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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
- ‘Actively shrinking’: Guard generals push Congress for 100 new fighters a year
- A total of 22 generals signed a letter to Congress this month calling for multiyear funding to buy between 72 and 100 new fighters per year.
- — Michael Scanlon 2026-04-17 01:46:37
- Combat search and rescue’s uncertain future: As A-10s phase out, US Air Force faces questions of what comes next
- The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with plans to retire the A-10, which for decades has proven ideally suited for combat search-and-rescue operations.
- — Michael Scanlon 2026-04-16 20:21:19
- Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon’s growing reliance on SpaceX
- Last August, a global outage across Elon Musk’s satellite network left U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessels bobbing off California, halting operations.
- — David Jeans, Reuters 2026-04-16 17:41:44
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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
- Army Exploring ‘Novel Contracting’ For Future Black Hawk Procurement After Current Multi-Year
- NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Army is exploring “novel contracting approaches” for future Black Hawk helicopter procurement beyond its current multi-year deal with Sikorsky [LMT], a lead official sa...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-04-16 21:45:21
- Air Combat Command’s EOU Tests Anduril’s YFQ-44A
- Last week, the Air Force’s Experimental Operations Unit (EOU) at Nellis AFB, Nev., tested an Anduril Industries YFQ-44A Fury prototype Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), which flew from a c...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-04-16 21:23:00
- Army’s Work With OPV Black Hawk To Inform Bringing Autonomy To MV-75 FLRAA
- NASHVILLE, Tenn.–Army and Sikorsky [LMT] officials said Thursday the new “Optimally Piloted Vehicle” (OPV) Black Hawk is serving as a testbed for bringing autonomy capability to the futur...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-04-16 21:17:44
- Fincantieri Gets $30 Million Contract To Start Work On Four LSMs
- The Navy awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a $30 million long lead time contract for materials procurement and engineering activity to start building four Medium Landing Ships (LSMs), both the c...
- — Rich Abott 2026-04-16 20:56:00
- Army Bought 13,000 MEROPS Interceptors After Iran Operations Began, Driscoll Says
- The Army has bought 13,000 MEROPS interceptors to use against Shahed drones from Iran since U.S. operations there began on Feb. 28, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said on Thursday. “When […...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-04-16 20:13:04
- Boeing And Millennium Space Systems Add Mid-Class Resolute Satellite Bus
- COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Boeing [BA] and its subsidiary Millennium Space Systems are rolling out a new mid-class satellite platform called Resolute — designed to give more capability than a...
- — Rachel Jewett 2026-04-16 20:08:43
- Autonomous Maritime Vessel Developer Ulysses Announces $46 Million In Funding
- Autonomous maritime vessel developer Ulysses on Thursday said it has raised $46 million in two funding rounds, a previously undisclosed seed financing last year, and new Series A investment, to [&#...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-04-16 20:03:55
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- McDonald Rivet builds team with housing policy vet
- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Mich. ) has tapped a housing policy professional to lead her legislative team. Britt Van has returned to Capitol Hill as McDonald Rivet's legislative director after ...
- 2026-04-16 20:00:19
- House pay gaps: where race and geography meet
- Location appears to play a meaningful role in racial pay disparities among House staff, as Caucasian staffers are more concentrated in higher-paying Washington positions and benefit more from worki...
- 2026-04-13 18:40:14
- Kiley brings comms aide back to the Hill
- Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif. ) is bringing a former communications staffer back to Capitol Hill after more than a decade in the private sector. Bailey Hall has joined Kiley's office as communication...
- 2026-04-10 20:17:02
- Veteran Risch aide plugs into energy company
- A longtime aide to Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) is leaving the Senate for a role in the private sector. Ayla Neumeyer has joined Constellation Energy Corp. as a senior manager of federal government a...
- 2026-04-08 19:50:58
- House staff salaries fall after reaching record highs
- House staff salaries declined in 2025 after reaching record highs the year prior, marking the first year-over-year drop in a decade. The median House staff salary fell to $74,061 in 2025, down 3. 7...
- 2026-04-06 18:40:06
WSJ Op-eds
- How the ABA Spreads DEI in Law Schools
- The lawyers’ guild still has a monopoly on accreditation. Why?
- — The Editorial Board 2026-04-16 21:38:00
- Democrats Try to Block Arms Sales to Israel
- Forty of 47 in the Senate vote against weapons for America’s fighting ally.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-04-16 21:36:00
- Virginia Is for Higher Taxes—and Gerrymanders
- Gov. Spanberger’s popularity takes a hit as she abandons the center.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-04-16 21:34:00
- Finland’s Lessons on Transgender Children
- Gender reassignment didn’t improve mental health, a new study says.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-04-16 21:32:00
- Vancing the Night Away
- Most vice presidents call little attention to themselves. This one is reminding us why.
- — Kimberley A. Strassel 2026-04-16 16:55:00
- Trump Mixes a Cuba Libre
- Obama’s ‘thaw’ helped entrench the communists. This president seeks to freeze them out of power.
- — James Kirchick 2026-04-16 16:54:00
- Justice Thomas: Progressives vs. the Declaration
- Woodrow Wilson’s ideas are opposed to the basic American creed. They can’t coexist forever.
- 2026-04-15 22:00:00
The Diplomat
- When Climate Lies Kill: Red-Tagging Indigenous Defenders in the Philippines
- Climate disinformation is strategically deployed to reinforce red-tagging narratives, portraying Indigenous resistance to mining, energy, and infrastructure projects as a threat to national security.
- — James Gomez and Asia Centre 2026-04-16 15:10:00
- Beyond the Rupture: Where Are China-Japan Relations Heading?
- The evolution of Sino-Japanese relations has rarely followed a linear path – but it has always remained within clear guardrails, even during times of tension.
- — Lee Chan Hui 2026-04-16 14:43:00
- Australia’s New National Defense Strategy Feels Written for a Bygone Era
- It ignores the elephant in the room: an unreliable and unruly United States.
- — Peter Layton 2026-04-16 14:15:00
- 5-Year Prison Terms for Atajurt Activists Who Burned Chinese Flag
- After protesting Chinese state policies in Xinjiang, and after apparent pressure from Beijing, the group of Kazakhs were charged with “inciting national hatred.”
- — Catherine Putz 2026-04-16 14:21:00
- China’s Taiwan Calculus Ahead of the Trump-Xi Summit
- Beijing is not seeking a breakthrough on Taiwan at the Trump-Xi summit, but rather incremental gains that could gradually weaken Taiwan-U.S. ties.
- — Yi-Chuan Chiu 2026-04-16 13:55:00
- PPP’s Chief Holds Meetings in Washington While His Party Faces Ruin at Home
- People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok’s Washington trip reveals more about his internal survival strategy than any genuine foreign policy agenda.
- — Mitch Shin 2026-04-16 13:23:00
- China’s Definition of an ‘Evil Cult’ Is Expanding Beyond Religious Groups
- “Create Abundance” is not, in any conventional sense, a religion. For that reason, its persecution signals a dangerous expansion of China’s ideological control.
- — Jianli Yang 2026-04-16 12:53:00
European Security & Defence
- Finland Offers New 4×4 Armour Option
- <img width="300" height="171" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SCATA-MK1-300x171.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The SCATA MK1 is a modular family of 4x4 a...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-04-15 11:11:40
- ARX Robotics begins UK manufacturing and secures first order with the British Army
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/687e51a1928657436e20981a_Gereon-on-a-hill-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: AR...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-04-15 09:00:28
- Patria appoints new President and CEO
- <img width="300" height="216" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/9200b36eec4e0e46_800x800ar-2-300x216.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Patria]" style=...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-04-15 08:07:41
- Quantum Systems announces additional German-Ukrainian joint ventures
- <img width="300" height="210" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Featured-1024x718-Kopie-300x210.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo © Quantum Systems]" ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-04-15 06:18:20
- American Rheinmetall Achieves CMMC Level 2 Certification Across All Manufacturing Plants
- <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 2026-04-14 11:05:19
- C-UAS Options, Techniques and Acquisition
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/LOCUST-Laser-Kopie-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The first vehicle-mounted Locust ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-04-14 09:04:20
Politico Defense feed
- A depleted Space Force races to prepare for Trump’s spending spree
- The six-year-old service is hiring like "there’s never been a tomorrow" to execute a potential budget boon.
- — By Audrey Decker 2026-04-16 22:31:25
- ‘More compromises’: Trump wants an end to Iran war
- While the president claims he's got the cards, he may have to give ground to get a deal.
- — By Eli Stokols and Phelim Kine 2026-04-16 21:56:09
- Pentagon leaders 'get to pick the leaders that they want,' Army secretary says while praising ousted top general
- Lawmakers in both parties expressed unease with the sudden departure of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-04-16 19:24:52
- House narrowly rejects limits on Trump as Iran war drags on
- Republican leaders kept defections to a minimum, signaling the party isn’t ready to publicly break with the White House on the war effort just yet.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-04-16 16:27:28
- Navy plays deadly game of hide-and-seek with Iranian mines
- As more American warships head to the Middle East, the mine-hunting mission might be the next big job.
- — By Paul McLeary 2026-04-15 21:41:20
- Republicans reject Iran limits as war powers milestone nears
- The Middle East conflict faces a ticking war powers clock for lawmakers to authorize continued operations that could be a bigger political headache for Trump and Republicans.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-04-15 19:19:33
- Hegseth again skipping Ukraine meeting, will send top lieutenant instead
- As the U.S. continues to look away from Europe, fewer top officials are visiting longtime allies.
- — By Paul McLeary 2026-04-14 14:36:56
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
- How Singapore became a launchpad for global ambitions
- TradeWinds looks at how Singaporean companies and shipping professionals are taking to the global stage
- — Jonathan Boonzaier 2026-04-17 02:25:52
- The investor helping Singapore start-ups to follow the money
- Singaporean VC firm ShipsFocus has backed eight start-ups
- — Karen Ng 2026-04-17 02:21:38
- Dava eyes expansion as shifting trade routes reshape bulk markets
- Singapore-based dry bulk operator grows fleet and reach as market dynamics evolve
- — Huaqing Ma 2026-04-17 02:21:15
- ‘Fear of fixing’ lifts for dry cargo players, Pacific Basin says
- Bulker owner-operator has put numbers on how war in the Gulf is affecting seaborne trade
- — Holly Birkett 2026-04-16 22:45:59
- US threatens dark fleet hunt with pursuit of Iran-linked ships in the Pacific
- Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urges other nations to secure Strait of Hormuz
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-04-16 16:40:09
- Aliki Paliou deepens Repsol ties with long-term suezmax deals
- Oil major has now chartered all four suezmaxes the Greek owner has on the water or under construction
- — Harry Papachristou 2026-04-16 15:30:02
- Container freight rate rally collapses as war shock fades
- After a brief six‑week spike, rates stall as market reality blunts carriers’ pricing power
- — Ian Lewis 2026-04-16 15:16:18
EveryCRS Appropriations
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-02-06 05:00:00
- Defense Primer: Defense Appropriations Process
- 2026-02-11 05:00:00
- Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-02-17 05:00:00
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-02-23 05:00:00
- Economic Development Administration: An Overview of Programs and Appropriations (FY2012-FY2026)
- 2026-02-24 05:00:00
- Overview of FY2026 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)
- 2026-02-25 05:00:00
- National Park Service: FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-02-27 05:00:00
TechCrunch
- New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised $7B to expand its AI bets
- The fundraise is the first major capital raise under Sequoia's new leadership, with Alfred Lin and Pat Grady now serving as co-stewards of the 54-year-old firm.
- — Connie Loizos 2026-04-17 02:55:06
- Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises
- The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures.
- — Marina Temkin 2026-04-16 22:55:30
- Luma launches AI-powered production studio with faith-focused Wonder Project
- The studio's first project will be about Moses and star Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, to be released this spring on Prime Video.
- — Rebecca Bellan 2026-04-16 21:58:08
- Netflix co-founder and chair Reed Hastings to leave board
- Hastings helped to transform the video rental industry — first with physical, then digital, delivery.
- — Lucas Ropek 2026-04-16 21:22:14
- Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report
- AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to raise its third funding round since launching just seven months ago.
- — Dominic-Madori Davis 2026-04-16 20:41:13
- Physical Intelligence, a hot robotics startup, says its new robot brain can figure out tasks it was never taught
- The new model, called π0.7, represents what the company describes as an early but meaningful step toward the long-sought goal of a general-purpose robot brain.
- — Connie Loizos 2026-04-16 20:26:44
- From the Startup Battlefield stage to the International Space Station: geCKo Materials built a sticky product
- This week on Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen speaks with Capella Kerst, founder and CEO of geCKo Materials.
- — Maggie Nye, Isabelle Johannessen 2026-04-16 19:50:10
Space.com
- Landing astronauts on the moon 'is absolutely doable, and it's doable soon,' NASA's Artemis 2 commander says
- The Artemis 2 astronauts said they gained a deeper understanding of their Orion capsule during their moon mission —and what they learned bodes well for future Artemis flights.
- — Josh Dinner 2026-04-16 21:53:36
- 'That was a wonderful toilet': Artemis 2 commander defends mission's lunar loo
- Artemis 2's groundbreaking space toilet doesn't deserve the bad press it's gotten over the past two weeks, according to mission commander Reid Wiseman.
- — Mike Wall 2026-04-16 22:31:43
- Fantasy RPG 'Crimson Desert' lets you stab your way up to space, showcasing a remarkably detailed cosmos
- One of the game's more bizarre features is the ability to stab your way up to the edge of space.
- — Alan Bradley 2026-04-16 20:44:24
- Blue Origin fires up used New Glenn rocket ahead of landmark reflight (photo)
- Blue Origin conducted a static fire test today (April 16) with a flight-proven New Glenn booster, paving the way for a planned launch on Sunday morning (April 19).
- — Mike Wall 2026-04-16 18:00:00
- The Lyrid meteor shower 2026 has begun! Here's what to expect
- Fireballs and meteors could be seen anytime the constellation Lyra is above the horizon.
- — Anthony Wood 2026-04-16 17:00:00
- This may be the daughter of one of our universe's 1st stars. Scientists call it an 'ancient immigrant'
- The star is escaping the Large Magellanic Cloud for the Milky Way.
- — Keith Cooper 2026-04-16 16:00:00
- Private Japanese spacecraft will inspect 2 dead satellites in 2027
- Astroscale's 2027 ISSA-J mission will mark the first attempt to inspect multiple spacecraft across different orbits in a single flight.
- — Andrew Jones 2026-04-16 15:00:00