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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
- The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning
- If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes.
- — Capt. John Cordle (ret.) 2026-08-28 19:11:37
- Air Force awards Boeing $131 billion ceiling contract for F-15 production, modernization
- The Air Force has awarded Boeing a sole-source contract with a $131.23 billion ceiling to produce, modernize and sustain F-15 fighters.
- — Michael Scanlon 2026-08-28 16:36:53
- India turns to private sector to ramp up missile production
- Fearing bottlenecks, India has approved the transfer of technologies for conventional missile systems from a state-run organization to private companies.
- — Anjana Pasricha 2026-08-28 14:14:15
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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
- Defense Watch: NGI Concerns, Valkyrie CCA, ESB-8 Delivery, Counter-Drone Partners
- MQ-25 Engine. Rolls-Royce is awaiting word from the U.S. Navy on when the company’s AE 3007N engine for the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray refueling drone will see its first carrier landing […]<...
- — Defense Daily Staff 2026-08-28 21:06:40
- REGENT Raises $240 Million To Transition Seagliders To Manufacturing
- Dual-use Seaglider developer REGENT Craft last Thursday announced it raised $240 million in a new funding round as it pushes to shift from earlier stage development into full scale production [R...
- — Rich Abott 2026-08-28 20:46:44
- Rolls-Royce Plans To Deliver 20 F130 Flight Test Engines For B-52 CERP Starting Next Spring
- INDIANAPOLIS—Rolls-Royce plans to deliver 20 F130 flight test engines to the Air Force starting next spring for the Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) for the service’s B-52 b...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-08-28 20:39:09
- Trump Directs Establishment Of United States Space Academy
- President Donald Trump last Friday authorized the creation of a United States Space Academy that will educate and develop the nation’s future leaders in military, civil and commercial space. A [&...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-08-28 20:23:58
- DoD Adds To Equity Stake In Alumina Refiner, Makes Equity Investment In Metals Company
- The Defense Department last Friday said it has upped its equity investment in Atlantic Alumina Company LLC (Atalco) by $100 million, bringing total investment by the department to $400 million, [&#...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-08-28 18:19:33
- Firehawk Live Fires Hydra-70 Rockets Shortly After Army Award
- Shortly after receiving an Army award to develop Hydra-70 rockets as a potential alternative supplier, Firehawk Aerospace last Friday said it successfully conducted six live-fire tests of the rocke...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-08-28 16:09:30
- Small Drones Improve Border Patrol’s Operations But Limitations Exist, DHS IG Says
- The Border Patrol’s use of small drones over the past few years have demonstrated key benefits such as the ability to gain rapid situational awareness and lower costs versus other […]<img w...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-08-27 20:49:02
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- Reinsurance group adds Hill coverage
- A House Financial Services Committee staffer has left Capitol Hill for the reinsurance industry. Shannon Evans has joined the Reinsurance Association of America as assistant director of federal aff...
- 2026-08-27 19:46:55
- AP Top 25 schools count 100 alumni in Congress
- At least 100 current members of Congress can have high hopes for this college football season. That's how many attended a school represented in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll, accordin...
- 2026-08-24 18:27:13
- King brings Big Law counsel back to Senate
- Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) has brought a Big Law attorney with prior Hill experience onto his legislative team. William Scheffer has joined King's office as counsel, handling judiciary, firearms, l...
- 2026-08-20 19:20:30
- GOP commands the congressional mail tab
- House Republicans continue to dominate spending on franked mail in 2026. First-quarter disbursement data show that Republican House members have spent roughly $1. 09 million on franked mail so far ...
- 2026-08-17 18:09:13
- Cyber specialist logs on to Gallagher's comms team
- Rep. James Gallagher (R-Calif. ) has hired a cybersecurity communicator from the Department of Energy to lead his press operation. Marissa Martinez has joined Gallagher's office as communications ...
- 2026-08-13 19:38:32
WSJ Op-eds
- Kevin Warsh: the Hawk at Jackson Hole
- How much clearer can the Fed Chairman be about taming inflation?
- — The Editorial Board 2026-08-28 22:02:00
- Artificial Criticism of Artificial Intelligence?
- One does have to wonder about the sources of the backlash.
- — James Freeman 2026-08-28 22:02:00
- Trump’s Texas Tariff Stakes
- A new poll finds border taxes aren’t popular in the Lone Star State.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-08-28 22:01:00
- Busting the ABA’s Accreditation Monopoly
- The bar association’s power over law schools gets a useful Trump challenge.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-08-28 21:59:00
- Close Unrwa, Not the Office Exposing It
- The USAID Inspector General is holding the U.N. refugee agency to account for its Hamas terrorist staff.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-08-28 21:56:00
- The Meta Settlement Makes Big Tech Bigger
- The company is too powerful, the government says, then loads it up with new obligations that require more power.
- — Robert H. Bork Jr. 2026-08-28 21:55:00
- Mike Rogers’s Plan to Defeat Abdul El-Sayed
- Michigan’s Republican Senate nominee calls his socialist opponent an antisemite and discusses his own efforts to broaden his party’s appeal.
- — Tunku Varadarajan 2026-08-28 21:02:00
The Diplomat
- Mongolia Hosts COP17, Urging Global Partners to Action on Climate Issues
- Mongolia wanted to see “a shift from talk to action” at COP17. The results were mixed.
- — Bolor Lkhaajav 2026-08-28 16:15:00
- Tim Cook’s Dark Legacy in China
- Cook’s leadership perfected Apple’s production – but Chinese workers paid the price.
- — Li Qiang 2026-08-28 15:41:00
- Uzbekistan’s Presidential Daughter Just Got a Law of Her Own
- The new presidential administration law grants its head – Saida Mirziyoyeva – sweeping new powers, and immunity.
- — Aziz Adilov 2026-08-28 16:49:00
- India’s BrahMos at Sea: Implications for South Asian Stability
- The planned Indian deployment of the BrahMos missile on all of its naval warships has destabilizing implications for the region.
- — Abdul Moiz Khan and Syeda Saba Batool 2026-08-28 15:14:00
- ‘Latin Poison’: Kazakhstan’s Latinization in Russian Media Discourse
- In criticizing Kazakhstan's Latinization effort, Russian media is not defending the Russian language or the Cyrillic alphabet, but the symbolic, ideological, and geopolitical hierarchy of the Russi...
- — Aziz Berdiqulov 2026-08-28 15:25:00
- More and More Global Leaders Went to Chinese Colleges. Does That Matter?
- Does receiving a Chinese education sway Asia’s leaders and, by extension, foreign policy?
- — Kevin Zongzhe Li 2026-08-28 15:03:00
- Takaichi Is No Abe: Japan’s New Conservative Politics
- After roughly 10 months in power, the differences between Takaichi and Abe are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
- — Mong Cheung 2026-08-28 14:35:00
European Security & Defence
- F-35 Block 4: Upgrade and Future Role
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JSF-Norway-Kopie-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Norwegian F-35A aircraft of the RNo...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-28 15:12:23
- Destroyer USS Ted Stevens to be Commissioned in Oct 2026
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/USS-Ted-Stevens-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The newest Arleigh Burke-class guide...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-28 10:28:19
- MS&D Magazine 2026: Sea Power Under Time Pressure
- <img width="300" height="150" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MSD-Magazine-2026-300x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="MS&D Magazine 2026 (Photo Mitt...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-28 05:00:47
- Indra Equips Tanks With Transparent Armour
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Armour-Reality-Glasses-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Indra equips tanks with ‘tr...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-27 17:25:42
- GA-ASI and Fujitsu Sign MOU
- <img width="300" height="158" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fujitsu-sign-mou-for-maintenance-300x158.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Kenichiro Miyazaki ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-27 13:00:04
- MS&D 2026: Chief of the German Navy to Deliver Farewell Address
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MSD_MZ_251125_136-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Last MS&D (Photo: Hamburg Mess...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-27 12:00:30
Politico Defense feed
- How the Iran war has made the US more vulnerable
- The Pentagon’s inability to subdue Tehran, dwindling weapons stockpiles and distancing from allies have led U.S. military officials to question whether America maintains its clout.
- — By Jack Detsch and Paul McLeary 2026-08-28 09:00:00
- Pentagon claims to have found ‘hidden’ files on final days of the Afghanistan war
- Republicans have long accused former President Joe Biden's administration of covering up mistakes made in the final days of the conflict.
- — By Leo Shane III 2026-08-26 14:00:13
- The Iran war is already on November ballots
- The conflict’s economic impacts — and not its foreign policy consequences — could sway voters.
- — By Leo Shane III and Jerry Wu 2026-08-25 16:34:47
- Trump’s threats to Seoul may be worse than their bite
- The decision to end annual military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea is unlikely to affect security on the world’s most militarized border.
- — By Paul McLeary 2026-08-18 21:30:00
- Xi Jinping will skip UN ahead of Trump summit
- Xi will forego an opportunity to speak at the U.N. General Assembly the same week that he’ll meet with President Donald Trump in Washington.
- — By Phelim Kine 2026-08-17 16:56:08
- Top US Middle East commander visits long-deployed aircraft carrier
- Adm. Adam Cooper met with those on board the Abraham Lincoln.
- — By Associated Press 2026-08-16 13:11:20
- Trump has a plan to break China’s mineral grip. It needs workers first.
- A White House spending pledge is no "quick fix" in reviving a worker-starved sector that’s key to challenging China’s global monopoly on critical minerals
- — By Phelim Kine 2026-08-14 21:21:00
CGTN-China politics
- Iranian FM says US 'economic warfare' against Tehran doomed to fail
- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Washington's latest economic pressure campaign against Tehran is bound to fail, just like previous US efforts to force Iran into su...
- 2026-08-22 02:20:29
- Build a positive narrative for China-India border issues: Wang Yi
- Build a positive narrative for China-India border issues: Wang Yi
- 2026-08-26 08:48:25
- Chinese FM calls on Middle East, Gulf parties to resume dialogue
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that the current situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region is once again at a critical juncture, expressing hope that the parties concerned wi...
- 2026-08-24 09:31:21
- Xi holds welcome ceremony for Jordan's king
- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday afternoon held a welcome ceremony for King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall ...
- 2026-08-24 09:12:07
- Poll shows over 75% of Canadians back government ending US trade talks
- A vast majority of Canadians support the federal government's decision to walk away from trade negotiations with the United States, according to a latest poll.
- 2026-08-24 09:21:49
- Trump says Hormuz Strait cleared of mines, warns against new mines
- US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that all mines in the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz have been removed or detonated, warning that any vessel placing new mines would be destr...
- 2026-08-26 04:16:52
- SCO voices broad support for Global Governance Initiative
- SCO voices broad support for Global Governance Initiative
- 2026-08-26 02:59:57
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- QatarEnergy slashes five deliveries to Italy, extending war-fuelled halt until November
- Doha LNG supplier has now crossed out 29 cargoes contracted to Edison
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-08-28 22:10:07
- Top US military commander in Middle East says Hormuz mine clearing is complete
- Pressure group claims there is no sign that shipping is using traffic separation scheme
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-08-28 20:03:12
- Selling it all? Diana Shipping speaks on Genco divestment plans
- New York-listed shipping stocks wind up with flat week after some volatile swings
- — Joe Brady 2026-08-28 19:00:07
- VLCC spot market pump-fakes a peak to find a new record high
- Rates for loading cargoes inside Middle East Gulf lead day’s gains, despite lack of publicly reported fixtures
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-08-28 17:39:40
- Wavelength podcast: Getting under the lid of German shipowning
- Plus, has Hoegh Autoliners dampened its ammonia goals? The role of Oman in ongoing geopolitics, and Granular looks at chokepoints
- — Craig Eason 2026-08-28 16:04:58
- Brazil becomes Singapore’s 10th green shipping corridor partner
- New pact targets alternative-fuel supply chains as city-state expands global decarbonisation network
- — Huaqing Ma 2026-08-28 15:46:21
- Peter Dohle returns to Hudong-Zhonghua for containership newbuilding brace
- German tonnage provider said to be back in the container market with a fresh order for two ships.
- — Ian Lewis 2026-08-28 15:40:09
EveryCRS Appropriations
- Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-05-28 04:00:00
- National Park Service (NPS) Appropriations: TenYear Trends
- 2026-06-03 04:00:00
- Department of Veterans Affairs FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-06-03 04:00:00
- Locate an Agency or Program Within Appropriations Bills
- 2026-06-15 04:00:00
- Locate an Agency or Program Within Appropriations Bills
- 2026-06-16 04:00:00
- Bureau of Reclamation: FY2027 Budget and Appropriations
- 2026-06-18 04:00:00
- NASA Appropriations and Authorizations: At a Glance
- 2026-06-22 04:00:00
TechCrunch
- Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine
- Technical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots. And they're all Chinese automakers.
- — Kirsten Korosec 2026-08-28 23:24:27
- Is the best way to watch a movie on a pair of sunglasses?
- Are XREAL's smart glasses the way of the future for home entertainment?
- — Lucas Ropek 2026-08-28 22:42:48
- Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips
- Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It's the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.
- — Rebecca Bellan 2026-08-28 20:24:11
- An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI
- Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance.
- — Russell Brandom 2026-08-28 19:30:38
- Brave’s browser one-ups Chrome with its new support for email aliases
- The feature, announced this week, allows Brave's users to sign up for websites and other online services without having to share their personal email addresses.
- — Sarah Perez 2026-08-28 18:50:00
- Open-weight AI companies are the Valley’s hottest acquisition targets
- There's a lot of capital pouring into the business of giving models away.
- — Tim Fernholz 2026-08-28 18:19:40
- How Sweden built one of Europe’s hottest startup ecosystems
- Sophia Bendz, general partner at Cherry Ventures, stopped by Equity to break down the latest in the Swedish tech ecosystem.
- — Dominic-Madori Davis 2026-08-28 17:09:05
Space.com
- What time will SpaceX launch NASA's Roman Space Telscope on Aug. 30? (Full mission timeline)
- SpaceX will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, atop a Falcon Heavy rocket on Aug. 30. Here's what time it flies.
- — Tariq Malik 2026-08-28 22:31:45
- Our choice as one of the best budget telescopes now has 17% off — this telescope deal is worth grabbing fast
- Our expert tester rated the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ telescope with an impressive review and it's now at one of its lowest prices this year in this limited-time Amazon deal.
- — Paul Brett 2026-08-28 20:00:00
- The night we nearly saw a 'blood moon' (and why I love near-misses in astronomy)
- Astronomy is often about being close to extraordinary things without fully experiencing them. Here's why to love partials, grazings, faint objects and other almost-events.
- — Jamie Carter 2026-08-28 19:00:00
- 'It's going to be beautiful': President Trump signs order to create US Space Academy
- President Trump just signed an executive order creating the U.S. Space Academy, which will train students for a career studying, exploring, exploiting or helping to protect the final frontier.
- — Mike Wall 2026-08-28 22:12:27
- 'Silo' season 3: Common and Alexandria Riley talk shocking truths and writers tearing their on-screen marriage apart (interview)
- "I love that they’ve given our characters this much of a journey."
- — Jeff Spry 2026-08-28 18:00:00
- Relive private Chinese rocket's explosive 1st landing attempt (video)
- LandSpace's first attempt to land its Zhuque-3 rocket was quite a spectacle, as newly released video footage reminds us.
- — Mike Wall 2026-08-28 22:12:27
- On Cloud 9: Have astronomers discovered the first starless galaxy?
- Astronomers are closer than ever to confirming the discovery of the first starless or "failed" galaxy, packed with dark matter and gas but with virtually no stars.
- — Robert Lea 2026-08-28 22:12:27