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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
- South Korea supercharges defense budget to record levels
- South Korea's record defense budget comes amid disparaging comments about Seoul's alliance with the United States by its president, Donald Trump.
- — Gordon Arthur 2026-09-09 09:23:05
- Iran says it captured US submarine drone in Strait of Hormuz
- Iran said Tuesday it captured a U.S. uncrewed submarine in the Strait of Hormuz. The Pentagon said it had malfunctioned more than a day ago.
- — Idrees Ali and Joe Brock, Reuters 2026-09-09 02:03:19
- Ukraine contracting around 1,000 Patriot missiles from allies, defense chief says
- Ukraine is contracting a supply of around 1,000 missiles for U.S.-designed Patriot air-defence systems.
- — Reuters 2026-09-08 21:29:19
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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 Nearly $5 Billion CIRCM Full-Rate Production Deal To Northrop Grumman
- The Army on Tuesday awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a nearly $5 billion contract for full-rate production of the Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) systems for the service’s helicopters. Work...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-09-08 21:44:26
- HII Executive Outlines Its Shipbuilding Acceleration Strategy
- An HII [HII] shipbuilding executive last week told lawmakers how the company plans to improve and accelerate shipbuilding throughout via workforce improvements, adding new shipbuilding infrastructu...
- — Rich Abott 2026-09-08 21:43:18
- Trump Threatens Canada’s Bombardier With U.S. Sales Ban, Amid Army’s Aerial ISR Modernization
- The impact of President Trump’s threat on Monday to block the sale of Canadian manufacturer Bombardier’s aircraft, whose business aircraft serves as the platform for the U.S. Army’s ongoi...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-09-08 21:38:24
- Lockheed Martin Awards L3Harris $4.7 Billion PAC-3 MSE Propulsion Contract
- Lockheed Martin [LMT] awarded L3Harris Technologies [LHX] a $4.7 billion undefinitized contract award for the propulsion systems of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhance...
- — Rich Abott 2026-09-08 21:26:26
- Ukrainian AI-Enabled Drone Strikes Have Jumped 10-Fold This Year, MoD Says
- The number of Ukrainian artificial intelligence (AI)-guided drone strikes has jumped tenfold this year, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Brave1, Ukraine’s defense tech...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-09-08 21:01:00
- Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Startup Poseidon Aerospace Raises $60 Million Ahead Flight Testing
- Poseidon Aerospace, which is developing unmanned cargo aircraft for commercial and defense logistics, has raised $60 million in a Series A round that will be used for the upcoming flight-test [R...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-09-08 20:57:23
- Pixxel Targets US Growth, New Sensing Tech With $100M Raise
- Hyperspectral satellite startup Pixxel completed a $100 million funding raise that the company says will fuel its growth in the U.S. and expansion into sensing technologies beyond hyperspectral. ...
- — Rachel Jewett 2026-09-08 20:56:15
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- Hundreds of Hill staffers remain 25 years after 9/11
- Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, hundreds of the congressional staffers who were employed on Capitol Hill are still there in 2026. Of the over 17,000 salaried congressional ...
- 2026-09-08 17:04:35
- Veteran Murphy aide gets the key to Gates
- A longtime Senate staffer is taking more than a decade of policy experience to the philanthropic sector. Emily Smith has joined the Gates Foundation as a senior program officer after over 13 1/2 ye...
- 2026-09-03 19:35:13
- K Street's revolving door swings red
- The lobbying landscape continues to favor Republican talent in its revolving door hires, even as the GOP faces an increasingly challenging midterm environment. So far this year, LegiStorm has track...
- 2026-08-31 19:03:00
- Reinsurance group adds Hill coverage
- A House Financial Services Committee staffer has left Capitol Hill for the reinsurance industry. Shannon Evans has joined the Reinsurance Association of America as assistant director of federal aff...
- 2026-08-27 19:46:55
- AP Top 25 schools count 100 alumni in Congress
- At least 100 current members of Congress can have high hopes for this college football season. That's how many attended a school represented in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll, accordin...
- 2026-08-24 18:27:13
WSJ Op-eds
- Pepper…and Salt
- 2026-09-09 04:00:00
- Opinion of U.S. Schools Hits a New Low…
- … and with good reason.
- — James Freeman 2026-09-08 22:11:00
- Can Republicans Save Their Majorities in Congress?
- Republicans stage a Dallas midterm convention to raise enthuiasm, but polls remain grim. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel and veteran pollster Scott Rasmussen discuss GOP trouble spots a...
- — WSJ Opinion 2026-09-08 22:07:00
- Stopping California’s Climate Imperialism
- Congress can use the Congressional Review Act to nix the state’s attempt to set energy policy for the country.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-09-08 22:03:00
- The SEC Unmuzzles Jamie Dimon
- The agency rescinds an Obama-era rule that limited political speech.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-09-08 21:59:00
- Europe Joins the Boycott Israel Crowd
- New U.K. sanctions would hit U.S. firms like Deere and Caterpillar.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-09-08 21:58:00
- What They Teach Teachers in Grad School
- A new report finds a lot of critical theory and not much of the basics.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-09-08 21:58:00
The Diplomat
- Samarkand to Host the Largest Chess Olympiad in History
- The 46th World Chess Olympiad is being held in Samarkand.
- 2026-09-09 07:22:00
- A Himalayan Flood Brings Economic Collapse to Nepal’s Border Region
- The destruction of the Trishuli-Bhotekoshi corridor is a local tragedy with national economic consequences.
- — Bhojraj Poudél 2026-09-08 17:24:00
- Asia’s Migrant Workers Need Protection from Gulf Wars
- The migrants who build, clean, drive, guard, and operate the Gulf’s economies have become the forgotten civilian casualties in its wars.
- — Md Obaidullah 2026-09-08 14:29:00
- Pax Silica vs WAICO: Will Central Asia Have to Pick a Side?
- One clue as to how the U.S. plans to proceed might be glimpsed in how Uzbekistan progresses in following Kazakhstan into dual membership.
- — Catherine Putz 2026-09-08 14:40:00
- The Strategic Calculus of Xi Jinping’s Egypt Visit
- Xi’s visit from September 1-2 was significant for both sides, though for different reasons.
- — Ayesha Sikandar 2026-09-08 12:53:00
- Pakistan Takes SCO Presidency at a Crucial Time: What to Expect
- As SCO chair, Pakistan can be expected to highlight new connectivity routes via Iran and Central Asia that link the Belt and Road Initiative to the Arabian Sea.
- — Umair Jamal 2026-09-08 13:17:00
- Japan and South Korea Face Off Again in the US Navy’s Frigate Search
- South Korea has an industrial head start, but is Japan’s upgraded Mogami class merely a stalking horse for the Chungnam class?
- — Takahashi Kosuke 2026-09-08 12:14:00
European Security & Defence
- MBDA expands support to Poland with first industrial facility
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MBDA-opens-a-new-industrial-facility-in-Czosnow-Poland-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" al...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-08 21:00:50
- MBDA subsidiary GDI Simulation acquires Agenium Group
- <img width="300" height="150" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Unbenannt-2-300x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="(Photo MBDA)" style="display: block; mar...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-08 21:00:30
- Digital Sovereignty – Geopolitical upheavals are increasing the pressure to act
- <img width="300" height="195" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Digital-Sovereignty-Geopolitical-upheavals-are-increasing-the-pressure-to-act-Kopie-300x195.jpg" class="webfeedsFea...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-08 02:46:09
- NSPA Launches IRSP
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IRSP_NSPA-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt=" Multinational projects in the areas of i...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-07 18:04:26
- BlackTalon Ecosystem trains Allied operators at NATO’s BATT26
- <img width="300" height="168" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/counter-uas-blacktalon-nato-trials-300x168-Kopie-300x168.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Bla...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-07 16:40:29
- Sensors for Phase II of U.S. Army’s Threat Detection (ITDS)
- <img width="300" height="218" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PressReleaseImage-no-caption-VPX6-48PR_Sensor-processing-for-ITDS-Kopie-300x218.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-07 14:39:42
Politico Defense feed
- NATO races to guard against Russian nuclear subs without the US
- Allied forces gathered near Iceland to practice hunting for Russian submarines, with a key member missing.
- — By Paul McLeary 2026-09-05 11:00:00
- Red tape, not his controversial past, could sink Trump's Navy nominee
- Congress needs to grant MAGA backer Hung Cao a waiver to lead the service, but lawmakers aren’t in town to do it anytime soon.
- — By Leo Shane III and Connor O'Brien 2026-09-04 08:45:00
- Trump makes surprise pick to lead Army after Driscoll’s departure
- Trump announced that Adam Telle, who oversees the Army Corps of Engineers, will take over as acting secretary.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2026-09-03 23:37:35
- German defense chief to meet with Hegseth after earlier snub
- Boris Pistorius will visit the Pentagon chief for a rollout of F-35 warplanes.
- — By Stefanie Bolzen and Paul McLeary 2026-09-03 14:19:35
- Markwayne Mullin safe after Coast Guard jet makes emergency landing due to engine failure
- The plane experienced jet engine failures midflight and safely made an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
- — By Elleiana Green 2026-09-02 21:03:18
- White House pushes companies to ditch Macron’s space summit
- More than 120 countries are attending the symposium in Paris.
- — By Audrey Decker and Cheyenne Haslett 2026-09-02 20:07:22
- Trump to promote acting Navy secretary amid Pentagon turmoil
- Hung Cao has been serving in an acting capacity since John Phelan left the post in April.
- — By Jalen Beckford 2026-09-01 23:58:20
CGTN-China politics
- Record 80% of Canadians back trade retaliation against US, poll finds
- Support for trade retaliation against the United States has surged to a record high in Canada, with roughly 80% of Canadians backing dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs amid an escalating tariff stan...
- 2026-09-06 04:09:11
- China, Central Asia hold meeting on public security, internal affairs
- China is ready to work with Central Asian countries to make the China-Central Asia ministerial conference mechanism on public security and internal affairs a model of cooperation in all fields betw...
- 2026-09-08 00:47:48
- China, Egypt welcome de-escalation and dialogue in the Middle East
- China and Egypt welcome regional and international efforts to ease tension and promote dialogue in the Middle East, according to a joint statement issued on Wednesday.
- 2026-09-02 14:09:11
- Bishkek summit injects impetus into high-quality development of SCO
- The 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday, marking a milestone as the organization cele...
- 2026-09-02 11:30:47
- U.S. strike on Iran kills five, wounds dozens at wedding
- U.S. strike on Iran kills five, wounds dozens at wedding
- 2026-09-03 15:33:48
- Xi urges efforts to nurture capable young people for socialist cause
- Congratulating a popular national children's radio program on its 70th anniversary, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged professionals in children's culture to redouble efforts in nurturing a new gen...
- 2026-09-04 11:41:37
- Russia to close German consulate, Goethe centers
- Russia is closing the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
- 2026-09-08 01:31:41
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- Shipowners philosophically against chokepoint tolls will pay them anyway
- At Oslo Ocean Days, owners consider fragmented future for shipping
- — Matt Coyne 2026-09-09 09:21:05
- Norwegian minister calls for the law of the sea to be upheld in troubled world
- Threats to ships and sea routes ‘show how vulnerable the world economy is when international rules are challenged’
- — Holly Birkett 2026-09-09 08:26:31
- Polemis in pole position as suezmax tanker period rates roar into six-figure territory
- Rates have risen off the back of buoyant VLCC market
- — Lucy Hine 2026-09-09 08:15:15
- Tanker stocks stand firm as global markets tumble after latest US attacks
- Frontline shares boosted by surging VLCC rates
- — Jonas Walsgård 2026-09-09 07:42:23
- International Group of P&I Clubs fights a fierce battle to sign up new ships
- Premiums driven down as clubs try to lock in long-term relationships with owners
- — Paul Peachey 2026-09-09 06:59:13
- Alafouzos family more than doubles its money on VLCC sale amid soaring Gulf demand
- Kyklades Maritime divests crude carrier at a price far above current market valuations
- — Harry Papachristou 2026-09-09 06:51:41
- Norwegian shipowners command $100bn fleet as Oslo capital markets surge
- A historic shipowning centre and the birthplace of John Fredriksen, Norway is still a world power in shipping
- — Holly Birkett 2026-09-09 06:26:24
EveryCRS Appropriations
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- 2026-06-18 04:00:00
- NASA Appropriations and Authorizations: At a Glance
- 2026-06-22 04:00:00
- Overview of FY2027 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)
- 2026-06-23 04:00:00
- Energy and Water Development: FY2027 Appropriations
- 2026-06-23 04:00:00
TechCrunch
- Google DeepMind alumni are building tools to accelerate fusion power for the grid
- Fusionality is developing control systems and simulation environments to help fusion power startups move faster.
- — Tim De Chant 2026-09-09 06:00:00
- CloudNC raises $20M to automate manufacturing’s most pressing bottlenecks
- UK-based manufacturing software startup CloudNC announced Wednesday a $20 million B extension round, bringing its lifetime total raised amount to $128 million.
- — Dominic-Madori Davis 2026-09-09 04:01:00
- White House takes down ‘Build the Wall’ game after the Tetris Company complains
- The Trump administration's short-lived arcade game "Build the Wall" is now nowhere to be found after the Tetris Company posted that it takes "copyright infringement very seriously."
- — Lucas Ropek 2026-09-08 23:23:23
- Hackers are stealing Claude tokens from subscribers
- Last month, a Claude user noticed his account was consuming tokens even though he wasn't working. Anthropic has since warned users about hackers.
- — Julie Bort 2026-09-08 21:10:27
- Cognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors believe AI coding is far from a winner-take-all market
- Cognition's valuation multiple is higher than Cursor's was before selling to SpaceX.
- — Marina Temkin 2026-09-08 21:04:06
- The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceX
- The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million to build reusable spacecraft, in what it describes as “the largest-ever Series C by a European space company.”
- — Anna Heim 2026-09-08 20:47:34
- Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it?
- Meta's new personal AI agent Muse wants access to users' email, calendars, payments, health services, and more — making the company's biggest consumer AI bet yet a major test of whether people st...
- — Sarah Perez 2026-09-08 19:00:00
Space.com
- Did Venus eat its own moon?
- Scientists may finally know why Venus, Earth's twin, lacks a moon, finding that the hottest planet in the solar system may have consumed its own natural satellite.
- — Robert Lea 2026-09-08 21:00:00
- Stoke Space raises $1 billion for fully reusable rockets, targets 'early 2027' for 1st-ever launch
- Stoke Space announced a $1 billion round of funding to support development of its fully reusable Nova rockets, including the newly revealed Nova Block 2, which will be capable of delivering 15-ton ...
- — Josh Dinner 2026-09-08 19:23:56
- 'Star Trek' imagined strange new worlds 60 years ago, but are real exoplanets even stranger?
- "To explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no one has gone before!"
- — Alix Freckelton 2026-09-09 09:35:54
- Astrophotographer captures jaw-dropping view of the Crescent Nebula
- Astrophotographer Kevin Boardman spent more than 16 hours capturing the intricate filaments of the Crescent Nebula.
- — Anthony Wood 2026-09-09 09:25:48
- On this day in space! Sept. 8, 2004: NASA's Genesis spacecraft crashed in the Utah desert, shattering its samples of solar wind particles from the sun
- On Sept. 8, 2004, NASA's Genesis spacecraft crash-landed in Utah after its parachutes failed to deploy. Here's why it mattered.
- — Hanneke Weitering 2026-09-08 17:17:42
- An unmissable $450 off, we rank this vintage-style Nikon as the best camera under $2000, but it is going fast
- Our expert thinks this Nikon Zf camera is a stylish, powerful performer at full price, offering great low-light performance to boot. Now, thanks to this Amazon deal, it's the cheapest it's been all...
- — Chris McMullen 2026-09-08 17:00:00
- 2 satellites just burned up in Earth's atmosphere — and scientists were watching from a private jet. Here's why
- A team of researchers just chased a pair of reentering satellites in a private jet to learn about the pollution caused by space debris burning up in Earth's atmosphere.
- — Tereza Pultarova 2026-09-08 16:00:00