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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
- Highway patrol: US Marine F-35s conduct flight operations on Finnish roads
- The first ever deployment of U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs to Finland proved to be a memorable one.
- — J.D. Simkins 2026-06-19 22:02:21
- Army launches new Indo-Pacific multi-domain command
- The move combines traditional formations with some of the service’s cyber, space, unmanned systems and electronic warfare capabilities.
- — Eve Sampson, J.D. Simkins 2026-06-19 21:57:00
- Air Force One begins commissioning flights, final step before presidential use
- The service announced the delivery of the Qatari-donated aircraft to Joint Base Andrews on Friday and the kickoff of its commissioning flights.
- — Cristina Stassis 2026-06-19 21:06:11
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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 Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding
- Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insuffic...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-06-18 21:34:37
- SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships
- The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and...
- — Rich Abott 2026-06-18 21:30:16
- Defense Watch: Abrams Update, SSN-788 Ready, UAS and C-UAS News, FMS Deals
- Back to USPACOM. The Defense Department last week changed the name of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) to U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), reversing a name change the first Trump administration...
- — Defense Daily Staff 2026-06-18 21:03:14
- Air Force Examining Long-Term Buy Of 130 New Weapons Pylons For B-52Hs
- The Air Force is examining the development of an Advanced Wing Weapons Pylon (AWWP) for the B-52H and a long-term buy of up to 130 AWWPs to replace the bomber’s […]<img width="1200" hei...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-06-18 17:50:54
- Energy Fuels Gets DoD Investment To Expand Into Expand Rare Earth Supply Chains
- The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has agreed to loan $725 million to Energy Fuels, Inc. [UUUU], to help the company expand its business from uranium production to […...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-06-18 15:59:09
- Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says
- The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, [̷...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-06-17 21:46:26
- Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries
- The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […...
- — Rich Abott 2026-06-17 21:42:32
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- Juneteenth press releases fade amid parks fight
- Congressional Juneteenth messaging has fallen sharply since the holiday's first year of federal recognition, with this year's smaller batch focused largely on a fight over national park fees. Lawma...
- 2026-06-18 18:05:29
- World Cup planning fuels lobbying activity
- Preparations for the first FIFA World Cup on U. S. soil since 1994 helped drive millions of dollars in lobbying activity during the first quarter, led by host cities, transportation agencies and t...
- 2026-06-15 18:35:41
- 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
WSJ Op-eds
- Pepper…and Salt
- 2026-06-20 04:00:00
- WSJ Opinion: The U.K. Must Cut Welfare to Fund Defense Spending
- As the threat from Russia increases in Europe, pressure mounts on NATO members including the U.K. to meet the 3% core defense spending target as Pete Hegseth announces a “NATO 3.0 review” and U...
- — WSJ Opinion 2026-06-19 22:51:00
- A Dose of Good News at the FDA
- The agency gives a Huntington’s disease treatment a new look.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-06-19 21:40:00
- Soccer Can Hurt a Young Person’s Brain
- ‘The beautiful game’ would be more so if players weren’t encouraged to hit the ball with their heads.
- — David B. Agus 2026-06-19 21:33:00
- Britain’s Great Labour Hope for Change?
- Andy Burnham could become the next Prime Minister. But why?
- — The Editorial Board 2026-06-19 21:29:00
- California’s Democratic Civil War Over the Wealth Tax
- Unions quietly fight over the November referendum, while Gov Newsom looks to buy off the SEIU.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-06-19 21:23:00
- Race Preferences Are Falling Nationwide
- Even Wisconsin’s Supreme Court progressives say they are unconstitutional.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-06-19 21:23:00
The Diplomat
- The ‘Tibet Aid’ Cadres System as a Mechanism for Political Control in Tibet
- The system, supposedly meant to aid Tibet, actually serves to sideline local Tibetan personnel while boosting the careers of Han Chinese cadres from other regions.
- — Kalsang Dolma 2026-06-19 15:12:00
- Why Bangladesh Is Fencing Its Border With Myanmar
- A non-state actor – the Arakan Army – now controls Myanmar’s side of the border. That forces Bangladesh to rely more on unilateral forms of border management.
- — Jannatul Naym Pieal 2026-06-19 14:56:00
- What Will the End of the Iran-US War Mean for Pakistan?
- Pakistanis are hoping that their role in providing Trump with an offramp to end the war will lead to investment flows.
- — Umair Jamal 2026-06-19 14:41:00
- Beijing’s Bullying of Taiwan Threatens Ocean Ecology
- China managed to secure Taiwan’s exclusion from a Track 2 platform designed to address maritime ecology. It’s a worrying escalation of China’s political warfare.
- — Yu-Tzu Lin 2026-06-19 14:33:00
- North Korea’s Quiet Campaign to Be a ‘Responsible’ Nuclear Power
- As U.N. sanctions enforcement fragments, Pyongyang is waging a second contest – over status – that is visible only in the original Korean.
- — Geunho Ryu 2026-06-19 14:03:00
- How Saudi Arabia Derailed Pakistan’s Africa Drive
- Pakistan’s aspirations in Africa are growing, but its ability to realize them remains constrained by economic weakness, dependence on external financing, and the shifting priorities of its most i...
- — Samir Bhattacharya 2026-06-19 14:02:00
- When the Davidson Window Meets the ‘Xi Window’
- The Davidson Window measures China’s military capability to invade Taiwan. Arguably more important is Xi Jinping’s confidence in his military.
- — Jing Yuan-Chou 2026-06-19 13:33:00
European Security & Defence
- Naval Group, MESKO and TELESYSTEM sign a sea firing trials agreement for demonstration
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/52D_3815-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Laurent Grandguillot/REA]" style="d...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-20 05:45:46
- Thales and Arquus sign a MoU to integrate the SpinFire mortar range on tactical vehicles
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Image1_75-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo © Thales]" style="display: block; ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-19 10:46:24
- Quantum Systems and Tencore to co-produce 2,000 TerMit UGVs
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/TerMit-in-Ukraine-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo ©Quantum-System...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-19 08:06:09
- Rheinmetall and General Atomics explore transatlantic co-production
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-06-18-rheinmetall-and-general-atomics-explore-co-production-of-vektrex.b8ac48b1-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFe...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-19 06:26:29
- Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd and AM General sign strategic partnership
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- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-19 06:13:42
- KNDS Asserts Leadership in Loitering Munition at Eurosatory 2026
- <img width="300" height="196" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/KNDS-MV25-02-Kopie-300x196.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-b...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-18 12:40:09
Politico Defense feed
- Senate threatens to freeze Hegseth’s travel in bid for boat strike videos, Iran school strike probe
- Major defense legislation approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee freezes three quarters of the Defense Secretary’s travel budget until Congress gets what it wants.
- — By Connor O'Brien and Leo Shane III 2026-06-17 14:29:58
- Hegseth's timeline for Strait of Hormuz is a bit murky
- The Secretary of Defense initially stated that the waterway would reopen "immediately" after a deal was signed, only to clarify his comment moments later.
- — By Cheyanne M. Daniels 2026-06-14 16:44:02
- Ukraine is winning the drone war. Now it needs to win over Trump.
- Battlefield gains and drone deals with Europe have given Kyiv rare leverage heading into the G7 world leaders’ summit, even as Washington's attention is elsewhere.
- — By Felicia Schwartz, Megan Messerly and Nicholas Vinocur 2026-06-14 11:00:00
- 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
CGTN-China politics
- All 70 Chinese nationals detained by Philippine authorities released
- The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Thursday said that all 70 detained Chinese nationals associated with a steel plant in Mindanao in the southern Philippines have been released.
- 2026-06-18 13:30:21
- Pakistan says US-Iran technical talks to be held Sunday in Switzerland
- Pakistan says US-Iran technical talks to be held Sunday in Switzerland
- 2026-06-20 14:07:41
- Wang Yi meets UN secretary-general candidate Rebeca Grynspan
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday met with Rebeca Grynspan, candidate for the next UN secretary-general, in Beijing.
- 2026-06-16 10:43:36
- Questionnaire on the US-Israel-Iran conflict
- Please answer the following questions and share your views.
- 2026-06-16 06:50:25
- Chinese premier meets Myanmar's president in Beijing
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with President of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon.
- 2026-06-16 12:46:55
- Bolivian president declares state of emergency amid blockade crisis
- Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency early on Saturday, escalating a blockade crisis that has ground the country's economy to a halt over the past 50...
- 2026-06-20 05:32:40
- Myanmar's president lays wreath at Monument to People's Heroes
- Myanmar's president lays wreath at Monument to People's Heroes
- 2026-06-16 07:58:40
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- Iran re-closes Strait of Hormuz as Lebanon dispute threatens peace deal
- Tehran declares shipping halt as vessel movements and enforcement remain unclear
- — Huaqing Ma 2026-06-20 14:50:35
- Wavelength podcast: Peace at last? Shipping cautiously resumes as Hormuz re-opens
- Plus: why Russia is pushing to grow its shadow fleet of LNG carriers once again
- — Holly Birkett 2026-06-19 17:18:39
- Chief engineer ‘waiting for parts’ before deadly bridge strike
- Prosecution agreement says Indian national knew vessel was unsafe because of modifications to fuel supply system
- — Paul Peachey 2026-06-19 16:00:09
- Iran moves to tighten control over Strait of Hormuz
- New Iranian authority clears way for fees and mandatory insurance payments after the first 60 days of interim peace deal
- — Paul Peachey 2026-06-19 15:23:23
- Core Power to study floating nuclear power plants using SMR technology
- Maritime industry seen as catalyst to change how nuclear energy is delivered
- — Ian Lewis 2026-06-19 14:36:03
- Unions end Ichthys strike after LNG carrier loadings disrupted
- Australian pay dispute over after 3% raise for workers agreed
- — Gary Dixon 2026-06-19 14:19:21
- Iraq to ship oil from Syrian ports to avoid Strait of Hormuz
- Alternative export plan is another sign that Gulf nations will not be held to ransom by Iran
- — Gary Dixon 2026-06-19 13:51:24
EveryCRS Appropriations
- 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
- Economic Development Administration: An Overview of Programs and Appropriations (FY2012-FY2026)
- 2026-04-15 04:00:00
- Elections Grant Programs: Authorizations and Appropriations
- 2026-04-20 04:00:00
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations for FY2026
- 2026-04-21 04:00:00
TechCrunch
- Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving DeepMind for rival Anthropic
- Jumper isn't the only big name leaving Google DeepMind.
- — Anthony Ha 2026-06-20 16:39:57
- Every new iOS 27 feature that’s worth knowing about
- While it's not flashy like Apple’s new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence upgrades, there are still a number of additions to iOS 27 worth looking at.
- — Lauren Forristal 2026-06-20 15:00:00
- He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing that for robots.
- French serial entrepreneur and open-source legend Jean-Baptiste Kempf has been building Kyber, an infrastructure layer to control remote devices in real time.
- — Anna Heim 2026-06-20 00:47:44
- From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn’t stop anyone
- For the last 30 years, stopping the flow of cybersecurity-related software has proven to be ineffective. It's unclear why it would work now with Anthropic’s cybersecurity model Mythos.
- — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2026-06-19 22:40:14
- Go eyes robotaxis and acquisitions after Japan’s biggest IPO of 2026 — here’s why it matters
- Go's IPO — Japan's biggest so far this year — has done more than provide a much-needed boost to the country's languishing listing season. It has also supplied the taxi-hailing app with the capi...
- — Kate Park 2026-06-19 21:45:00
- Aura’s impressive e-ink photo frame doesn’t even look digital
- What’s the most cliche possible gift you can give a relative? A digital photo frame, displaying a rotating slideshow of family photos. Now Aura has completely refreshed this product space wit...
- — Amanda Silberling 2026-06-19 21:00:34
- Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
- Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.
- — Tim De Chant 2026-06-19 16:50:58
Space.com
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 215 — Disclosure Day
- On Episode 215 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Susan Karlin talk with bestselling sci-fi/sci-fact author Dr. David Brin.
- — Space.com Staff 2026-06-20 15:16:59
- Supermassive black holes may be surrounded by dark matter clusters, new 'echo map' technique suggests
- A technique called echo mapping suggests supermassive black holes, like that at the heart of the Milky Way, are surrounded by clusters of dark matter.
- — Robert Lea 2026-06-20 14:00:00
- Late, great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith finds immortality as an asteroid
- An asteroid has been named after Smith, who died in 2003 at the age of 34.
- — Chelsea Gohd 2026-06-20 10:00:00
- Do we need a lunar building code to build moon bases safely?
- As NASA pushes to build a sustained human presence on the moon, one expert says what's needed is a lunar building code.
- — Leonard David 2026-06-20 10:00:00
- A private company will build and launch NASA's next Mars orbiter in 2028 — and it's not SpaceX
- A California-based company will design, build and launch a spacecraft for NASA's Aeolus mission to orbit around Mars, where the probe will be the first to provide daily measurements of the planet's...
- — Josh Dinner 2026-06-19 21:00:00
- 'This is not like life that we’ve experienced' 'Star City' cast on struggling to relate to the brutality of Soviet existence in Apple TV's For All Mankind' spin-off
- "I don’t have a relatable thing. This is not like life that we’ve experienced."
- — Jeff Spry 2026-06-19 20:00:00
- The most unpredictable meteor shower of the year peaks next week. Here's what to expect
- The June Bootids usually produce just a handful of meteors, but this notoriously unpredictable shower has a history of surprise outbursts.
- — Daisy Dobrijevic 2026-06-19 18:00:00