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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
- No US casualties reported following Iran’s retaliatory strikes, officials say
- CENTCOM officials also claimed that "damage to U.S. installations was minimal and has not impacted operations."
- — J.D. Simkins 2026-02-28 20:23:43
- War powers debate intensifies after Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress
- Many Democrats are calling the operation illegal, saying the Constitution gives Congress alone the power to declare war.
- — Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press 2026-02-28 20:00:50
- US confirms first combat use of LUCAS one-way attack drone in Iran strikes
- The Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS drone, is a one-way attack drone reverse-engineered after the Iranian Shahed-136.
- — J.D. Simkins 2026-02-28 18:41:36
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- Deliver capability now through affordable and adaptable programs that pace the threat.
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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
- Trump Orders Government To Stop Using Anthropic’s AI, Hegseth Deems Firm ‘Supply Chain Risk’
- President Trump has directed all federal agencies to “immediately cease” working with artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic’s technology, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has designat...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-02-27 23:04:55
- Army To Solicit Industry’s Prototype Proposals This Summer For New Ground Robotics Effort
- PITTSBURGH – The Army is planning to solicit industry’s prototype proposals this summer for a new ground robotics effort, focused on rapidly finding solutions to meet logistics resupply, breach...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-02-27 21:20:46
- Defense Watch: Black Arrow and Blackbeard, Jordan KuMRFS, Epirus and DFT
- If We Don’t Fund It, You Will. Top U.S. Air Force officials have said that they want to move quickly to space-based air moving target indication to replace the service’s […]<img w...
- — Defense Daily Staff 2026-02-27 21:00:28
- Rocket Lab Hits Record Revenue In 2025, But Delays Neutron Launch
- Rocket Lab [RKLB] reached a new record for revenue and annual launches in 2025, but its sunny financial progress was clouded by another delay for the first Neutron launch. Rocket […]<img widt...
- — Rachel Jewett 2026-02-27 20:11:38
- USAF May Reopen Hypersonic Test Facility In Sandusky, Ohio
- To improve its testing of scramjet engines, the Air Force may reopen Sandusky, Ohio’s Hypersonic Test Facility (HTF) at the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility–known as Plum Brook Stat...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-02-27 19:47:39
- Nominal Supports Navy With Software Test Infrastructure Layer In Recent CCA Work
- A recent Navy demonstration of autonomously piloted jet-powered unmanned aircraft working with a virtual manned F/A-18 fighter jet to defend designated combat air patrol (CAP) zones featured a soft...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-02-27 17:45:11
- Army’s Mesquite Facility Not Close To Making 155mm Metal Parts, Re-Scoping With GD
- Nearly two years after opening an artillery projectile facility, Army officials last week admitted they are still not close to having a new Mesquite, Texas, facility actually produce metal parts [&...
- — Rich Abott 2026-02-27 15:32:47
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- Nintendo protects IP as Pokémon turns 30
- Thirty years after Pokémon debuted, Nintendo continues its fight for stronger copyright enforcement and intellectual property protections in one of the most prominent Pokémon GO gyms:...
- 2026-02-27 20:54:30
- Sherman aide joins insurance lobby
- A senior member of Rep. Brad Sherman's (D-Calif. ) policy team has departed Capitol Hill for a national insurance trade group. Cory Maks, who most recently served as Sherman's legislative director...
- 2026-02-26 20:23:20
- Tariff bill lobbying surges to record levels
- Turmoil surrounding U. S. tariffs pushed lobbying tied to tariffs to record levels in 2025, as companies sought carveouts and exemptions from sweeping tariff measures. Lobbying firms reported earn...
- 2026-02-23 20:11:00
- Slotkin hires former CPSC adviser
- A former senior aide at the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is returning to the Senate. Anna Laitin has joined Sen. Elissa Slotkin's (D-Mich. ) office as a senior policy adviser after se...
- 2026-02-20 20:24:54
- Ballard Partners rewrites lobbying revenue record books
- Ballard Partners set a new benchmark for lobbying revenue in 2025, operating at a scale K Street has never seen before. The firm brought in nearly $82 million in lobbying revenue last year, the hig...
- 2026-02-17 19:46:32
WSJ Op-eds
- Unsurprisingly, Netflix Bails Out on Its Bid
- In suggesting the price was a smidge too high, the streamer tells us it never really lusted after Warner.
- — Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. 2026-02-27 21:57:00
- The Oprah State of the Union
- It had everything—tears, cheers, spectacle, awards. Democrats still haven’t figured Trump out.
- — Peggy Noonan 2026-02-26 23:05:00
- Vance Tightens the Fraud Spigot
- Washington will withhold Medicaid reimbursements from Minnesota.
- — Kimberley A. Strassel 2026-02-26 22:29:00
- Trump Enforces His Red Line on Iran
- His war aims suggest a long campaign that could topple the regime.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-02-28 18:47:00
- The Ayatollah Is Choosing War
- Iran’s regime refuses to compromise on missiles or its nuclear program.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-02-28 17:29:00
- Virginia Democrats Attack VMI
- Two bills would damage the country’s oldest public military college.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-02-28 00:07:00
- Rage and Rectitude in the Texas GOP Primary
- Sen. John Cornyn says character still matters. Some supporters of Ken Paxton think that rancor is more important.
- — Barton Swaim 2026-02-27 22:00:00
The Diplomat
- Beyond the Third Neighbor: Mongolia-US Ties in an Era of Great Power Competition
- U.S. Ambassador Richard L. Buangan talks to The Diplomat about the future of the partnership.
- — Sumiya Chuluunbaatar 2026-02-27 20:20:00
- 6 Takeaways From North Korea’s 9th Party Congress
- The biggest takeaway: there were no groundbreaking changes, whether in foreign policy or domestic politics.
- — Michael MacArthur Bosack 2026-02-27 19:00:00
- During Lula’s Visit, South Korea and Brazil Agree to Revive Mercosur Trade Talks
- Amid intensifying China-U.S. rivalry and global trade volatility, middle powers such as South Korea and Brazil are diversifying their supply chains through minilateralism.
- — Yoonki Lee 2026-02-27 19:21:00
- 2 Olympic Gold Medalists Show the Mixed Results of China’s Efforts to Bring Back Diaspora Talent
- China’s push to attract ethnic Chinese talent from the U.S., in particular, is up against hard limits – but anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States may work to Beijing’s advantage.
- — Xiaochen Su 2026-02-27 16:18:00
- Did Indonesia Just Lock Itself Into an Energy Future It Can’t Afford?
- Indonesians cannot afford to buy U.S. oil and gas because they can’t afford to keep paying for their own destruction.
- — Jeri Kusuma Asmoro 2026-02-27 15:35:00
- Taiwan and the Politics of ‘Murder of the Century’
- A new film attempts to rewrite one of the most infamous murders of Taiwan’s martial era in a way that aligns with China’s interests.
- — Natalie Tso 2026-02-27 15:07:00
- Merz in China: Germany Between De-Risking and Strategic Partnership
- Merz’s trip should not be viewed as a strategic pivot, but as a focused attempt to rebalance an increasingly uneven economic relationship.
- — Valbona Zeneli 2026-02-27 14:38:00
European Security & Defence
- Rheinmetall Receives Order for Field Hospitals from Danish Ministry of Defence
- <img width="300" height="209" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-27-rheinmetall-liefert-feldhospitaeler-fuer-daenemark.03f8b69f-300x209.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual w...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-02-28 07:00:05
- ST Engineering Enters Qatar Defence Market with Multi-Year MRO Contract
- <img width="300" height="160" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ST-Engineering-logo-300x160.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[ST Engineering]" style="display...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-02-27 10:49:22
- NAVANTIA offers Denmark strategic cooperation to deliver its naval programmes
- <img width="200" height="300" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Image-1-200x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Navantia]" style="display: block; ma...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-02-27 09:47:22
- Protecting Underwater Infrastructure
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1_US-Navy-Seals_20250219-Kopie-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="US Navy SEALs conduct...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-02-27 07:25:51
- DSTG and DroneShield Sign Bilateral Collaborative Research Agreement to Advance Counter-Drone Technology
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DroneShield-Kopie-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="A new partnership between DroneShi...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-02-27 07:05:44
- Navantia and Fincantieri strengthen their cooperation to advance the European Patrol Corvette (EPC) programme
- <img width="300" height="216" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Signature-300x216.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Navantia]" style="display: block;...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-02-26 10:24:49
Politico Defense feed
- A duo of the willing: US and Israel have few allies in initial Iran strikes
- The absence of allies in America’s massive attacks against Iran upends decades of precedent.
- — By Paul McLeary, Jack Detsch and Nahal Toosi 2026-02-28 16:44:09
- Dems vow to force votes on Iran war powers next week
- The sponsors of the war powers legislation, Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, had initially planned to hold a vote this week.
- — By Connor O'Brien and Meredith Lee Hill 2026-02-26 16:40:08
- Iran strikes threaten to deplete US weapons supplies — and put American troops at risk
- The administration already burned through significant stockpiles of air defense missiles in operations against Iran and its proxy groups.
- — By Jack Detsch and Joe Gould 2026-02-25 23:00:00
- What happened after Elon Musk took the Russian army offline
- From a Ukrainian listening post, our reporter heard it happen: Starlink terminals went dark, leaving Russian soldiers along the front unable to coordinate.
- — By Ibrahim Naber 2026-02-25 10:01:00
- Hegseth revives push to punish Sen. Mark Kelly
- The Defense secretary appealed a ruling this month in favor of the former Navy captain.
- — By Leo Shane III, Connor O'Brien and Kyle Cheney 2026-02-24 20:57:23
- Trump’s Iran buildup risks drowning out affordability message
- The massive accumulation of aircraft carriers and fighter jets in the Middle East, coupled with the Pentagon’s Venezuela operation, could cost billions of dollars.
- — By Paul McLeary and Joe Gould 2026-02-20 17:00:00
- Newsom says Trump’s attacks are bringing Europe together
- It’s the president’s one contribution to the continent, the California governor said.
- — By Gregory Svirnovskiy 2026-02-14 18:09:34
CGTN-China politics
- Moroccan FM to visit China
- Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita will visit China from September 19 to 20, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Wednesday.
- 2025-09-17 09:30:08
- Why the Global Governance Initiative is timely and necessary
- Chinese President Xi Jinping's Global Governance Initiative (GGI) has drawn widespread attention. Many leaders and experts say it is timely, reaffirms the UN's founding spirit, amplifies the voices...
- 2025-09-22 02:42:02
- TikTok: A new way to reach voters in California's governor race
- TikTok: A new way to reach voters in California's governor race
- 2025-09-16 14:15:19
- Arab-Islamic summit urges suspension of Israel's UN membership
- Arab-Islamic summit urges suspension of Israel's UN membership
- 2025-09-16 11:28:47
- China firmly opposes Israeli escalation of military operations in Gaza
- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday that China strongly opposes Israel's escalation of military operations in Gaza and condemns all actions that harm civilians and violate int...
- 2025-09-17 14:52:29
- Graphics: Xinjiang's all-round development in 70 years
- Graphics: Xinjiang's all-round development in 70 years
- 2025-09-19 15:06:41
- U.S. Fed cuts interest rate by 25 basis points
- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to lower the target range for the federal funds interest rate by 25 basis points to 4 to 4.25 percent, the first rate cut since December 2024.
- 2025-09-18 01:11:25
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- European defence ministers plot further Russian oil disruption
- French armed forces minister says governments looking to disrupt oil export revenues after €3m fine
- — Paul Peachey 2026-02-28 18:00:52
- Strait of Hormuz closure warnings sounded over ship radios and in television interviews
- Operation Epic Fury throws the status of key shipping bottleneck into doubt
- — Andy Pierce,Huaqing Ma,Harry Papachristou 2026-02-28 16:33:28
- Shipping faces Iran threats after ‘massive’ US and Israeli attack
- Attacks across Iran provoke retaliation against Israel and US military bases
- — By TradeWinds Staff 2026-02-28 10:56:50
- Evangelos Marinakis closes largest shipping IPO for over 20 years
- A $500m purse from Capital Tankers private placement the chunkiest listing for the sector since 2005
- — Andy Pierce 2026-02-27 19:34:58
- Granular: Bulker age is nothing. Condition and quality are everything
- The latest episode of the monthly dry cargo mini show is out now as part of the Wavelength podcast
- — Holly Birkett 2026-02-27 17:38:01
- Wavelength podcast: The story behind US shipbuilding being great again
- Plus, Norway’s shipowners want help to go green, Granular looks at bulker quality and the tech of new nuclear
- — Craig Eason 2026-02-27 16:51:06
- Energos Infrastructure shifts into LNG carrier-to-FSRU conversion mode
- Company flags up availability of three redelivering existing regas units as market seeks downstream import solutions
- — Lucy Hine 2026-02-27 16:11:12
EveryCRS Appropriations
- Trade-Related Agencies: FY2026 Appropriations, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)
- 2025-11-19 05:00:00
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: FY2026 Appropriations
- 2025-11-25 05:00:00
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations for FY2026
- 2025-12-01 05:00:00
- FY2026 Military Construction Appropriations: A Summary
- 2025-12-08 05:00:00
- Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2026 Budget and Appropriations
- 2025-12-08 05:00:00
- Bureau of Reclamation: FY2026 Budget and Appropriations
- 2025-12-15 05:00:00
- Overview of Continuing Appropriations for FY2026 (Division A of P.L. 119-37)
- 2025-12-15 05:00:00
TechCrunch
- Anthropic’s Claude rises to No. 2 in the App Store following Pentagon dispute
- Anthropic’s chatbot Claude seems to have benefited from the attention around the company’s fraught negotiations with the Pentagon.
- — Anthony Ha 2026-02-28 21:05:06
- The billion-dollar infrastructure deals powering the AI boom
- Here's everything we know about the biggest AI infrastructure projects, including major spending from Meta, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI.
- — Russell Brandom 2026-02-28 20:41:55
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman announces Pentagon deal with ‘technical safeguards’
- OpenAI's CEO claims its new defense contract includes protections addressing the same issues that became a flashpoint for Anthropic.
- — Anthony Ha 2026-02-28 16:17:36
- Xiaomi launches 17 Ultra smartphone, an AirTag clone, and an ultra slim powerbank
- We round up everything Xiaomi announced at its Mobile World Congress event.
- — Ivan Mehta 2026-02-28 15:09:03
- Why China’s humanoid robot industry is winning the early market
- China’s push into humanoid robots is accelerating, with domestic firms shipping more units and iterating faster than U.S. competitors in a still-nascent market.
- — Kate Park 2026-02-28 15:00:00
- India disrupts access to popular developer platform Supabase with blocking order
- India, one of Supabase’s biggest markets, is seeing patchy access after a government block order.
- — Jagmeet Singh 2026-02-28 03:51:52
- OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets
- The company said such trades violates its internal company policies about using confidential information for personal gain.
- — Julie Bort 2026-02-27 23:00:54
Space.com
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 199 — The Obsolete Astronaut?
- On Episode 199 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Pascal Lee, who has thoughts on how and when robots may perform better —and more safely —than humans in space.
- — Space.com Staff 2026-02-28 14:05:15
- Is it legal to own, buy, or sell Apollo mission moon rocks and lunar samples?
- NASA has severe penalties for those who dare to deal in astromaterials.
- — Jeff Spry 2026-02-27 17:09:34
- 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' is making Trek horny again, and it's about time!
- "I am programmed in multiple techniques. A broad variety of pleasuring."
- — Matthew Razak 2026-02-27 17:09:07
- See the 'impossible' as sunrise and a total lunar eclipse appear at the same time on March 3
- A rare atmospheric effect called selenelion could briefly let skywatchers see the rising sun and a blood moon at the same time.
- — Joe Rao 2026-02-27 10:48:05
- 'Pushing this competition': SpaceX's Starship might not fly on NASA's newly revamped Artemis 3 mission
- NASA's Artemis 3 mission will no longer land astronauts on the moon —and it might not involve SpaceX's Starship megarocket, either.
- — Mike Wall 2026-02-27 21:58:23
- February finale: SpaceX wraps up month with three Starlink launches this week
- Two Falcon 9 launches from Florida and one from California deployed 83 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, wrapping up February 2026 for the SpaceX network.
- — Robert Z. Pearlman 2026-02-28 00:35:10
- Apollo moon rocks may have finally solved an old lunar mystery
- A new analysis of Apollo moon samples reveals insight into the history of the lunar magnetic field.
- — Stefanie Waldek 2026-02-27 18:01:15