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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
- SOCOM on the hunt for ‘acoustic rainbow’ tech for silencing drones
- “Acoustic rainbows” sound psychedelic. But the idea is no acid trip: By dispersing sound waves, noisy objects can actually be made silent.
- — Michael Peck 2026-02-26 20:20:44
- US military assembles largest force of warships, aircraft in Middle East in decades
- The U.S. Navy will have at least 16 ships in the region, dwarfing the 11-ship fleet that was, until the Ford’s departure, positioned in the Caribbean Sea.
- — Konstantin Toropin and Ben Finley, The Associated Press 2026-02-26 19:20:45
- Army orders $186 million in Switchblade kamikaze drones, tank killers
- The autonomous systems manufacturer announced today that it will provide two types of its Switchblade family of loitering munitions to the Army.
- — Zita Fletcher 2026-02-26 19:01:44
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- ... 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
- Army Awards Vantor $217 Million Contract To Transition One World Terrain To Production
- Vantor on Wednesday said the Army awarded it a potential $217 million contract to transition to production the One World Terrain (OWT) program, which provides imagery for the service’s Synthetic ...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-02-26 16:36:45
- Booster Resurfaces As Vulcan Centaur Issue; Rocket Use For NSSL Halted During Space Force Investigation
- AURORA, Colo.–The Space Force has suspended launches of the United Launch Alliance‘s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program while the servic...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-02-26 15:42:46
- Spending Plan Outlines How Navy Seeks To Expand UUV Production, Confirms Shift Away From Orca XLUUV
- A Pentagon plan submitted to Congress outlining how it will spend funds from the 2025 reconciliation bill includes details on how it will expand production of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) [&...
- — Rich Abott 2026-02-25 22:13:27
- Battlefield Power Solutions Developer Chariot Defense Raises $34 Million
- Chariot Defense, a developer of power systems that emerged from stealth last July, has raised $34 million in a Series A funding round it will spend on accelerate production and […]<img width=...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-02-25 21:55:34
- Marine Corps Affirms Plan To Keep Buying JLTVs, Replacing Its Entire Humvee Fleet
- PITTSBURGH – As the Army looks to buy less Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), a lead Marine Corps official has reaffirmed the service has not changed its plans and is […]<img width="657...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-02-25 21:32:23
- Air Force Acquisition Official: ‘APG-85 Is A Helluva Radar Unless You Don’t Have One’
- AURORA, Colo.–While it may take two years to field, a dual-mount bulkhead in the nose of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 to accommodate both the AN/APG-81 radar or the twice […]<img widt...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-02-25 21:28:18
- Marines ‘On Track’ With MTT Effort, Not Testing ND Defense Prototype Due To ‘Budgetary Constraints’
- PITTSBURGH – The Marine Corps’ Medium Tactical Truck (MTT) prototyping effort remains “on track” with testing to continue through early fiscal year 2027, a lead official has said, while co...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-02-25 21:15:48
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- 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
- Knott hires insurance veteran as chief of staff
- Rep. Brad Knott (R-N. C. ) has tapped a veteran insurance industry advocate and longtime Capitol Hill aide to serve as his chief of staff. Blaire Bartlett most recently served as vice president of...
- 2026-02-12 20:39:52
WSJ Op-eds
- India’s Military Makes Strides but Lags Behind China
- Beijing’s air force enjoys a 3-to-1 advantage over New Delhi’s in fighters and bombers.
- — Sadanand Dhume 2026-02-25 22:42:00
- The GOP’s Last Chance to Shed the Tariff Albatross
- Import duties are driving up prices, voters worry about affordability, and November is approaching.
- — Jason L. Riley 2026-02-24 21:52:00
- America’s Bills Will Come Due
- As the federal debt keeps ballooning, options are narrowing to avert a crisis.
- — William A. Galston 2026-02-24 18:41:00
- A Vaccine Skeptic as Surgeon General
- Casey Means won’t restore confidence in public-health advice.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-02-26 13:54:00
- Trump and the Stakes in Iran
- He needs to hear from the chief of Central Command, Adm. Cooper.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-02-25 22:39:00
- The DHS Shutdown Is About to Bite
- Airport-security and Coast Guard staff brace for partial paychecks, as Democrats refuse to compromise.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-02-25 22:30:00
- The Software Industry Will Survive AI
- Open-source code, from Linux to Netscape, was supposed to cause its collapse in the 1990s.
- — Matt Calkins 2026-02-26 16:35:00
The Diplomat
- Why Did Donald Trump Leave China Out of His State of the Union Address?
- Trump’s careful approach to China stems from an internal Republican battle over tariffs with the midterm elections looming in November.
- — Jiachen Shi 2026-02-26 15:20:00
- Bangladesh’s 2026 Election: Where Are the Women?
- Out of 300 seats up for grabs in Bangladesh's general election, just seven women won election.
- — Rituja Ghosh 2026-02-26 15:03:00
- EU Sanctions Envoy Asks Kyrgyzstan to Stop Helping Russia Dodge Sanctions
- "We are not asking Kyrgyzstan not to have trading relations with Russia. We only ask that that trading relationship does not involve the deliberate circumvention of our sanctions…”
- — Catherine Putz 2026-02-26 14:36:00
- Japan Is Moving to Expand Defense Exports. Constitutional Revision Is a Bigger Ask.
- While most Japanese lawmakers support revising the constitution, they are more divided on what, exactly, needs to change.
- — Mina Pollmann 2026-02-26 14:16:00
- Research and Innovation in India: Between Expansion and Integrity
- Record patent filings in recent years suggest an expanding research ecosystem. Yet with only a fraction granted and even fewer commercially worked, scale may be outpacing substance.
- — Aneesh M R and Neethu P S 2026-02-26 13:33:00
- North Korea Codifies Nuclear Statehood and Hostile ‘Two-State’ Relations at 9th Party Congress
- During the seven-day WPK conclave, Kim Jong Un introduced the “Haekpangasoe” system while reaffirming his will to beef up nuclear capabilities in a new five-year military development plan.
- — Mitch Shin 2026-02-26 13:37:00
- Modi Crosses the Rubicon and Embraces Israel
- He could have used his trip to Israel to call explicitly for de-escalation of tensions with Iran and a negotiated settlement; instead, he chose silence on that front.
- — Muqtedar Khan 2026-02-26 12:12:00
European Security & Defence
- ST Engineering Antycip expands access to professional wargaming capabilities through collaboration with Matrix Pro Sims
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CPE-Maritime-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo: ST Engineering Antycip (Antycip...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-02-26 12:06:31
- 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
- Letter from London: A Declining Capability
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ATDU-Ajax-Kopie-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Ajax testing at Bovington at the Arm...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-02-26 09:39:09
- Exail and INTRA strengthen strategic partnership
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Exail-Intra-Partnership-300x169.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="[Photo Exail]" style="displ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-02-26 08:40:12
- Global Military Products Receives Contract to Provide Scorpion Light Mobile Mortar System on the Polaris MRZR Alpha 6×6
- <img width="300" height="225" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Scorpion-Light-Global-Military-Products-and-Polaris-Live-Fire-4-300x225.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-02-26 07:56:30
- DroneShield Secures $21.7M Western Military Contracts
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/dr-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="DroneShield RfPatrol Mk2 [Photo: DroneShield]" st...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-02-26 06:07:07
Politico Defense feed
- 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
- US ambassador to NATO: America is 'not leaving' Europe
- His comments are part of a more conciliatory tone American officials are taking during the Munich Security Conference.
- — By Paul McLeary 2026-02-14 15:59:20
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
- Excelerate Energy anticipates undertaking multiple conversions to FSRUs and FSUs
- CEO says focus of LNG industry is switching from liquefaction to regasification
- — Lucy Hine 2026-02-26 16:46:38
- DP World resumes sending ships through Red Sea amid Houthi calm
- Dubai-based shipowner will launch the DP World Chennai on the Red Sea to Gulf of India route
- — Karen Ng 2026-02-26 15:12:52
- International Seaways trumpets S&P activity as bottom line jumps
- New York owner says 17 vessels have been sold since start of 2025
- — Matt Coyne 2026-02-26 15:00:43
- ‘We will never say no to a very high price’: Saverys eyes extra asset sales
- CMB.Tech will sell older vessels and would like to keep the modern ones
- — Gary Dixon 2026-02-26 14:54:06
- Union Maritime books first newcastlemax bulker order at revived shipyard
- The UK company has stacked orderbook with two more newbuildings
- — Irene Ang 2026-02-26 14:20:28
- Sinokor-style strike to dominate product tankers can’t be ruled out, Torm chief says
- Torm boss cites a larger and more fragmented clean fleet as a barrier to major consolidation
- — Gary Dixon 2026-02-26 13:47:48
- Cheniere Energy exports record LNG volumes in 2025
- US producer has over 100 mtpa of production capacity in operation, under construction or in permitting
- — Lucy Hine 2026-02-26 13:22:50
EveryCRS Appropriations
- Bureau of Land Management: FY2026 Appropriations
- 2025-11-14 05:00:00
- Overview of FY2026 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)
- 2025-11-17 05:00:00
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2026 Appropriations
- 2025-11-19 05:00:00
- 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
TechCrunch
- So, we’re getting Prada Meta AI glasses, right?
- Mark Zuckerberg was at Prada's fashion week event in Milan, leaving everyone to wonder if we're getting Meta AI glasses under the Prada brand.
- — Sarah Perez 2026-02-26 20:11:55
- Sophia Space raises $10M seed to demo novel space computers
- The company's modular computer tiles offer a new vision for space data centers.
- — Tim Fernholz 2026-02-26 19:55:20
- Memory shortage could cause the biggest dip in smartphone shipments in over a decade
- IDC says phone makers will ship only 1.12 billion smartphones as compared to 1.26 billion last year.
- — Ivan Mehta 2026-02-26 19:43:51
- Mistral AI inks a deal with global consulting giant Accenture
- Mistral AI lands a partnership with Accenture, the consultant that has also recently announced partnerships with rivals OpenAI and Anthropic.
- — Rebecca Szkutak 2026-02-26 19:17:27
- Threads is testing a shortcut to quickly start DM conversations
- Users who are part of the test can type "DM me" or "Message me" in a post or reply to automatically generate a hyperlink that invites others to start a private conversation with them.
- — Aisha Malik 2026-02-26 17:58:53
- Read AI launches an email-based ‘digital twin’ to help you with schedules and answers
- Read AI is launching Ada, which can reply with your availability and extract answers from the company knowledge base and the web.
- — Ivan Mehta 2026-02-26 17:00:00
- Bumble adds AI-powered photo feedback and profile guidance tools
- Bumble and other popular dating apps, like Match Group's Tinder and Hinge, have all embraced AI-powered features.
- — Amanda Silberling 2026-02-26 16:38:59
Space.com
- NASA shakes up leadership of human spaceflight program in wake of critical Starliner report
- NASA has replaced two bigwigs in its human spaceflight program, just a week after releasing a report criticizing how the agency handled the first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi.
- — Mike Wall 2026-02-26 19:28:25
- Mars and Earth look set for war in the 1st full 'For All Mankind' season 5 trailer (video)
- 'Change happens when a few determined individuals make it happen'
- — Jeff Spry 2026-02-26 18:58:13
- Lego Star Wars Venator-Class Attack Cruiser review
- The mid-sized Venator-Class Attack Cruiser is one of our favorite Star Wars Lego sets.
- — Kim Snaith 2026-02-26 14:31:51
- February's 'rare planetary alignment' peaks this week — here's what to look for in the planet parade
- We truly hope it doesn't rain on your parade.
- — Anthony Wood 2026-02-26 14:28:04
- Rare 'ring of fire' eclipse seen by few | Space photo of the day for Feb. 26, 2026
- A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse glowed over Antarctica, witnessed by only a handful of researchers at Concordia Research Station.
- — Daisy Dobrijevic 2026-02-26 14:25:29
- One Fire star projector review: A great projector for kids
- Cute and simple to use, the One Fire Star Projector is the perfect addition to any child’s bedroom.
- — Kim Snaith 2026-02-25 14:47:52
- 'Starfleet Academy''s latest episode reminds us why the Doctor is one of 'Star Trek's greatest ever characters
- Few sci-fi characters have exceeded their original programming quite like Voyager's Emergency Medical Hologram.
- — Richard Edwards 2026-02-26 18:20:45