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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
- Doodle Labs eyes US, European production sites as demand soars for jam-resistant drones
- Doodle Labs hopes to turn its success in equipping jam-hardened drones in Ukraine into additional production sites in Europe and he United States.
- — Jaroslaw Adamowski 2026-07-20 16:00:52
- Pentagon identifies American soliders killed in Iranian attack in Jordan
- 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, were killed in action in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack in Jordan.
- — Cristina Stassis 2026-07-20 15:47:49
- New Air Force One to get ‘maxed out’ upgrades after security questions
- The Qatari-donated Air Force One will be sent away for "maxed out" upgrades, Trump said Sunday in response to questions about security gaps.
- — Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters 2026-07-20 15:21:27
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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
- Karman To Acquire UK-Based Missile Component Supplier In First Deal Outside U.S.
- Karman Space & Defense [KRMN] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire United Kingdom-based Walker Precision Engineering in a $94 million deal that adds subsystems used by European missile [R...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-07-20 18:39:17
- Shield AI, GE Integrate Advanced Vectoring Nozzle For X-BAT Engine
- Shield AI and GE Aerospace [GE] on Monday said they have completed integration of an advanced vectoring exhaust nozzle, including actuation and engine light-off testing, into the engine that will [...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-07-20 12:00:19
- Anduril, Archer Developing Collaborative, Autonomous Tiltrotor Aircraft To Enable Maneuver Warfare
- Anduril Industries and Archer Aviation [ACHR] are developing a large hybrid-electric armed reconnaissance tiltrotor aircraft with the speed, range and payload capacity of the Army’s future long-r...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-07-20 11:30:17
- Space Force Boosts Ceiling For NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1 By $11.4 Billion
- U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) has increased the ceiling of Phase 3, Lane 1 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contracts by $11.4 billion to $17 billion and said […]<img widt...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-07-18 00:19:43
- Hanwha Philly And TOTE Picked To Build MDA Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels
- The Hanwha Philly Shipyard and Vessel Construction manager (VCM) TOTE Services were selected to build the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels (MRIV), set to play a ro...
- — Rich Abott 2026-07-17 21:21:59
- Official: Army Could Make Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher Awards In August
- The Army may make awards for its Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) effort in August, a lead official has said. Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano, the Army’s program acquisition executive for [&#...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-07-17 21:10:43
- GD NASSCO To Build Two New Sub Tenders
- The Navy plans to award General Dynamics’ [GD] San Diego-based National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) a detail design and construction contract to procure two new AS(X) next-general sub...
- — Rich Abott 2026-07-17 20:58:33
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- Black staff pay gap widens in GOP Senate offices
- Black Senate staffers in Republican offices appear to be facing their widest pay gap with Caucasian colleagues in over two decades. During the first half of fiscal 2026, Black Senate staffers worki...
- 2026-07-20 18:26:20
- Wilson aide reports for duty at USO
- A longtime aide to Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S. C. ) has left Capitol Hill for a military advocacy role. Megan Amen is now policy engagement and advocacy manager at the United Service Organizations after...
- 2026-07-17 19:14:00
- Amazon primes tax team with Hill hire
- Amazon has turned to Capitol Hill for its latest tax policy hire. Nick Collins is now a public policy manager at the company after serving as legislative director to Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio). He ...
- 2026-07-15 19:22:31
- GOP Senate staff widen median salary lead
- Republican Senate staff earned a higher median salary than Democratic staff during the first half of fiscal 2026, widening the gap between the parties. Republican Senate staff earned a median salar...
- 2026-07-13 19:08:57
- Lone Star State fills top tier of House pay
- No state has a stronger presence at the top of House staff pay rankings than Texas, whose members account for four of the chamber's five highest-paying offices. Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) leads t...
- 2026-07-06 17:48:10
WSJ Op-eds
- If Britain Has a New Prime Minister, It’s a Day Ending in Y
- Can Andy Burnham pull the U.K. out of its slough? Unlikely, unless he has something new to offer.
- — Gerard Baker 2026-07-20 18:00:00
- Big Government Inevitably Invites Corruption
- Democrats blame Trump, but their policies would create more opportunities for the selling of favors.
- — Marian L. Tupy 2026-07-20 18:00:00
- I Fought to Check the President’s War Powers
- The Constitution’s protection against allowing a president to commence war on his own remains workable.
- 2026-07-20 17:29:00
- Utility Planning Must Change With the Grid
- Meeting these challenges requires first increasing flexibility, and only then investing in expensive infrastructure.
- 2026-07-20 17:28:00
- If America Believes in Rules, It Needs the ICC
- Undermining institutions of justice weakens the case for accountability everywhere.
- 2026-07-20 17:28:00
- The Lost Days of the Fedora
- The compliments on my ‘cool’ hat always make me smile.
- 2026-07-20 17:27:00
- The Write to Good Grammar
- My experience as a college and graduate-level professor with freshman students has, at times, been horrific.
- 2026-07-20 17:26:00
The Diplomat
- With New AI Governance Organization, China Seeks to Formalize Its Global AI Influence
- The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization may prove to be China's most ambitious effort yet to shape the future deployment and governance of AI.
- — Michael Caster 2026-07-20 16:30:00
- Australia’s Tuvalu Migration Deal Tests the Limits of Climate Mobility
- The Falepili Union offers Tuvaluans “mobility with dignity.” But unless Australia also protects Tuvalu’s workforce, the landmark agreement could weaken the country years before rising seas ma...
- — Olya K-Mehri 2026-07-20 14:27:00
- Philippines’ Lazaro Dismisses Criticisms Over ASEAN’s ‘Informal Meeting’ With Myanmar FM
- Last week, the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar said that agreeing to the meeting was a sign of the ASEAN special envoy's "timidity and poor judgment."
- — Sebastian Strangio 2026-07-20 04:52:00
- 5 Myths About the Five Eyes
- There are persistent misunderstandings about what the intelligence partnership is, and what it actually does.
- — Srdjan Vucetic and Hager Ben Jaffel 2026-07-20 13:54:00
- Australia Updates Travel Warning For Laos After Announcement of Methanol Poisoning Charges
- Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that she was “deeply frustrated and bitterly disappointed" at the leniency of the charges announced on Friday.
- — Sebastian Strangio 2026-07-20 01:26:00
- Why Europe’s China Anxiety Is About More Than China
- Brussels no longer sees China only as an economic actor. It sees China as a challenge to the organization of global order itself.
- — Eleonora Longhi Gelati and Dingding Chen 2026-07-20 13:32:00
- Is Thailand’s PM More Concerned About Sound Cannabis Policy or Political Optics?
- Amid a rise in smuggling, Anutin Charnvirakul has recently come out against the policy he once championed: the decriminalization of marijuana.
- — Mark S. Cogan 2026-07-20 05:49:00
European Security & Defence
- Jointek: A European inventory for European and UK aerospace programmes
- <img width="300" height="196" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/magazzino1_web-300x196.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-botto...
- — ESD 2026-07-20 13:49:53
- Saft to power next-gen submarines with Li-ion batteries
- <img width="300" height="161" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC02803-1-300x161.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5...
- — ESD 2026-07-20 12:33:21
- ITP Aero reinforces lifecycle support for Pratt & Whitney engines with new long-term component repair agreement
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPT-Aero-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px...
- — ESD 2026-07-20 12:25:37
- MSPO 2026: Record-Breaking Expo Ahead of Opening
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20250903_MSPO_02111-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-...
- — ESD 2026-07-20 08:55:55
- F-35A: The Luftwaffe on the Threshold of the “5th Gen”
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/0007_f35-Kopie-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="A Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-07-20 02:34:00
- ESD Profile: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI)
- <img width="300" height="160" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/esd-ga-asi-profile-300x160.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[ESD]" style="display: block; mar...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-07-19 04:00:11
Politico Defense feed
- Trump’s $1.5T defense budget is in trouble
- Republicans’ slimmed down reconciliation effort undercuts President Donald Trump’s push for an extra $350 billion for defense.
- — By Connor O'Brien, Leo Shane III and Mark Satter 2026-07-16 19:39:49
- GOP concerns grow after 2 ICE shootings in a week
- Lawmakers in both parties are concerned that officers in Maine and Texas lacked body cameras, months after Congress allocated funds for them to be deployed to ICE officers.
- — By Eric Bazail-Eimil and Myah Ward 2026-07-15 22:27:31
- Ukraine and its allies hope Graham isn’t their last friend with Trump’s ear
- Some argue that Ukraine’s agenda in Washington will suffer, others that there are other interlocutors to Trump who can step up.
- — By Jack Detsch, Veronika Melkozerova and Luke McGee 2026-07-15 20:25:00
- DOD to screen testosterone of soldiers over 30, Hegseth says
- The initiative comes after the Defense secretary last September rolled out a new set of standards for combat roles across the military.
- — By Gregory Svirnovskiy 2026-07-15 19:20:58
- The military benefits bill that’s tearing the veterans community apart
- The Take Care of America's Veterans Act may not get a House vote this week because of ongoing controversy surrounding the measure.
- — By Leo Shane III and Meredith Lee Hill 2026-07-15 17:34:37
- US launches new strikes on Iran
- The U.S. has sought to limit Iran’s ability to control the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump announced the temporary ceasefire was “over” a week ago.
- — By Emilio Perez Ibarguen 2026-07-15 13:00:20
- No end in sight for new Iran war
- There was little hope in the region for a swift resolution to the fighting as the two sides remain unable to resolve control of the Strait of Hormuz.
- — By Nahal Toosi, Paul McLeary and Megan Messerly 2026-07-14 21:51:57
CGTN-China politics
- China slams EU statement on so-called "SCS Arbitration Award"
- China slams EU statement on so-called "SCS Arbitration Award"
- 2026-07-14 11:34:00
- China's top diplomat meets Lesotho's FM
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Limpho Tau, minister of foreign affairs and international relations of Lesotho, in Shanghai on Saturday.
- 2026-07-18 12:13:01
- US ICE agent fatally shoots driver in Maine after similar Texas death
- US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers fatally shot a driver in a coastal town in Maine on Monday, less than a week after an ICE agent in Houston, Texas, shot and killed a man in a traffic...
- 2026-07-14 11:27:35
- Volume V of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China promoted in Kyrgyzstan
- Volume V of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China promoted in Kyrgyzstan
- 2026-07-14 04:42:49
- Cambodian PM Hun Manet arrives in Shanghai for 2026 WAIC
- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet arrived in Shanghai on Thursday to attend the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance.
- 2026-07-16 09:01:13
- Ukraine appoints Yevhenii Khmara as acting defense minister
- Ukraine appoints Yevhenii Khmara as acting defense minister
- 2026-07-17 14:35:37
- Iran hits Gulf states after seventh straight night of US strikes
- Iran launched renewed attacks on US Gulf allies on Saturday after a seventh straight night of US strikes targeting Iranian military sites including logistics infrastructure, escalating the war o...
- 2026-07-18 09:24:46
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- Somali pirates capture tanker in fourth hijacking since April
- Security risk near Somalia continues to ratchet up
- — Matt Coyne 2026-07-20 15:38:44
- E&S Tankers adds two newbuildings to its orderbook
- Norwegian-German owner operates ships in shortsea trading in Europe
- — Matt Coyne 2026-07-20 14:33:59
- Diana Shipping fixes out ultramax bulker to Fednav at higher rate
- Greek owner banks $18,350 per day
- — Jonas Walsgård 2026-07-20 14:00:33
- Seacon Shipping bulks up orderbook with handysizes
- Chinese owner opts for new vessel size at domestic shipbuilder
- — Gary Dixon 2026-07-20 13:19:32
- Houthis declare maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia
- Move follows an escalating exchange of attacks last week after bombing of airport in Houthi-held territory
- — Paul Peachey 2026-07-20 13:04:51
- Minerva sells product tanker at strong price as values firm
- Greek owner finds Chinese buyer for vessel that has maintained nearly half its value over 22 years
- — Gary Dixon 2026-07-20 12:49:45
- Amazon drought could hit container shipping, Maersk warns
- Shortage of rainfall could again close the river later this year
- — Ian Lewis 2026-07-20 12:33:34
EveryCRS Appropriations
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: FY2027 Appropriations
- 2026-04-30 04:00:00
- Government Shutdowns: Applying the Antideficiency Act to a Lapse in Appropriations
- 2026-05-01 04:00:00
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: FY2027 Appropriations
- 2026-05-05 04:00:00
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations for FY2025
- 2026-05-07 04:00:00
- National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations: A Guide to Component Accounts
- 2026-05-07 04:00:00
- Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2026 Budget and Appropriations
- 2026-05-11 04:00:00
- Energy and Water Development: FY2027 Appropriations
- 2026-05-12 04:00:00
TechCrunch
- Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe
- The one-year-old startup aims to reinvent financial architecture for autonomous AI transactions.
- — Marina Temkin 2026-07-20 19:11:25
- Judge pauses $110B Paramount-Warner Bros merger
- The lawsuit from the states alleges that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences.
- — Aisha Malik 2026-07-20 17:58:50
- Adobe camera app’s new feature will critique your photos using AI
- Adobe's Project Indigo can now remove all kinds of backgrounds from photos you snap using the app.
- — Ivan Mehta 2026-07-20 15:45:00
- Hackers are exploiting recently patched WordPress bugs, putting millions of websites at risk
- Two critical security flaws in WordPress’ software have given hackers the chance to remotely take over tens of millions of websites, according to an estimate by a cybersecurity researcher.
- — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2026-07-20 15:35:37
- YouTube clarifies policies around AI slop and upsetting videos
- YouTube has updated its monetization policies to more clearly define the kinds of AI-generated and low-quality videos that can’t earn ad revenue.
- — Sarah Perez 2026-07-20 15:23:06
- Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Anthropic researchers
- AI infrastructure company Infinity announced Monday a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation from investors including Touring Capital, Principal VC, and researchers from companies such ...
- — Dominic-Madori Davis 2026-07-20 15:15:00
- Hackers stole ‘significant’ amount of data from tech firm relied on by thousands of US hospitals and pharmacies
- Edinburgh-based tech firm Craneware said customer data was stolen during a cyberattack. The company makes software that thousands of U.S. hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics rely on for billing pati...
- — Zack Whittaker 2026-07-20 15:01:20
Space.com
- 50 years after Viking 1's historic Mars landing, NASA is looking to the Red Planet's skies
- NASA's Viking 1 mission blazed a crucial trail with its Mars landing on July 20, 1976. Now, half a century later, that trail leads up into the Red Planet's skies.
- — Mike Wall 2026-07-20 18:00:00
- 'Stranger Things' at 10: The Netflix streaming icon that made it cool to like science again
- Stranger Things changed the face of streaming, but it also had a significant impact on piquing the younger audience's interest in science.
- — Sergio Pereira 2026-07-20 17:00:00
- Twice in a row: SpaceX rocket aborts launch at last second again (video)
- SpaceX suffered its second last-second abort in a row this morning (July 20), this time during an attempted Falcon 9 launch of Starlink broadband satellites.
- — Mike Wall 2026-07-20 16:09:40
- Four astronauts, 3 spacecraft, 2 weeks in orbit: Artemis III will be NASA's most complicated mission ever
- NASA's Artemis III mission is shaping up to be NASA's most complex mission in history, coordinating the launch and rendezvous of three different spacecraft.
- — Josh Dinner 2026-07-20 16:00:00
- Artemis II was an incredible reminder of our shared humanity just when we needed it most (op-ed)
- The Artemis II astronauts reminded us that they considered it the honor of a lifetime to go to the moon for us - and as us - while transmitting daily that they couldn’t wait to come home to us.
- — Aparna Venkatesan 2026-07-20 15:00:00
- Get stabilized views of the cosmos with the Canon 18x50 IS binoculars, now almost 30% off
- This amazing pair of binoculars is almost 30% off their retail price on Amazon and we think they are a great pair for stargazing with their 50mm objective lenses and excellent image stabilization.
- — Harry Bennett 2026-07-20 14:27:26
- Ancient sandstorm leaves behind wreckage on Mars | Space photo of the day for July 20, 2026
- Remnants from Martian history stay scattered across the planet's surface.
- — Chelsea Gohd 2026-07-20 14:00:00