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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
- US strikes Iranian missile, drone, radar sites
- The U.S. struck Iranian missile, drone and radar sites on Friday, U.S. Central Command said.
- — Eve Sampson 2026-06-26 22:08:28
- NATO allies promised Trump they’d secure the Arctic; they’ve got work to do
- Through most of NATO’s eight-decade history, the inhospitable High North was low priority. That calculus is now changing.
- — Gwladys Fouche, Stine Jacobsen, Lili Bayer and Sabine Siebold, Reuters 2026-06-26 17:53:46
- 101st soldiers use drones to drop grappling hooks, breach razor wire
- The Army should treat drones like ammo, one officer said, estimating a brigade needs between 1,000 to 1,500 drones per week in sustained combat operations.
- — Hope Hodge Seck 2026-06-26 16:38:09
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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
- Michael Harrison – SANS Institute
- In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the h...
- — Defense Daily Staff 2026-06-26 21:32:38
- House Appropriators ‘Concerned’ With JLTV A2 Delays, Shift Funds For Marines’ Second Supplier Effort
- House appropriators have said they’re “seriously concerned” with Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) A2 delays, as their fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill shifts funds to support the Mar...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-06-26 21:24:23
- Defense Watch: PAC-3 Plant, Quantum Tech Investment, Military Labs Review, ULTV Order
- Navy PAE Munitions. The Navy on June 25 announced it appointed Van Hendrey to lead the Navy’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive office for Munitions. The Navy previously established PAE Munitions i...
- — Defense Daily Staff 2026-06-26 21:18:41
- OMB Director Calls For Fifth Public Shipyard, Doubles Down On Foreign Shipbuilding
- The director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Wednesday said the administration is pushing for the Navy to get a fifth public shipyard to improve […]<img width="480...
- — Rich Abott 2026-06-26 21:15:18
- PACAF Evaluating Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat In Valiant Shield
- As the U.S. Air Force continues to fund the development of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Anduril Industries, Pacific Air Forces (PAC...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-06-26 20:13:57
- U.S. AFRICOM Experimenting With ‘Zone Defense’ Concept For Countering Drones
- Recent testing of a government-developed system to launch swarms of drones to intercept adversary unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) demonstrated progress from initial experimentation efforts earlier ...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-06-26 19:07:13
- Mitsubishi Electric Contracts MDA Space for Digital Payload for Japanese Defense Satellite
- MDA Space secured a significant contract to support a next-generation defense communications satellite for Japan. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has contracted the Canadian manufacturer to buil...
- — Rachel Jewett 2026-06-25 21:27:02
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- Matsui gives legislative team a booster
- Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif. ) has turned to the health care advocacy world for her latest hire. Emma Sheffert is now a health policy adviser for Matsui's legislative team. She most recently serve...
- 2026-06-25 19:34:45
- Data centers draw a crowd on K Street
- Data centers are drawing a growing coalition of organizations to Washington as the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure accelerates. Data center-related lobbying activity surged over ...
- 2026-06-22 18:22:09
- 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
WSJ Op-eds
- Pepper…and Salt
- 2026-06-27 04:00:00
- Free Expression on the Weekend: Can Patriotism Survive Cynicism?
- Free Expression columnists John J. Miller and Meghan Cox Gurdon discuss why patriotic sentiment feels so low ahead of the semiquincentennial. Is the drop because our country is no longer worthy of ...
- — WSJ Opinion 2026-06-27 00:39:00
- Supreme Court Rulings on Gun Rights, Immigration and More
- The Justices say 6-3 that the law gives the Trump Administration unreviewable authority to tell immigrants with Temporary Protected Status, including about 360,000 Haitians and Syrians, that they m...
- — WSJ Opinion 2026-06-26 22:23:00
- WSJ Opinion: A Growing Civil-Rights Menace in Mamdani’s New York
- Unruly Republic: Set against a Democratic Socialists of America victory in New York City-area congressional primaries, a coffee shop in Brooklyn says it won’t serve ‘genocide enablers.’
- — WSJ Opinion 2026-06-26 22:19:00
- The Low-Tax Case for Tariffs
- The experience of the Trump trade policy confirms that the optimal rate for levies on imports is greater than zero.
- — Stephen Miran 2026-06-26 21:57:00
- All of Gavin Newsom’s Donors
- The Governor, his wife and California’s ‘behested payments.’
- — The Editorial Board 2026-06-26 21:42:00
- Hawaii Can’t Ban Guns by Default
- The Supreme Court again vindicates the Second Amendment.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-06-26 21:40:00
The Diplomat
- Pakistan Wants the World to See It as a Peacemaker. I Want It to Find My Father.
- The world should not forget about Pakistan’s human rights abuses, even as the state tries to overhaul its image.
- — Sammi Deen Baloch 2026-06-27 15:03:00
- Why India’s Foreign Minister Went to Mongolia
- Eurasian-Indo Pacific connectivity begins with Mongolia and India.
- — Bolor Lkhaajav 2026-06-26 16:48:00
- Has China Really Entered the Three-Carrier Era?
- The Fujian’s Taiwan Strait transit highlights both the progress and the limits of China’s carrier ambitions.
- — Ying Yu Lin 2026-06-26 15:02:00
- Tariff-Proof But Not China-Proof: The Geopolitics of India’s Pharma Power
- Washington has spared India’s generics from its new drug tariffs. But the real exposure running through India’s pharmacy lies upstream, in China – and it is the West’s problem too.
- — Soumya Bhowmick 2026-06-26 14:16:00
- A Fragile Framework Deal for Iran: What’s Next?
- Stylistically, the Islamabad Memorandum fits perfectly into U.S. President Donald Trump’s dealmaking and diplomatic record. It's also extremely fragile.
- — Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz 2026-06-26 18:53:00
- 10 Years After the South China Sea Arbitration: Will ASEAN Remain Silent?
- Despite its vocal support for UNCLOS, ASEAN has not recognized a legal judgment brought under the convention’s framework.
- — Nguyen Thanh Long and Lam Vo Thi Thuy Tien 2026-06-26 14:05:00
- After the Iran War, China’s Middle East Strategy Will Prioritize the Gulf
- China’s top priority is now keeping the Gulf states, and above all Saudi Arabia and the UAE, from drawing closer to Washington.
- — Chenjie Song 2026-06-26 13:23:00
European Security & Defence
- Lockheed Martin and Insta Advance Europe’s first Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Common Fire Control System (CFCS) Sustainment Centre
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Finnish_Defence_Forces_heavy-rocket-launcher-system-298-RSRAKH-06_4-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-p...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-26 11:50:33
- Avon Technologies – NG IHPS Delivery Orders
- <img width="300" height="201" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ihps-newslette-Kopie-300x201.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo © Avon Technologies plc...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-26 10:17:27
- Airbus signs MoU to explore Japanese anti-submarine variant of the Eurodrone Share
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Airbus-p_8460_Airbus-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Foto: Airbus]" style="display:...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-26 09:38:11
- Bittium and HIMERA signed a MoU agreement at Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk
- <img width="300" height="160" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Bittium_logo_blue_white-esd-300x160.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo Copyright 2026 Bi...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-26 09:03:27
- GA-ASI Adapts Ground Control Station To Fly MQ-9B
- <img width="300" height="158" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/adapts-ground-control-station-fly-mq-9b-300x158.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo © Ge...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-26 08:32:08
- GCS Presents Modular Minefield Breaching Solution with Integrated Lane Marking
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20251112-mine-plough-GCS_3544-1-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo Global Cleara...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-06-26 07:50:07
Politico Defense feed
- NATO chief’s playbook with Trump: Show him the money
- Mark Rutte's visit to Washington foreshadows the upcoming alliance summit, which will likely try to paper over U.S. antagonisms.
- — By Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch 2026-06-26 09:00:00
- House GOP presses ahead with Trump's Department of War name change
- The House Appropriations Committee became the third committee to endorse the Pentagon rebrand.
- — By Connor O'Brien and Leo Shane III 2026-06-24 22:35:19
- Hegseth’s budget sales pitch falls flat with GOP lawmakers
- Some of the president’s biggest supporters in Congress expressed concern about the impact of increased military spending on the national debt.
- — By Leo Shane III 2026-06-24 19:49:11
- Rutte’s balancing act between Trump and 31 NATO allies
- The two leaders have a history of working well together, but Rutte has a narrow lane to work with between Trump’s demands and the alliance’s fiscal realities.
- — By Paul McLeary and Victor Jack 2026-06-24 09:00:00
- 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
CGTN-China politics
- The New Life in a Three Gorges Resettlement Village
- The New Life in a Three Gorges Resettlement Village
- 2026-06-25 09:39:09
- Hun Sen arrives in Beijing for official goodwill visit
- Cambodian People's Party President and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen arrived in Beijing on Thursday for an official goodwill visit to China from June 25 to 27.
- 2026-06-25 04:46:50
- Japan's PM faces complaint over alleged political funds misreporting
- A complaint has been filed with prosecutors against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her secretary, Takeshi Kinoshita, alleging violations of Japan's political funds control law, includin...
- 2026-06-23 11:45:06
- China's top diplomat meets Russian Security Council secretary
- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, met with Russian Security Counc...
- 2026-06-23 12:47:35
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets Kazakhstan PM
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday met with Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov in northeast China's Dalian, who is here to attend the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions.
- 2026-06-23 12:41:19
- Chinese vice president meets South African counterpart
- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Tuesday in Beijing.
- 2026-06-23 13:50:38
- Graphics: Chinese per capita income more than doubled since 2012
- Graphics: Chinese per capita income more than doubled since 2012
- 2026-06-27 05:05:21
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- Strait of Hormuz threat level rises after VLCC hit by projectile
- UKMTO boosts risk assessment for key waterway after tanker is struck
- — Andy Pierce 2026-06-27 11:24:45
- US launches strikes after Trump accuses Iran of ‘foolish violation’
- Warplanes hit drone and missile sites over attack on Evergreen container ship
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-06-26 20:09:33
- Maritime rises higher on agenda as US Congress mulls $1.1trn defence spending bill
- Convergence of legislative proposals as lawmakers seek to tack proposed Ships for America Act onto annual appropriations bill
- — Eric Priante Martin 2026-06-26 19:14:34
- IMO seeks safety guarantees before restart of Strait of Hormuz transits
- Secretary general Arsenio Dominguez says investigations continue to reveal why container ship was hit
- — Paul Peachey 2026-06-26 16:05:44
- Wavelength podcast: Deal or no deal, the on/off situation in the Gulf
- Plus, doing more to care for crews, the voice of one, and Trump pushes on with making US shipbuilding great
- — Craig Eason 2026-06-26 15:44:32
- G2 Ocean offers emissions reduction certificates based on biofuel
- Open-hatch bulker giant says service allows cargo owners to cut Scope 3 output
- — Gary Dixon 2026-06-26 15:15:24
- Second activist shareholder urges sale of Seacor Marine vessels
- Action comes just a few days after top holder called for decisive action
- — Joe Brady 2026-06-26 13:56:53
EveryCRS Appropriations
- 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
- Legislative Branch Appropriations: Frequently Asked Questions
- 2026-04-24 04:00:00
- NASA Appropriations and Authorizations: At a Glance
- 2026-04-29 04:00:00
- Overview of FY2027 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)
- 2026-04-30 04:00:00
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: FY2027 Appropriations
- 2026-04-30 04:00:00
- Government Shutdowns: Applying the Antideficiency Act to a Lapse in Appropriations
- 2026-05-01 04:00:00
TechCrunch
- Apple Vision Pro exec is reportedly leaving for OpenAI
- Paul Meade, the Apple vice president in charge of the Vision Pro headset, is reportedly leaving the company to join OpenAI’s hardware team.
- — Anthony Ha 2026-06-27 16:45:09
- The fittest founder in the room got cancer. Here’s how he used AI to fight back.
- When confronted with cancer, Connor Christou fed everything tied tied to his regime — blood results, scan data, wearable output, journal entries — into Claude.
- — Connie Loizos 2026-06-27 14:00:00
- Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on
- New models are launching in Asia that promise Mythos-like capabilities without fear of an export ban. U.S. AI labs may never recover this enormous market.
- — Kate Park 2026-06-27 12:00:00
- Trump Admin releases Anthropic Mythos to be used by more than 100 US companies, agencies
- Over 100 companies and government agencies are reportedly authorized to use Mythos 5, including their non-American employees.
- — Julie Bort 2026-06-27 01:01:37
- FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh
- Mesh came out of stealth in February with a $50 million Series A.
- — Marina Temkin 2026-06-27 00:38:34
- Corgi, the buzzy Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup, says it didn’t steal an open source product
- Corgi became embroiled in controversy when Papermark accused it of stealing its software. Corgi says it did not, raising new questions about vibe coding.
- — Julie Bort 2026-06-26 22:00:37
- Novak Djokovic has a new job — advisor to private equity firm General Atlantic
- General Atlantic has tapped tennis legend Novak Djokovic to serve as a global strategic advisor.
- — Dominic-Madori Davis 2026-06-26 19:13:40
Space.com
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 216 — Dark Matter Intelligence
- On Episode 216 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with physicist Dr. Daniel Whiteson about other intelligences is beyond our scope.
- — Space.com Staff 2026-06-27 15:10:46
- SpaceCamp at 40: A wish-fulfillment fantasy brought down to earth by NASA's real-life disaster
- After the Challenger tragedy, nobody wanted to see a film about five kids on an adventure in space.
- — Richard Edwards 2026-06-27 14:00:00
- Blue Origin plans to fly New Glenn rocket again this year despite massive rocket explosion (video)
- After its rocket explosion, Blue Origin wants to complete repairs and put another New Glenn on the launch pad before the end of 2026, according to CEO Dave Limp. That's very ambitious.
- — Josh Dinner 2026-06-27 13:00:00
- NASA used a drone to deliver a human kidney. Is this the future of transplant transport?
- The drone flew beyond line of sight with a kidney not viable for organ transplant, to test the concept for future deliveries to patients.
- — Elizabeth Howell 2026-06-27 12:00:00
- Strange glowing 'bow-and-arrow' structure may be a giant cosmic shock wave created by a supersonic galaxy collision
- A bizarre "bow-and-arrow" radio galaxy nearly 1.8 million light-years across could reveal how galaxy clusters sculpt some of the universe's largest structures.
- — Samantha Mathewson 2026-06-27 10:00:00
- Black hole's 'point of no escape' studied with the loudest gravitational waves ever heard
- The loudest crash of gravitational waves ever heard provides an intriguing way of studying event horizons, the boundaries at which nothing can escape the grip of these cosmic titans.
- — Robert Lea 2026-06-26 21:00:00
- 'Exodus: The Helium Sea' author Peter F. Hamilton talks universe crafting and finishing the story in this second prequel novel for sci-fi RPG 'Exodus' (exclusive)
- "You can literally have sailing ships in space."
- — Jeff Spry 2026-06-26 20:00:00