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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 Navy destroyers tested in Middle East as demands mount
- The concentration of Navy destroyers in the Middle East raises questions about meeting sustained operational demand.
- — Natalie Oliverio 2026-09-22 18:55:08
- Royal Navy successfully launches US Mk 48 torpedo from uncrewed submersible
- Last week, the Royal Navy successfully launched a U.S.-made Mk 48 Heavyweight Torpedo from a British Excalibur uncrewed underwater vehicle.
- — Claire Barrett 2026-09-22 18:15:09
- Italian Navy plots race of two local machines: an F-35B against a Ferrari
- The Italian Navy wants to find out if one of its F-35B fighter jets can outrace a Ferrari SF90 on the ground.
- — Tom Kington 2026-09-22 18:09:49
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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
- BAE Nabs $818 Million Order For More AMPVs, Details Army Unit’s Work With AMPV 30 Prototypes
- BAE Systems recently secured a new $818 million order to deliver more Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV), while also separately detailing a recent Army effort to work with a pair of […]<im...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-09-22 21:17:19
- Who’s USAF Gonna Call? One Top Candidate Is Dronebusters
- The U.S. Air Force’s lead wing for securing overseas airlift locations wants to buy 54 systems to detect, track, and defeat small drones up to 55 pounds. The 621st Contingency […]<img w...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-09-22 21:02:43
- U.K. Defense Firm OpenWorks Expands Into U.S. Market
- Britain’s OpenWorks Engineering, which specializes on counter-drone, air defense and surveillance technologies, has opened a U.S. headquarters in Northern Virginia and plans to open a manufacturi...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-09-22 19:50:54
- Honeywell Proposes ‘P40’ Upgrade for F-35’s PTMS
- Honeywell Aerospace [HON] said on Tuesday that it has launched the P40 upgrade for the company’s Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS) on the Lockheed Martin [LMT] fighter. The current [...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-09-22 19:33:32
- Pentagon Nuclear Review Draws Scrutiny Over Expanded Options
- The Pentagon’s ongoing review of guidance for employing nuclear weapons is drawing scrutiny over whether it could expand the role of lower-yield and theater nuclear weapons in regional conflicts....
- — Sarah Salem 2026-09-22 18:22:27
- Contract Advances B-21 Weapons Storage Infrastructure at Whiteman Air Force Base
- K & K Industries has won a $13.65 million contract to construct a weapons release system storage facility supporting the Air Force’s B-21 Raider program at Whiteman Air Force Base, […]<...
- — Sarah Salem 2026-09-22 18:15:11
- Pentagon Program Selects 17 Companies To Compete In Drone Bomber Qualifier
- The Defense Department has invited 17 companies to compete for $32 million in prototype orders of reusable drones that would be used as bombers. The companies challenged to compete at […]<img...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-09-22 15:31:57
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- State lawmaker departures rise in 2026
- State lawmakers have left office early in greater numbers this election cycle, with more departing for other political opportunities. LegiStorm data shows 315 state legislators left office between ...
- 2026-09-21 18:19:15
- MITRE specialist engineers a return to the Hill
- A former government relations specialist has gone from tracking Congress to working within it. Kate Lovas has joined Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz. ) as a senior legislative assistant after working as...
- 2026-09-17 19:31:28
- Hispanic Heritage Month arrives amid political gains
- Hispanic lawmakers hold a growing share of elected offices, both on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures across the country, as National Hispanic Heritage Month begins this week. Hispanic lawmake...
- 2026-09-14 18:45:17
- Hospital group admits Senate health aide
- A veteran Democratic health policy aide has left Capitol Hill for a hospital advocacy group. Christina McCauley is now vice president of government relations at the Federation of American Hospitals...
- 2026-09-10 19:00:37
- Hundreds of Hill staffers remain 25 years after 9/11
- Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, hundreds of the congressional staffers who were employed on Capitol Hill are still there in 2026. Of the over 17,000 salaried congressional ...
- 2026-09-08 17:04:35
WSJ Op-eds
- Antitrust Lays an Egg
- Paramount-Warner shows that pseudo-news no longer works for its purveyors.
- — Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. 2026-09-22 21:23:00
- In the Name of Trust, Free Jimmy Lai
- There’s a diplomatic opportunity in Xi Jinping’s U.S. visit.
- — Paul Wolfowitz 2026-09-22 21:22:00
- Surprise: Racial Crime Disparities Have Narrowed a Lot
- In 2000-19, the prison-admission rate for violent crime dropped 20% for whites, 43% for blacks.
- — Jason L. Riley 2026-09-22 21:22:00
- The Right Attitude at Altitude
- The self-surrender I learned in flight had rewards far beyond the plane.
- — Mike Kerrigan 2026-09-22 21:21:00
- Donald Trump's U.N. Speech on Iran and 'Super Intelligence'
- He gets applause for saying Iran can't be allowed nuclear weapons, while dismissing the idea of any global regulator for artificial intelligence. While in New York, he also holds diplomatic meeting...
- — WSJ Opinion 2026-09-22 20:32:00
- The ‘Mansion Tax’ That Hits the Middle Class
- Is it too kind to call this an unintended consequence of progressive governance?
- — James Freeman 2026-09-22 18:40:00
- International Law Abandons Its Foundations
- Accepted standards are being replaced by poorly articulated political sentiment.
- 2026-09-22 17:21:00
The Diplomat
- America’s AI Safety Dilemma and at the Trump-Xi Summit
- Washington will not slow its own AI labs. Slowing China’s instead would look like safety policy, but it could cost the United States the one AI deal within reach this week.
- — James (Xiaolong) Wang 2026-09-22 14:35:00
- SCO, BRICS, Trump-Xi: What Does the Spate of Summits Mean for India?
- This year’s summit season reveals conflicting visions of global order (and India’s place in it).
- — Chietigj Bajpaee 2026-09-22 13:55:00
- The Transitions Shaping Australia’s Future
- In its latest Intergenerational Report, the Australian Treasury lays out five transitions shaping the coming decades.
- — Grant Wyeth 2026-09-22 13:25:00
- Why South Korea Has Little Room to Send Troops to Hormuz
- Seoul has previously sent troops to support U.S. military operations in the Middle East. Today, both the external and domestic environments make that much harder to do.
- — Daeyeon Lee 2026-09-22 13:20:00
- BRICS 2026 Reveals Ambition, Contradictions, and Uncertain Futures
- BRICS’ New Delhi Summit expanded the grouping’s ambitions, but geopolitical divisions and weak institutional clarity continue to challenge its future.
- — Reed Chervin 2026-09-22 12:33:00
- The Battle for Taiwan’s East: Taipei’s Western Pacific Strategy
- The PLA has stepped up both the scale and intensity of its activities in the airspace and waters east of Taiwan. How can Taipei respond?
- — Ying Yu Lin 2026-09-22 12:29:00
- Hindutva Is Slowly Seeping Into Nepal
- The number of Hindu-Muslim clashes is growing as India’s brand of Hindu majoritarianism gains ground in Nepal.
- — Biswas Baral 2026-09-21 20:11:00
European Security & Defence
- FQ-42 Vengeance Finds New Home at Creech Air Force Base
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/WEB-FQ-42_F-35_F-15-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="FQ-42 Vengeance Finds New Home a...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-22 21:00:52
- Norway Orders Three More WiSENT 2 Armoured Recovery Vehicles from FFG
- <img width="300" height="178" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/WiSENT-2-ARV-NO-300x178.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="WiSENT 2 Armoured Recovery Vehicle. ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-22 21:00:26
- The M941 Tournai has arrived in Zeebruges
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Aankomst-TOURNAI-22Sep26-2-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The M941 Tournai has arri...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-22 21:00:23
- Heavy Weapon Carrier for the Infantry: Rheinmetall completes Factory Acceptance Test for new training equipment
- <img width="300" height="209" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-22-meilenstein-beim-simulator-schwerer-waffentraeger-infanterie.67ef711d-300x209.jpg" class="webfeedsFeatur...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-22 21:00:23
- Gogo and Insitu collaborate on Group 3 UAS connectivity
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/The-Gogo-Galileo-HDX-antenna-offers-the-Integrator-UAS-high-speed-global-connectivity-1-300x200.jpg" class="webfeed...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-22 21:00:09
- Bittium and Safran Electronics & Defense sign MoU
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- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-22 21:00:03
Politico Defense feed
- Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong
- The incident raises the possibility that top secret weapons technology may have been exposed to a foreign adversary — including China.
- — By Audrey Decker and Mark Satter 2026-09-18 15:55:26
- US, in controversial deal, agrees to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia
- Lawmakers have expressed concerns for years that the move would give China access to sensitive technology.
- — By Paul McLeary 2026-09-17 20:01:00
- Trump floats setting up Army base in Poland
- The potential move comes after the Pentagon sought to pull troops from the country earlier this year.
- — By Jack Detsch 2026-09-17 18:56:22
- ‘The US can’t lose’: Pentagon plows ahead on AI despite warnings
- Military leaders warn the risks of falling behind adversaries in artificial intelligence research outweigh the potential risks of the technology.
- — By Leo Shane III 2026-09-16 19:50:00
- Iran war has cost taxpayers $38B — and counting
- The Congressional Budget Office said the prolonged military campaign will hit $2 billion to $3 billion a month.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-09-15 18:12:26
- Iran war has led to munitions shortfall, bottlenecks to restock, Pentagon IG says
- The Defense Department’s independent watchdog acknowledged the shortfall, a concern the administration has downplayed for months.
- — By Casey He 2026-09-15 15:28:17
- Hegseth allies campaign to put loyalist in Army secretary job
- Pentagon officials are pushing spokesperson Sean Parnell for the position and launching attacks against other candidates.
- — By Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch 2026-09-14 21:31:03
CGTN-China politics
- Impact of Canada's counter-tariffs on Canadian customers
- Trade between Canada and the U.S. is getting more expensive for consumers on both sides of the border. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada had no choice but to impose counter-tariffs on its bigg...
- 2026-09-19 20:43:52
- Hong Kong unveils 1st five-year plan for economic, social development
- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) unveiled its first five-year plan for economic and social development (2026-2030) on Wednesday.
- 2026-09-16 03:04:37
- Vice premier stresses western region opening up as Pinglu Canal opens
- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Wednesday underscored the importance of further opening up in China's western regions as Pinglu Canal, a trade shortcut to Southeast Asia, officially opened in...
- 2026-09-16 11:55:50
- Chinese mainland welcomes Taiwan to Pinglu Canal opportunities
- Chinese mainland welcomes Taiwan to Pinglu Canal opportunities
- 2026-09-16 09:36:36
- China calls for joint efforts on global security as intl. forum closes
- Chinese Minister of National Defense Dong Jun called for joint efforts to address common security challenges as an international security forum concluded on Thursday.
- 2026-09-18 00:56:08
- Xi extends greetings ahead of farmers' harvest festival
- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has extended festive greetings and sincere regards on behalf of the CPC Central Committee to farmers and peopl...
- 2026-09-22 10:26:04
- Chinese premier stresses faster development of emerging industries
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday called for efforts to vigorously develop next-generation intelligent manufacturing, accelerate the cultivation of emerging and future industries, and continue to...
- 2026-09-22 14:10:03
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- Bankers assemble for 2020 Bulkers share sale after offshore vessel fleet deal signed
- Arctic Securities, Clarksons Securities, DNB Carnegie and more will sell up to $175m shares in a private placement
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-09-22 19:50:24
- Shipping risks missing zero-emission fuel target after ‘transition-regressive’ delay, report finds
- Zero-emission technology development is progressing, but demand, finance and other factors have stagnated
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-09-22 19:04:45
- AET sees shuttle tanker opportunity in Brazil’s FPSO growth plans
- MISC Berhad unit has 13 dynamic-positioning shuttle tankers in Brazilian waters
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-09-22 17:00:17
- Rio Tinto Shipping fleet sell-off rolls on with double bulker sale
- Miner has sold off more than half its owned fleet this year so far
- — Holly Birkett 2026-09-22 16:21:17
- China Merchants scores $36.1m fixture as record VLCC rates meet futures softness
- VLCC-weighted futures ETF sheds 17.8% in morning trading
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-09-22 15:36:58
- ‘Seeing ships’: Cargill and International Seaways back ASBA education efforts
- Support is building for brokers-agents foundation to attract a new generation to shipping jobs
- — Joe Brady 2026-09-22 14:37:57
- ABS teams with LomarLabs to push new cleantech and digital start-ups
- Agreement allows LomarLabs to push multiple start-ups
- — Craig Eason 2026-09-22 14:13:36
EveryCRS Appropriations
- Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2026 State of Play
- 2026-06-24 04:00:00
- National Park Service: FY2027 Appropriations
- 2026-07-01 04:00:00
- Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2026 Appropriations: Overview
- 2026-07-02 04:00:00
- Appropriations for Implementation of the Endangered Species Act Since FY2017
- 2026-07-06 04:00:00
- National Park Service (NPS) Appropriations: TenYear Trends
- 2026-07-06 04:00:00
- Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2026 Budget and Appropriations
- 2026-07-15 04:00:00
- Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations: Funding History and Agency Descriptions
- 2026-07-27 04:00:00
TechCrunch
- Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI
- Qualcomm said that its new top chip can run 30B mixture-of-expert model locally.
- — Ivan Mehta 2026-09-22 20:00:00
- Apple could take on Whoop with a new fitness tracker, report says
- Apple may be developing a new fitness tracker as part of its new generation of hardware devices.
- — Lucas Ropek 2026-09-22 19:27:57
- Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a coincidence
- Meta says Muse was built from scratch, but acknowledges the AI assistant was "heavily inspired" by OpenClaw — down to some of its workspace filenames and content.
- — Sarah Perez 2026-09-22 19:09:11
- Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data
- The theft of agents' personal information could present a major counterintelligence threat, where agents and their families are extorted into cooperating with a foreign government.
- — Zack Whittaker 2026-09-22 18:40:30
- a16z is challenging Silicon Valley’s love for drop-outs by launching a school
- This academy for promising high school grads is somewhere between a trade school, Y Combinator, and Peter Thiel's Fellowship Program.
- — Julie Bort 2026-09-22 18:24:34
- OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna, boasting lower cost and fewer mistakes
- OpenAI is launching two new models, which it says are cut from the same cloth as Astra.
- — Lucas Ropek 2026-09-22 18:00:00
- Waymo’s latest expansion strategy: teenagers
- Waymo is opening its robotaxi service to teenagers aged 13 to 17 in Nashville, its second city to offer rides to minors.
- — Kirsten Korosec 2026-09-22 17:36:06
Space.com
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