more information on military firings
- The move comes after the dismissal of multiple uniformed military leaders since President Donald Trump took office.
- — By Leo Shane III and Connor O'Brien 2026-06-04 16:23:47
- Iran vote caps Trump’s congressional losing streak
- The House vote to halt the Iran war, while largely symbolic, further stymies the administration's political priorities during a week where the GOP has already scuttled several of the president’s ...
- — By Connor O'Brien and Leo Shane III 2026-06-03 21:24:02
- Trump’s intel pick delights MAGA and shocks nation’s spies
- Bill Pulte, the head of a housing agency, is set to take the reins as the Director of National Intelligence — raising alarms on the Hill even as it delights the MAGA faithful.
- — By Daniella Cheslow 2026-06-02 21:38:50
- Asia reckons with China as Trump pulls back
- America’s transactional approach to Europe is carrying over to Asia.
- — By Jack Detsch 2026-05-31 15:49:21
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
- ‘Escape from the Net-Zero Framework trap’: Greece seeks ‘golden mean’ in raging IMO debate
- IMO proposal is being replaced by ‘more realistic’ ideas, but more work is needed, Greek owners say
- — Harry Papachristou 2026-06-05 15:16:52
- Investors in ‘unprecedented territory’ as shipping supercycle breaks records
- ABG Sundal Collier says geopolitical risks cloud the outlook for shipping stocks
- — Jonas Walsgård 2026-06-05 13:54:22
- MSC to ride World Cup-fuelled transpacific surge as it revives Pearl loop
- US demand lifts spot rates ahead of potential tariff changes and football-related cargo volumes
- — Ian Lewis 2026-06-05 13:22:05
- Five seafarers killed by Ukrainian drone attacks in Sea of Azov
- In separate incident, suspected sea drone explodes at Romanian port after operators reportedly lose control
- — Paul Peachey 2026-06-05 13:06:22
- Ion Varouxakis-linked tanker venture fixes out first newbuilding to Cargill
- Prodigy Inc also has a second MR vessel due from Chinese yard Chengxi
- — Gary Dixon 2026-06-05 11:44:14
- Navios Maritime stacks shelf with $500m securities sale filing
- Any cash raised could go towards vessel acquisitions, Greek owner says
- — Gary Dixon 2026-06-05 11:42:04
- Shipping entrepreneurs face judges Paliou and Schueler in Posidonia ‘Shark Tank’
- Tech start-ups vie for backing in seven-minute shoot-out
- — Gary Dixon 2026-06-05 11:31:45
EveryCRS Appropriations
- 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
- Legislative Branch: FY2026 Appropriations
- 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
TechCrunch
- Supabase doubles valuation to $10B in 8 months
- Supabase, an example of an open source project becoming a fast-growing company, has greatly benefited from AI tools like Claude, Codex, and other vibe-coding platforms.
- — Julie Bort 2026-06-05 16:32:27
- Google and FBI warn of ransomware group that sends fake IT workers to hack victims in person
- Cybercriminals, part of a gang known as Silent Ransom Group, have sent people pretending to be IT support employees to law firms' offices, where the criminals have stolen data using USB drives or r...
- — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2026-06-05 16:07:46
- The token bill comes due: Inside the industry scramble to manage AI’s runaway costs
- "The whole conversation shifted from tokenmaxxing and 'go fast' to 'we need guardrails, how do we control this?'"
- — Rebecca Bellan 2026-06-05 14:49:12
- NASA briefly sheltered space station astronauts in SpaceX’s Dragon due to leaks
- The space agency said Roscosmos discovered new leaks in the Russian service module.
- — Sean O'Kane 2026-06-05 14:42:52
- NSA said to be readying Anthropic’s Mythos for use in cyber operations
- The U.S. eavesdropping agency is reportedly preparing Anthropic's Mythos for use in cyberattacks, despite a federal ban on using the AI model maker.
- — Zack Whittaker 2026-06-05 14:32:57
- AirTrunk commits $30B to build 5GW of AI data centers in India
- The Australian data center operator plans to set up 5GW of capacity in India.
- — Jagmeet Singh 2026-06-05 13:03:10
- Mira Murati steps back into the spotlight, carefully
- In the current environment, remaining heads down has diminishing returns; at some point, you have to make some noise just to remind the market you exist.
- — Connie Loizos 2026-06-05 05:06:37
Space.com
- Astrophotographer captures colossal 'Godzilla' plasma cloud stalking the edge of the sun (video)
- Remarkable backyard footage captures giant solar prominence and streams of coronal rain flowing along the sun's magnetic field lines.
- — Daisy Dobrijevic 2026-06-05 16:00:00
- Astronauts on International Space Station take shelter in SpaceX Dragon as cosmonauts try to fix air leak
- ISS astronauts briefly sheltered aboard an attached SpaceX Dragon capsule today (June 5) while cosmonauts tried to fix a persistent leak on the Russian side of the orbiting lab.
- — Mike Wall 2026-06-05 15:45:23
- Venus, Jupiter and Mercury headline a stunning planet parade through June. Here's when to see it
- Three planets, two stars and one moon create a spectacular June sky show.
- — Joe Rao 2026-06-05 15:00:00
- Meteor streaks across the sky above big observatory | Space photo of the day for June 5, 2026
- Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above Arizona's Kitt Peak National Observatory.
- — Chelsea Gohd 2026-06-05 14:00:00
- $1.77 trillion! SpaceX is about to become the 7th-most valuable American company
- SpaceX will sell its shares for $135 apiece during its IPO, yielding a valuation of $1.77 trillion.
- — Mike Wall 2026-06-05 13:00:00
- One of the sky's rarest phenomena is back: How to see rare night-shining clouds this summer
- Night shining noctilucent clouds could brighten the sky before dawn and after sunset from tonight!
- — Anthony Wood 2026-06-05 12:00:00
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is blasting out a bunch of methane. Here's why that's weird
- The James Webb Space Telescope observed a large amount of methane around 3I/ATLAS, revealing just how different it is from comets from our solar system.
- — Keith Cooper 2026-06-05 10:25:35