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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
- Only 1 in 4 F-35s is fully mission capable, GAO finds
- The F-35’s readiness rates continued to decline through fiscal 2025, with the fleet’s full mission capable rate falling to 25%, according to a GAO report.
- — Michael Scanlon 2026-06-12 21:39:01
- US Army commissions second cohort of tech executives into innovation unit
- This week, the Army added three more technology executives to Detachment 201, a unit intended to bridge the gap between the commercial sector and military.
- — Eve Sampson 2026-06-12 16:01:06
- Ukraine’s defense AI chief predicts ‘new paradigm’ of warfare
- “The system that possesses more data and better understands that data, proposes solutions — that system will gain the advantage over the other."
- — Max Hunder, Reuters 2026-06-12 14:38:09
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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
- SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts
- The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize [̷...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-06-12 21:04:06
- Defense Watch: Budget Progress, Tanker News, AIA Concerns with Bill, VAMPIRE Order
- HAC-D Approves. The House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee approved its $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill on June 11 during a closed door markup. The legislation will next be...
- — Defense Daily Staff 2026-06-12 20:58:44
- CSIS Releases Report On Rocket Motor Industrial Base Challenges And Opportunities
- The industrial base for solid rocket motors (SRMs) is benefiting from a growing demand signal for the missiles and munitions they power and new acquisition reforms, but challenges remain to […...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-06-12 20:29:21
- Proposed Elimination of SDA And Space RCO Faces Opposition
- Congressional defense authorizers’ proposal to nix the 2019-established Space Development Agency (SDA) and the 2018-created Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) may backfire, according...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-06-12 20:19:11
- BWXT, ATI Extend Naval Nuclear Propulsion Supply Agreement Through 2030
- Defense materials company ATI [ATI] announced on June 11 it has signed a new five-year strategic material supply agreement with nuclear fuel company BWX Technologies [BWXT], extending a long-standi...
- — Sarah Salem 2026-06-12 13:24:32
- CBP Awards Anduril $363 Million For Extended Range Surveillance Towers
- Anduril Industries on Friday said it received a $363 million contract from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for more than 200 Extended Range Sentry Towers (XRST) for autonomous surveillance alon...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-06-12 13:11:41
- SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction
- The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-06-11 21:43:31
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- 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
- 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
WSJ Op-eds
- Pepper…and Salt
- 2026-06-13 04:00:00
- Meet the Political Bosses Who Brought You Graham Platner
- The Democratic Party’s New Establishment is less interested in winning than in remaking the party.
- — Ravi Gupta 2026-06-12 23:09:00
- Russia Has Lost Its ‘Near Abroad’
- As Ukraine fights back, every other ex-Soviet republic but Belarus distances itself from Moscow.
- — Casey Michel 2026-06-12 21:54:00
- Who Wants to Be a Trillionaire?
- The SpaceX IPO is a credit to Elon Musk and American capitalism.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-06-12 21:43:00
- WSJ Opinion: From ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’ to ‘Gestating Parents’
- Review & Outlook: New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul considers a bill to remove ‘mother’ and ‘father’ from family law, to be replaced with 'gestating parent' and 'non-gestating parent.'
- — WSJ Opinion 2026-06-12 21:40:00
- The Learning Legacy of Randi Weingarten
- The latest NAEP results show the harm done by Covid school lockdowns.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-06-12 21:38:00
- Bill Pulte, Jay Clayton and the Surveillance Lapse of FISA Section 702
- After President Trump names Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence, the House fails to reauthorize the Section 702 surveillance program. What are the risks of letting that intellige...
- — WSJ Opinion 2026-06-12 21:36:00
The Diplomat
- As Cambodia Cracks Down, Cyberscam Networks Test Sri Lanka
- What happens next will determine whether the island is a temporary refuge for foreign cybercriminals or becomes part of Asia’s cybercrime infrastructure.
- — Rathindra Kuruwita 2026-06-12 08:27:00
- Charting the Future of the Indonesian Military’s Involvement in Counterterrorism
- While TNI’s past counterterrorism involvement has proved beneficial, it is important not to overlook how a further expansion of its role could complicate existing efforts.
- — Alif Satria 2026-06-12 12:01:00
- Philippine Defense Secretary Vows to Defend Nation’s Interests After China Sanctions
- The country's Department of Foreign Affairs said that the sanctions against Gilberto Teodoro Jr. are “an unfriendly act" that "further complicates" bilateral relations.
- — Sebastian Strangio 2026-06-12 04:52:00
- Cambodia-Thailand Relations, Not Myanmar, Will Define ASEAN’s Immediate Future
- The ongoing conflict between the two member states is a direct challenge to the Southeast Asian bloc's founding purpose.
- — William J. Jones 2026-06-12 05:25:00
- The Yuan’s Quiet Advance on Commodity Pricing
- A miner paid in yuan has a reason to borrow in yuan, and a miner indebted in yuan has a reason to price in it.
- — David Tingxuan Zhang 2026-06-11 21:24:00
- AUKUS After AUKMIN: The Test Beyond Washington
- While the U.S. remains the dominant partner in AUKUS, closer collaboration between Canberra and London will be vital to its success.
- — Al Hynes 2026-06-11 22:09:00
- Xi’s Summit with Kim: Views from the Neighborhood
- By keeping neighbors guessing about his intentions and avoiding any concessions, it is Kim who appears to have gained the most from the Chinese leader's visit.
- — Elizabeth Wishnick and Carita Reid 2026-06-11 18:50:00
European Security & Defence
- OHB and Rheinmetall establish joint venture “OHB Rheinmetall Space Networks GmbH”
- <img width="300" height="156" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-11-rheinmetall-und-telekom-300x156.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Rheinmeta...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-13 06:03:00
- Exail launches rapidly deployable navigation solution for agile operations in GNSS-denied environments
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Exail-Tactical-Case-2-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Louis Raux-Defossez | ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-12 12:39:23
- Airbus and SkyFall form strategic alliance to advance European and Ukrainian defence innovation
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/airbus-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Michael Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus Defence an...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-12 10:15:03
- Diehl Defence and SMS strengthen strategic partnership for HYDEF2
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DDK2118-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Javier Rincon (COO, SMS), Ignacio Bengoechea...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-12 08:50:30
- GA-ASI and INTEC Group Sign MOU at ILA Berlin
- <img width="300" height="225" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/INTEC-Group-Sign-MOU-ILA-Berlin-Kopie-300x225.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="GA-ASI CEO Lin...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-12 08:02:43
- Niewiadów Polska Grupa Militarna: Building Europe’s Next 40 mm Ammunition Hub and a New Pillar of NATO Security
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/4K-300-DPI-Kopie-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: NIEWIADÓW POLSKA GRUPA MIL...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-12 06:46:17
Politico Defense feed
- 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
- After Trump's Director of National Intelligence pick, knives are out for the whole office
- The nomination of housing official Bill Pulte has stirred wider discussions about trimming the office back — or getting rid of it.
- — By Daniella Cheslow, John Sakellariadis and Gregory Svirnovskiy 2026-06-09 20:59:04
- More women, Democratic veterans running for Congress this year
- The number of veterans running for federal office this cycle is up 47 percent from 2024.
- — By Leo Shane III 2026-06-09 11:00:00
- NASA quietly talking to Congress about more moon money
- The agency has begun reaching out to lawmakers as it pushes to meet President Trump’s moon landing timeline.
- — By Audrey Decker 2026-06-08 20:58:41
CGTN-China politics
- Israel steps up operations in Gaza, south Lebanon over the weekend
- Israeli forces pressed ahead with military operations in Gaza City and south Lebanon on Saturday, killing and wounding multiple people.
- 2026-06-07 02:09:54
- Trump cancels Iran strikes, touts imminent deal
- US President Donald Trump withdrew his threat of further strikes against Iran on Thursday and said a deal with Tehran to end the war could be signed in coming days.
- 2026-06-12 00:40:36
- US, Iran trade strikes despite visas for World Cup footballers
- New attacks in the Middle East on Friday threatened to unravel an already fragile United States-Iran ceasefire, even as American officials confirmed that Tehran's football players had received visa...
- 2026-06-06 08:46:46
- Chasing the light: From imported screws to a unified market
- Chasing the light: From imported screws to a unified market
- 2026-06-06 13:22:53
- VP Han Zheng: China committed to deepening ties with Belarus
- China is firmly committed to developing relations and deepening cooperation with Belarus, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said during a meeting with Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin in ...
- 2026-06-07 00:38:45
- Japanese scholar warns intelligence council act risks 'dangerous path'
- A Japanese scholar cautioned on Monday that the act to establish a national intelligence council lacks sufficient justification and could be used to expand intelligence surveillance and drive milit...
- 2026-06-09 06:44:03
- From Uganda to UN: How China promotes human rights through development
- In Uganda, an East African country known for its favorable climate and abundant rainfall, agricultural modernization is changing lives.
- 2026-06-11 11:54:14
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- A Titanic ‘failure’: When JP Morgan was the world’s biggest shipowner
- Legendary financier sought to rule the Atlantic liner trade
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-06-12 21:07:18
- Wavelength podcast: War! Huh, what is it good for? Shipping!
- Plus, why Sea Cargo Charter benchmarks look stagnant and who ordered fully electric container ships
- — Craig Eason 2026-06-12 18:33:57
- Carriers seize on early peak season to push rates higher
- Asia-Europe pricing tops last year’s peak, but demand questions linger
- — Ian Lewis 2026-06-12 15:38:24
- Capital Clean-CMA CGM tie-up unveils first LNG bunker vessel charter
- Company confirms entry into new sector along with first newbuilding’s employment
- — Lucy Hine 2026-06-12 14:09:58
- Three dead after supply boat and landing craft collide in Singapore
- Investigations into the incident still ongoing
- — Karen Ng 2026-06-12 13:16:24
- Gunvor secures $1.4bn Asian credit facility as it attracts new banks
- Thirty-two banks syndicated for facility that was 71% oversubscribed
- — Jonas Walsgård 2026-06-12 13:13:28
- Cypriot owner takes over management of two Eletson Gas LPG carriers
- Acheon Akti denies broker reports that it has bought the pair
- — Gary Dixon 2026-06-12 13:01:20
EveryCRS Appropriations
- 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
- FY2026 Department of Defense Appropriations: In Brief
- 2026-04-02 04:00:00
TechCrunch
- The FBI built its own replica small town to simulate real-world cyberattacks
- Hidden inside a building in Alabama, the FBI has created its own small town as a dedicated cyber training ground for simulating cyberattacks.
- — Zack Whittaker 2026-06-13 11:00:00
- Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living
- Andrew Yang made a list of everything Americans overpay for — housing, food, wireless — and thinks the next startup gold rush is giving that money back.
- — Rebecca Bellan 2026-06-13 04:14:19
- Anthropic’s safety warnings may have just backfired — the government has pulled the plug on its most powerful AI
- Anthropic isn't hiding its frustration. "We disagree that the finding of a narrow potential jailbreak should be cause for recalling a commercial model deployed to hundreds of millions of people," t...
- — Connie Loizos 2026-06-13 02:26:30
- SpaceX IPO: Live updates on everything you need to know
- TechCrunch has followed SpaceX's start, struggles, and successes from the early days. And we're here for what happens next too. This package of SpaceX IPO coverage includes who stands to win (and m...
- — Kirsten Korosec, Russell Brandom 2026-06-12 23:15:14
- Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it
- A new report suggests the unit, which employs 6,500 people, is on the verge of revolt.
- — Connie Loizos 2026-06-12 23:00:54
- Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google
- The tech giant said a group called "Outsider Enterprise" used AI to scam hundreds of thousands of victims, sending 2.5 million text messages over a span of two weeks.
- — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2026-06-12 20:38:09
- SpaceX IPO closes up 19% and delivers the world’s first trillionaire
- The company made its heavily anticipated debut on Friday, trading higher than its initial $135 IPO price.
- — Marina Temkin, Sean O'Kane 2026-06-12 20:20:00
Space.com
- How Japanese scientists sent a real-life Transformer to the moon
- An autonomous rolling rover that was able to transform from a sphere into a robot successfully explored a small part of the moon in 2024.
- — Keith Cooper 2026-06-13 10:00:00
- Ever have a scary HR meeting on your calendar? That's how the Artemis 3 crew found out their assignments
- NASA took an unconventional approach to informing the astronauts of Artemis 3 about their crew assignments.
- — Josh Dinner 2026-06-12 22:00:00
- SpaceX's stock wasn't the company's only launch today — It also put 29 Starlink satellites in orbit
- Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket occurred at 8:27 a.m. ET, just over an hour before SpaceX went public on the NASDAQ stock market.
- — Robert Z. Pearlman 2026-06-12 20:19:22
- Japan's H3 rocket bounces back from failure with successful return to flight launch carrying 6 satellites
- Japan successfully completed its first mission with its H3 rocket since a launch failure last year resulted in the loss of a payload.
- — Josh Dinner 2026-06-12 23:54:08
- Could the secret to black hole formation be locked away in this record-breaking ancient quasar?
- The quasar existed 12.9 billion years ago and shows that supermassive black holes were able to age rapidly in the early universe.
- — Keith Cooper 2026-06-12 20:43:28
- Why is the US Space Force researching 'orbital warehouses'?
- As the US military readies for two 2027 missions to test spacecraft maneuvering, a new challenge with orbital warehouses aims to beef up space infrastructure.
- — Elizabeth Howell 2026-06-12 18:00:00
- 'Disclosure Day' review: A close encounter with Spielberg's brilliance that doesn't quite make contact
- Sensational performances and stunning cinematography just about cover for a predictable plot with nothing much to say.
- — Ian Stokes 2026-06-12 16:18:44