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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
- Trump encourages Latin American leaders to use military action to help US fight cartels
- The gathering came just two months after Trump ordered an audacious U.S. military operation to capture Venezuela’s then-president, Nicolás Maduro.
- — Aamer Madhani, Joshua Goodman and Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press 2026-03-07 20:28:56
- US to send anti-drone system to Mideast after successful use in Ukraine, officials say
- The system that is being sent, known as Merops, flies drones against drones. It is small enough to fit in the back of a midsize pickup truck.
- — Emma Burrows, The Associated Press 2026-03-07 00:43:16
- Pentagon task force to conduct laser test against drones
- The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force is set to test a high-energy laser system against drones at White Sands Missile Range over the weekend.
- — Zita Fletcher 2026-03-06 23:13:53
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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
- Pentagon Plans $65 Million Effort To Integrate PAC-3 MSEs Onto Navy Destroyers
- The Defense Department plans to spend $65 million from the 2025 reconciliation bill to integrate the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) onto...
- — Rich Abott 2026-03-06 22:36:06
- Trump Says Defense CEOs Agree To Rapidly Quadruple Production Of ‘Exquisite Class’ Weapons
- President Donald Trump announced Friday the CEOs of major defense firms have agreed to rapidly quadruple production of “exquisite class” weaponry, amid the U.S.’ ongoing military strikes ...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-03-06 22:14:08
- Defense Watch: Parts Framework, Canadian CCA, PWSA Ideas, Startup Raises
- Epic Fury Cost. The first 100 hours days of the U.S. military operation against Iran, dubbed Epic Fury, cost $3.7 billion, or $891.4 million per say, estimates the Center for […]<img width="5...
- — Defense Daily Staff 2026-03-06 22:06:15
- Significant Department Of Air Force Readiness Boost May Come from Process Automation, Epsilon3 Exec Says
- El Segundo, Calif.-based startup Epsilon3 says it has contracts with the Air Force and Space Force to digitize manual testing and launch processes–an artificial intelligence-informed effort t...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-03-06 21:24:47
- JIATF 401, FAA Plan Weekend Test Of Army High Energy Laser For Countering Drones
- The Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) 401 and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the weekend of March 7 and 8 planned to test an Army high-energy laser (HEL) to assess […]<img width...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-03-06 20:53:01
- Amphibious Fleet At 45 Percent Readiness As New Board Meets To Fix Challenges
- The Navy’s second highest officer this week told senators that amid a goal of 80 percent combat surge readiness (CSR), amphibious ships stand at only 45 percent compared to 70 […]<img width...
- — Rich Abott 2026-03-05 22:49:38
- Army Aims Co-Investment Effort At $150 Billion Infrastructure Backlog, Wants Deals This Summer
- The Army may move out on its first co-investment agreements with private sector partners as soon as this summer, a lead official said, adding the new initiative will look to […]<img width="86...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-03-05 22:00:57
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- Rep. Nikema Williams hires K Street exec
- A K Street executive has headed to Capitol Hill to join the office of Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga. ). Taylor Holmes recently became a legislative assistant in Williams' office, marking her first ro...
- 2026-03-06 20:37:10
- Record number of new lobbyists flock to K Street
- A record number of newcomers entered the federal lobbying industry in 2025, as historic lobbying spending helped drive an infusion of new blood into K Street. Nearly 2,040 individuals registered as...
- 2026-03-02 19:36:36
- 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
WSJ Op-eds
- How America’s Oil and Gas Dominance Has Weakened Iran
- The left called climate change a threat to national security. The real threat was the climate agenda.
- — Allysia Finley 2026-03-08 19:19:00
- AI in Trump’s 3-D Chess Match
- Silicon is the new oil, giving America a huge advantage in the wars of the 21st century.
- — Andy Kessler 2026-03-08 19:18:00
- Are Iranian Agents Still in Venezuela?
- The Caracas regime has a history of cooperation with Mideast extremists.
- — Mary Anastasia O’Grady 2026-03-08 16:07:00
- The Medicaid Autism Racket
- Behavioral therapy payments are an easy target for fraud.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-03-08 19:43:00
- The Risks of Arming the Kurds in Iran
- It could backfire and help the Tehran regime keep the public on its side.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-03-08 19:40:00
- The Legal Case Against Section 122 Tariffs
- Democratic state AGs quote Milton Friedman, if you can believe it.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-03-08 19:39:00
- The Equal Time Rule Was Obsolete in 1927
- Forget James Talarico. This is why there were no regular presidential debates before 1976.
- — Thomas W. Hazlett 2026-03-08 19:25:00
The Diplomat
- What Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Means for Hong Kong’s International Status
- The erosion of press freedom is altering perceptions of the city as a global hub.
- — KURATA Toru 2026-03-08 22:57:00
- The US Strikes on Iran Are a Reminder to China: Power Is Power
- Beijing has built a Middle East strategy centered on influence without military presence. The sudden Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran proved the hard limited of that approach.
- — Daniel Herszberg and Jonathan Topaz 2026-03-06 19:16:00
- China Really Thinks It Is Just Defending Itself
- That’s what makes it so dangerous.
- — Christopher Carothers 2026-03-06 17:39:00
- South Korea and the Philippines Expand Ties in Nuclear Energy and Critical Minerals
- By expanding its footprint in Southeast Asia, South Korea seeks to share its expertise and deepen collaboration in key sectors.
- — Yoonki Lee 2026-03-06 17:38:00
- Why China Is Closely Watching US Congressional Support for the Iran War
- Republican support for the war may not be as solid as it appears – and that could have implications for a U.S. intervention in Taiwan.
- — Jiachen Shi 2026-03-06 16:05:00
- ‘Like a Startled Crow’: The Precarious Life of Women Amid Myanmar’s Polycrisis
- For many women in Myanmar, conjoined economic and security crises mean never being able to let their guard down and never being able to think more than “one day at a time.”
- — P.P.K. Mynt, K. Thazin, Melissa Johnston, Nicole George, and Lal Ram Muani 2026-03-06 15:22:00
- Coupang’s Data Breach and the Urgency of Data Governance Reform in South Korea
- Why did the Coupang case escalate from a domestic regulatory matter into an international trade issue?
- — Seongeun Lee 2026-03-06 15:01:00
European Security & Defence
- Hanwha Ocean hosts its CPSP Partners’ Day in Ottawa
- <img width="300" height="225" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/photo_2026-03-06_13-12-27-300x225.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: Hanwha Ocean]" st...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-03-09 07:41:24
- Operation Epic Fury & Operation Roaring Lion – The War Against Iran
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FA-18F-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="US Navy F/A-18F aircraft launches from the ca...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-03-06 10:25:37
- Smith Myers Introduces Passive Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ATAK Cursor-on-Target Integration to ARTEMIS MPDLS
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AIMS-cars-Kopie-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo Smith Myers Communications Lt...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-03-06 06:24:11
- Galvion receives Batlskin Caiman order
- <img width="300" height="240" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/galvion-300x240.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt=" Galvion’s flagship Batlskin Caiman® bal...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-03-05 12:22:38
- Kongsberg Maritime, Seadrill, and Hanwha Drilling Forge Alliance
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Kongsberg Maritime's Dynamic Positioning tech...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-03-05 08:59:29
- Rheinmetall investigates B-17 aircraft wreckage in the North Sea on behalf of transmission system operator Amprion
- <img width="300" height="230" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fliegerwrack-in-der-Nordsee-2026-03-04-B-17-_Rheinmetall-300x230.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-03-04 15:05:10
Politico Defense feed
- Allies fear Iran war will leave them without US weapons they bought
- European and Asian countries worry the Pentagon is burning through munitions so fast that it won’t have enough to send the weapons they have purchased.
- — By Jack Detsch, John Sakellariadis and Phelim Kine 2026-03-07 12:00:00
- Trump’s war aim: Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’
- The president's message — coming after days of mixed signals from administration officials — articulates that the U.S. has no intention of providing Tehran with an off-ramp.
- — By Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing 2026-03-06 15:14:06
- GOP restrainers say Trump abandoned them
- The president’s restraint-minded backers accuse the administration of breaking its promise.
- — By Jack Detsch, Eli Stokols and Paul McLeary 2026-03-06 00:20:03
- Congress declines to halt Iran war
- Lawmakers will effectively be spectators in the president’s decisions around the Iran war after both the House and Senate rejected efforts to curb Trump’s power.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-03-05 21:45:17
- Harvard sidesteps Hegseth’s ban on military students
- The school will allow troops accepted into its academic programs to defer enrollment for four years after Pentagon leaders barred studies there.
- — By Leo Shane III 2026-03-05 01:59:43
- Senate rejects bid to scale back Iran war
- A similar measure is also expected to fail in the House, giving the president near carte blanche to proceed with the conflict.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-03-04 22:28:55
- War with Iran has ‘only just begun,’ Hegseth says
- Top military officials said the campaign will intensify — and declined to say what victory might look like.
- — By Paul McLeary 2026-03-04 15:18:15
CGTN-China politics
- Xi attends meeting of military delegation at legislative session
- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday stressed fully leveraging the unique strengths of enhancing political loyalty in the military and called for concerted efforts to advance the modernization ...
- 2026-03-07 09:57:45
- Russia urges Azerbaijan, Iran to show restraint after drone attack
- Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova called on Azerbaijan and Iran to exercise restraint and avoid taking hasty actions following a drone attack on Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave,...
- 2026-03-08 08:22:49
- Chinese foreign minister to meet press on foreign policy, relations
- Chinese foreign minister to meet press on foreign policy, relations
- 2026-03-07 02:19:57
- China denounces Australia's provocative operations in Yellow Sea
- China on Friday rejected accusations by Australia about an aircraft encounter over the Yellow Sea and expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition against Australia's distortion of facts.
- 2026-03-07 00:42:03
- China to advance high-level opening up, welcomes foreign investment
- China reaffirmed its commitment to high-level opening up on Saturday, with officials from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) pledging more market access and a better financial en...
- 2026-03-07 15:13:28
- Wang Yi on China-Europe ties: Intertwined interests are not threats
- Wang Yi on China-Europe ties: Intertwined interests are not threats
- 2026-03-08 02:52:47
- Wang Yi: China-Russia ties resilient despite external pressure
- Working back-to-back lies at the heart of this relationship. And the strong strategic resilience enables it to defy any external instigation or pressure.
- 2026-03-08 02:17:19
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- Pelagic Credit buys offshore vessel for $25m as it starts trading in Oslo
- Bareboat charter adds $28m to the company’s backlog
- — Jonas Walsgård 2026-03-09 08:39:23
- Awilco LNG raising $26m to fund new trading business
- ALNG Trading will support utilisation of its fleet of two LNG carriers
- — Jonas Walsgård 2026-03-09 08:12:24
- At least five tankers escape Gulf with Iranian crude on board
- LPG carriers also pass through the Strait of Hormuz, ship trackers and traders say
- — Gary Dixon 2026-03-09 07:38:04
- Clarksons profit falls from record levels in period of ‘complexity and opportunity’
- World’s largest shipbroker sees bottom line slip in 2025 after four record years
- — Andy Pierce 2026-03-09 07:26:04
- Turkish owner doubles kamsarmax bulker footprint with Chinese auction buys
- Former ro-ro specialist Ulusoy now has more dry cargo ships than ferries in its fleet
- — Harry Papachristou 2026-03-09 06:56:47
- Middle East war boosts shipping rates to all-time highs, says Clarksons
- VLCC sector singled out as ‘exceptional’, with spot earnings for MEG-China routes hitting a high of $480,000 per day
- — Karen Ng 2026-03-09 06:47:48
- Fast-growing Vietnamese owner bids for first container ship in rapid fleet expansion
- Brokers link Hai An Transport to a deal just days after it told shareholders it planned to buy up to two secondhand vessels
- — Jonathan Boonzaier 2026-03-09 04:09:56
EveryCRS Appropriations
- 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
- DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Appropriations, FY2026
- 2025-12-18 05:00:00
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2026 Appropriations
- 2025-12-23 05:00:00
TechCrunch
- Ring’s Jamie Siminoff has been trying to calm privacy fears since the Super Bowl, but his answers may not help
- The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled.
- — Connie Loizos 2026-03-09 04:35:06
- Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation
- The company launched its first product, a Game Boy-style handheld device called the Chromatic, in 2024.
- — Anthony Ha 2026-03-08 21:26:07
- Will the Pentagon’s Anthropic controversy scare startups away from defense work?
- On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we discussed what the controversy means for other startups seeking to work with the federal government.
- — Anthony Ha 2026-03-08 20:14:42
- Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps
- AI data center developers are increasingly relying on a style of camp popularized as housing for men working in remote oil fields.
- — Anthony Ha 2026-03-08 16:30:00
- TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian’s R2 gambit
- Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.”
- — Kirsten Korosec 2026-03-08 16:03:00
- A roadmap for AI, if anyone will listen
- The Pro-Human Declaration was finalized before last week's Pentagon-Anthropic standoff, but the collision of the two events wasn’t lost on anyone involved.
- — Connie Loizos 2026-03-08 06:05:26
- Push for $40 smartphones builds momentum, but still faces cost hurdles
- A coalition of telecom operators and device makers is pushing $40 smartphones to bring up to 20 million people online, but rising component costs threaten the plan.
- — Jagmeet Singh 2026-03-08 05:00:00
Space.com
- SpaceX springs forward with another Starlink launch from California (video)
- A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
- — Robert Z. Pearlman 2026-03-08 22:24:28
- I spoke to the writers behind the trippy new sci-fi novel 'Detour': 'Things don't need to be 100% correct, but they do have to be believable'
- "If Neil deGrasse Tyson read this book, he would not be thrilled."
- — Jeff Spry 2026-03-08 14:00:00
- A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands
- Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the I...
- — Svetla Ben-Itzhak 2026-03-08 13:00:00
- Where are all the aliens? Maybe space weather is scrambling their transmissions
- We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests.
- — Keith Cooper 2026-03-08 10:00:00
- A jellyfish or a brain? Tell us what you see in this gorgeous deep-space nebula photo
- The nebula was formed when a star went supernova 5,000 light-years from Earth.
- — Anthony Wood 2026-03-07 15:00:00
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 200 — Our 200th Episode Listener Special!
- On Episode 200 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik celebrate their 200th episode with their annual listener special!
- — Space.com Staff 2026-03-07 14:49:53
- Bungie explains Marathon's 'graphic retro futurism' aesthetic and the 'live narrative' lessons it learned from 'Destiny' (Interview)
- As "Marathon" finally launches, we grill a trio of Bungie developers about the world, aesthetic, and ambitions of this sci-fi extraction shooter.
- — Fran Ruiz 2026-03-07 14:00:00