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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
- Pentagon inks deals with Boeing, RTX to boost production of SM-3 components
- The Pentagon signed seven-year framework agreements Friday with Boeing and RTX to expand production of critical components for the Standard Missile-3.
- — Michael Scanlon 2026-08-14 19:57:54
- Patriot makers hedge on Ukraine production deal as officials question cause of hold-up
- Though Trump promised Kyiv a license to build Patriot missile interceptors last month, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have put the brakes on production.
- — Katie Livingstone 2026-08-14 17:40:00
- CENTCOM launches multinational attack drone task force
- Task Force Falcon Strike will employ one-way attack drones composed of unmanned systems from above, on and below the sea.
- — Cristina Stassis 2026-08-14 15:09:04
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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 Memo Directs Future Carriers Revert To Steam Catapults, Start Fifth Public Shipyard
- President Donald Trump directed the secretary of defense to revert aircraft carriers to steam-powered aircraft catapult launchers and hydraulic weapons elevators, consider foreign-built warships, a...
- — Rich Abott 2026-08-14 21:25:28
- Army Picks Six Firms To Deliver UGV Prototypes For ‘Last Tactical Mile’ Operations
- The Army has picked six companies to deliver unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) for its new prototyping effort to develop solutions for autonomous logistics support and casualty evacuation in the “la...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-08-14 21:16:29
- M1 Beats Out Bell For Army’s Flight School Next Award, Nabs 26-Year, $10 Billion Deal
- The Army has picked M1 Support Services as the winner of its Flight School Next competition, awarding the company a contract worth up to $10 billion over the next 26 […]<img width="895" heigh...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-08-14 20:58:55
- Defense Watch: Golden Dome $$, RIMES, Whirlwind in Space, RTX UUV, Neros Raise
- Golden Dome Funds. During the annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium on Aug. 11, Gen. Michael Guetlein, Golden Dome for America direct reporting program manager, said the team has been […...
- — Defense Daily Staff 2026-08-14 20:42:56
- Anduril’s First Satellite On Orbit With Imaging Payloads
- Anduril Industries last Thursday evening said its first satellite launched and reached orbit in July carrying three imaging payloads, and featured another first for the company, the use of its [...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-08-14 19:48:40
- D-Orbit, Firefly And Katalyst Nab Deorbit-As-A-Service Awards From DIU And SDA For Designs
- The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Space Development Agency (SDA) last Thursday said they have made initial awards to three companies for preliminary designs and risk reduction efforts for comme...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-08-14 17:13:41
- Boeing to Boost Production Of Parts For Standard Missile-3 In Framework Deal With DoD, RTX
- The Defense Department last Friday said it signed seven-year framework agreement that would have Boeing [BA] increase production rates of key parts for the RTX [RTX]-built Standard Missile-3 Block ...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-08-14 14:08:19
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- 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
- Ballard Partners extends its K Street dominance
- Ballard Partners is pulling away from the rest of Washington's lobbying industry. Ballard Partners reported a record $30. 37 million in lobbying revenue in the second quarter, outperforming its the...
- 2026-08-10 18:14:48
- Hawley brings intel to security team
- Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo. ) has added a veteran intelligence and foreign policy hand to his national security team. Everett Price is now Hawley's national security adviser after most recently servin...
- 2026-08-06 19:45:20
- Senate chiefs of staff close in on pay cap
- The typical Senate chief of staff now earns within roughly 1. 5% of the maximum salary allowed by law, the closest the position has come to the pay ceiling in years. In the first half of fiscal 20...
- 2026-08-03 18:36:44
- Garbarino aide moves toward the center
- Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N. Y. ) has lost a longtime legislative aide to a centrist policy group. Dominick Porcella is now policy director at Center Forward after more than five years in Garbarino...
- 2026-07-30 19:30:13
WSJ Op-eds
- Pepper…and Salt
- 2026-08-17 04:00:00
- The $1.4 Trillion State Tort Raid on Meta
- Plaintiff attorneys and Democratic attorneys general want to turn social media into the next Big Tobacco.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-08-16 21:07:00
- Judge Lee Rudofsky to the Eighth Circuit
- Trump’s latest nominee is an originalist success from his first term.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-08-16 21:06:00
- Republicans Can End an Inflation Tax
- After inflation, the effective tax on capital gains can reach 51%.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-08-16 21:05:00
- Boys Will Be Boys—but in the WNBA?
- Enes Kanter Freedom wants in, if the league won’t define ‘woman.’
- — The Editorial Board 2026-08-16 21:04:00
- Geoengineering Will Save Us
- Technology will thwart the doomsayers.
- 2026-08-16 20:12:00
- Warsh Is Wise to Ditch the Dots
- Fed ‘forward guidance’ was supposed to encourage transparency, but it ended up doing real damage.
- — Donald L. Luskin 2026-08-16 19:54:00
The Diplomat
- The Thai Government’s Myanmar Gambit Could Backfire on ASEAN
- Bangkok's recent campaign of diplomatic outreach undermines the bloc's collective approach to the country's crisis.
- — Thu Htet 2026-08-17 04:41:00
- Bou Meng, Survivor of Khmer Rouge Security Prison, Dies Aged 85
- The painter was one of 14,000-plus men, women, and children who were sent to S-21 between 1975 and 1979 – and one of just a handful to survive.
- — Sebastian Strangio 2026-08-17 01:08:00
- Joint Resource Exploration With China a ‘Possibility’ Before 2028, Philippine President Says
- Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that Manila and Beijing have made progress in energy talks, despite the ongoing tensions in the South China Sea.
- — Sebastian Strangio 2026-08-17 02:29:00
- How China Is Normalizing Its Presence in the Waters East of Taiwan
- Accidents, the ‘normalization’ of law enforcement and integration into a sphere of influence
- — KAWASHIMA Shin 2026-08-16 22:39:00
- Indonesia Is the Latest Country to Validate China’s Claim to Taiwan – Unwittingly or Not
- From Indonesia to Africa and Oceania, China is enlisting foreign countries to support its increasingly strict interpretation of the One China principle.
- — Thijs Stegeman 2026-08-14 15:49:00
- Singapore’s Israel Tightrope
- The city-state’s ties with Israel have been built on a history that very few other Asian countries can boast. But Singapore can still say "no."
- — Muhammad Rauhan Rasheed and Alex Lew 2026-08-14 15:20:00
- Taiwan Wants to Know Why Indonesia Joined China in a Naval Exercise East of Taiwan
- The exercise highlighted increasing tensions in the waters east of Taiwan, which are also close to Japan and the Philippines.
- — Brian Hioe 2026-08-14 14:50:00
European Security & Defence
- Hybrid Communications and NATO’s Imperative for Innovation on the Eastern Flank
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NATO-and-hybid-comms-Kopie-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="NATO and Hybrid Comms. [P...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-17 03:46:36
- Rewiring the South Caucasus
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Baku-Visit-Kopie-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Ursula von der Leyen, President of ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-16 21:00:49
- The OSCE – Reform or Irrelevance?
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/OSCE-HQ-K-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The Hofburg in Vienna, home to the OSCE Pe...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-16 21:00:40
- A Visit to Aselsan & Türkiye
- <img width="300" height="135" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ASELSAN_Golbasi-Kopie-300x135.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The Aselsan Gölbaşi Campus, ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-15 21:00:36
- Türkiye in the Western Balkans — Geography, History, and Opportunity
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Patrol-Kosovo-Kopie-1-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="A Turkish soldier with Regiona...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-15 11:52:40
- Rheinmetall establishes UK-based ALACOE
- <img width="300" height="209" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-14-rheinmetall-gruendet-kompetenzzentrum-fuer-autonome-systeme-in-uk-300x209.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVi...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-15 06:00:54
Politico Defense feed
- 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
- Trump demands threaten Navy's progress
- The president’s interest in the service has brought it more attention but could also be its downfall.
- — By Paul McLeary and Leo Shane III 2026-08-14 21:00:00
- Republicans fear Hegseth’s Democrat brushoff could backfire
- GOP lawmakers are urging the Pentagon to change course, or risk alienating Democrats whose votes could prove critical for a record-breaking defense budget.
- — By Mark Satter and Connor O'Brien 2026-08-12 21:00:00
- Hegseth can’t persuade Republicans to back his big budget
- Senators are leaving town no closer to enacting the crown jewel of the Defense secretary’s agenda.
- — By Connor O'Brien and Mark Satter 2026-08-10 08:45:00
- Pentagon policy chief can’t get invited to Beijing
- Anger over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan appears to have played a role in China's decision.
- — By Phelim Kine and Jack Detsch 2026-08-06 08:45:00
- Pentagon ends leadership of Ukraine aid group as US distances from Europe
- The move follows numerous changes the Trump administration has made to the decades-old alliance.
- — By Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch 2026-07-31 20:51:31
CGTN-China politics
- Japan's pacifist course under strain as nuclear restraints challenged
- Japan's postwar pacifist course is facing growing pressure as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ambiguous stance on the Three Non-Nuclear Principles comes alongside a broader push for military expans...
- 2026-08-14 01:15:07
- Airport immigration arrests raise travel concerns
- Airport immigration arrests raise travel concerns
- 2026-08-07 22:35:33
- China acts against 100-plus Philippine nationals for illegal stay
- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday said that actions have been taken in accordance with the law against over 100 Philippine nationals for illegally working or living in China.
- 2026-08-10 13:42:35
- Israel, Venezuela agree to renew consular ties for 1st time in 17 yrs
- Israel and Venezuela have agreed to renew consular ties for the first time in 17 years despite the absence of diplomatic relations, Israel's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
- 2026-08-12 01:17:22
- APEC 2026 enters final 100-day countdown as China aims for outcomes
- APEC 2026 enters final 100-day countdown as China aims for outcomes
- 2026-08-10 06:23:21
- China-Iran 55 years: From ancient Silk Road to modern partnership
- For millennia, Chinese and Iranian civilizations have met and interacted along this ancient route, leaving a rich legacy of people-to-people exchanges, cultural exchanges and intellectual encounters.
- 2026-08-16 09:44:12
- Death toll from Zimbabwean boat capsize rises to 80
- The death toll from the boat capsize accident at Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on Tuesday has risen to 80 after eight more bodies were recovered on Sunday, police said.
- 2026-08-16 12:34:10
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- Russia presses secondhand LNG carrier into service at Arctic LNG 2
- Three new vessels have joined the country’s fleet this month, one of which has been sanctioned
- — Lucy Hine 2026-08-17 09:31:52
- Ships reported hit as Houthi strikes close Red Sea port of Mokha
- Yemeni terminal has been under barrage for more than a week
- — Gary Dixon 2026-08-17 09:19:01
- ‘Highest-ever price’: Dubai shipowner cashes in product tanker resales
- Pair is said to have changed hands at around $60m with prompt delivery
- — Gary Dixon 2026-08-17 08:45:51
- China Merchants Energy inks charter deals worth $107m for five newbuildings
- Chinese leasing companies will order the new vessels
- — Irene Ang 2026-08-17 08:41:14
- Carnival to use air lubrication technology on three giant Fincantieri newbuildings
- Cruise heavyweight will have the fuel-saving technology on 18 of its ships
- — Craig Eason 2026-08-17 08:33:27
- Maersk shares hit all-time high with container market ‘refusing to break’
- Container giant rallies after second-quarter report and profit forecast boost
- — Jonas Walsgård 2026-08-17 08:15:22
- Abu Dhabi sovereign investment vehicle moves to buy out AD Ports Group
- State-backed majority owner offers sizeable premium to gain full control over expanding ports and shipping giant
- — Jonathan Boonzaier 2026-08-17 07:54:50
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- 2026-05-28 04:00:00
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- 2026-06-03 04:00:00
- Department of Veterans Affairs FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-06-03 04:00:00
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TechCrunch
- Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+
- OpenRouter's CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.
- — Anthony Ha 2026-08-16 20:57:04
- Why people aren’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future
- On the latest episode of Equity podcast, we discuss why not everyone is buying Zuckerberg’s vision.
- — Anthony Ha 2026-08-16 20:32:01
- Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’
- Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he's been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI.
- — Anthony Ha 2026-08-16 16:53:51
- TechCrunch Mobility: The shifting flight path of electric air taxis
- Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
- — Kirsten Korosec 2026-08-16 16:04:00
- Woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery
- The woman claimed that AI tools are "taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse."
- — Anthony Ha 2026-08-15 21:29:19
- Anthropic shares more details about how Claude’s new watermarks will work
- How will the watermarking actually work? Can it be hidden with editing? And how does this affect code?
- — Anthony Ha 2026-08-15 18:58:39
- SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition
- AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX.
- — Anthony Ha 2026-08-15 16:30:00
Space.com
- How to watch 'Lanterns' — HBO's gritty new Green Lantern show
- Hal Jordan and John Stewart don the classic green in this new hardboiled space cop mystery
- — Jeff Spry 2026-08-16 23:04:14
- NASA funds spherical 'Aerobots' that could explore the caves of Saturn's moon Titan
- An early-stage grant is offering a look at spherical 'Aerobots' that could zoom around the caves of Titan, in a demo mission similar to Mars Ingenuity.
- — Elizabeth Howell 2026-08-16 15:00:00
- On this day in space! Aug. 16, 1963: Wingless M2-F1 completes 1st glide flight
- On this day in space Aug. 16, 1963: NASA's M2-F1 aircraft prototype makes its first glide flight.
- — Hanneke Weitering 2026-08-16 14:00:00
- Artemis II pilot thanks NASA for letting him fly Orion by hand: 'I'm still blown away by that trust'
- The Artemis II crew thanked NASA and its contractors in front of a crowd of over 8,000 on on Aug. 3, 2026 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.
- — Leonard David 2026-08-16 13:00:00
- 'This goes beyond showcasing technological soft power': China's new moon map signals bold space ambitions (video)
- New chronology, data about the moon's far side and a homegrown cartographic standard signal China's ambitions for how the solar system gets mapped.
- — Andrew Jones 2026-08-16 10:00:00
- Stomp Rockets: The perfect start to model rocketry for kids?
- Stomp Rockets can open up the world of model rocketry to your kids.
- — Grace Dean 2026-08-16 09:00:00
- New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart (video)
- SpaceX launched two of its Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart on Saturday evening (Aug. 15), setting a new spaceflight record.
- — Mike Wall 2026-08-16 12:52:18