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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
- EU abruptly shelves Kallas-led defense panel after pushback from Berlin, Paris, Rome
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas scrapped plans to launch a high-level advisory group on European defense just hours before its scheduled unveiling.
- — Linus Höller 2026-09-08 09:54:35
- Croatia buys South Korean rocket artillery after HIMARS purchase from the US
- In the aftermath of the Iran war, the U.S. government has flagged possible delays in deliveries of military gear, including HIMARS ammunition.
- — Jaroslaw Adamowski 2026-09-07 12:52:42
- Ukraine asks EU to fund first Patriot missiles buy
- Brussels is weighing a rare waiver that would let Kyiv tap its €90 billion loan for U.S.-made interceptors for the first time.
- — Katie Livingstone 2026-09-05 04:34:28
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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
- U.S. OKs Nearly $7 Billion In FMS With Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Including Large JDAM-ER Deal With Riyadh
- The U.S. has approved nearly $7 billion in potential foreign military sales with Saudi Arabia and Iraq, to include a $5 billion deal with the former for Joint Direct Attack […]<img width="502...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-09-04 21:40:44
- Trump Picks Army Civil Works Chief Adam Telle As Service’s Acting Secretary
- President Trump has selected Adam Telle, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, to be the service’s acting secretary “effective immediately.” “He is a Great Patriot, who is respec...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-09-04 21:17:12
- Defense Watch: Polish Aerostats, Honeywell False Claims Act, Drone JV, Lockheed Martin Training Round
- Aerostats for Poland. TCOM last week said it has received an Army contract worth over $600 million to provide the Polish armed forces its aerostat systems for airspace and surface […]<img wid...
- — Defense Daily Staff 2026-09-04 20:16:33
- DoD Begins Falcon Peak Counter-Drone Experiment With Focus On Southern Border
- U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and the Pentagon’s counter-drone task force last week began another in an ongoing series of experiments and demonstrations aimed at detecting and defeating threat...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-09-04 20:11:00
- Navy Demonstrated More Unmanned Refueling At Sea
- The Navy this week revealed this summer it demonstrated using a robotic towed connector to repeatedly capture, refuel and release an unmanned surface vessel (USV) at sea. A Navy-industry team [R...
- — Rich Abott 2026-09-04 19:44:16
- L3Harris Announces Production Completion of First 35 Viper Shields
- L3Harris Technologies [LHX] said on Sept. 3 that it has finished production of the first 35 AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield electronic warfare and countermeasure systems in a planned buy of 233 […]<i...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-09-04 17:07:13
- Meink Directs MMA Acceleration, USAF Eyes $10 Million Unit Cost for Air Vehicle, $20 Million for CCA Air Vehicle
- A U.S. Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) solicitation in July pegged initial operational capability (IOC) of 20 Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA) in fiscal 2031, but that schedule may […...
- — Frank Wolfe 2026-09-03 21:47:30
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- 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
- King brings Big Law counsel back to Senate
- Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) has brought a Big Law attorney with prior Hill experience onto his legislative team. William Scheffer has joined King's office as counsel, handling judiciary, firearms, l...
- 2026-08-20 19:20:30
WSJ Op-eds
- Pepper…and Salt
- 2026-09-08 04:00:00
- Mamdani Denounces an Indian Nonprofit
- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh—a vast, powerful Hindu volunteer organization—has become the target of a counterproductive Western campaign.
- — Bill Drexel 2026-09-07 21:34:00
- What Trump Could Learn From Bush
- The president’s legacy depends on a clear victory in Iran.
- — William McGurn 2026-09-07 21:27:00
- Europe Hits the Snooze Button
- AfD’s win in Germany shakes a fractured, sleepy continent that should pull together.
- — Walter Russell Mead 2026-09-07 21:27:00
- Socialism and the Dumbest Generation
- Young people embrace an ideology that goes against everything they actually believe.
- — Mark Penn 2026-09-07 21:26:00
- Trump and the Senate Stakes
- The President often sounds as if he’s campaigning against the Republican Senate.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-09-07 20:26:00
- Pablo Torre 1, Mark Cuban 0
- The billionaire publicly doubted the podcaster’s reporting, which has been vindicated.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-09-07 20:24:00
The Diplomat
- Indonesia Reopens Airports After Suspension Due to Volcanic Eruption
- The eruption of Anak Krakatau, which is located on a small island in the Sunda Strait, forced the closure of eight airports, including two serving the capital Jakarta.
- — Sebastian Strangio 2026-09-08 04:26:00
- Letters Targeting Kashmiri Pandits Surface on Social Media
- The letters have revived memories of “hit lists” that Islamist militant groups issued in 1989-90.
- — Sudha Ramachandran 2026-09-08 04:12:00
- Cambodia Confirms Resumption of Joint Military Exercises With US Next Year
- The move reflects the sea change that has taken place in U.S.-Cambodia relations under the second Trump administration.
- — Sebastian Strangio 2026-09-08 01:28:00
- Is BRICS Actually Benefiting India?
- As India prepares to host the group's summit, what does it want from BRICS? And what is Delhi actually getting from the group?
- 2026-09-04 16:56:00
- India’s Cross-Border Cyber Scams Against the US and the West
- In poor areas such as Jamtara and Mewat, cyber scams have become an important source of household income.
- — Vedant Sharma 2026-09-07 07:35:00
- The Illusion of Technocratic Transformation in Cambodia
- The country is hitting a developmental wall because necessary structural reforms clash directly with the needs of an entrenched patronage system.
- — Markus Karbaum 2026-09-07 05:58:00
- Schools Close Across Sarawak Due to Toxic Haze From Indonesian Wildfires
- Wildfires have raged for weeks across swathes of Sumatra and Kalimantan, exacerbated by a particularly severe dry season.
- — Sebastian Strangio 2026-09-07 04:37:00
European Security & Defence
- 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
- Four Launches, Four Direct Hits: ASELSAN’s Guidance Kits Deliver Precision
- <img width="300" height="140" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ASELSAN-300x140.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Four Launches, Four Direct Hits: ASELSAN’s...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-09-07 13:16:59
- 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 2026-09-07 03:46:36
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
- Philippine VP Sara Duterte posts bail over threat remarks arrest order
- Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday posted bail of 360,000 pesos (about $5,760) for her grave threats case, according to local media reports.
- 2026-09-05 05:04:39
- Five years on: What has the Hengqin-Macao Cooperation Zone achieved?
- Since the General Plan was unveiled five years ago, the changes in the Cooperation Zone are reflected not only in numbers but also in people's daily lives.
- 2026-09-05 14:01:39
- Xi's special envoy attends Zambian president's inauguration
- Chinese President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy Xian Hui attended the inauguration of President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia in Lusaka on Tuesday, at the invitation of the Zambian government.
- 2026-09-03 01:50:08
- Food aid to Palestinians face major cuts
- Food aid to Palestinians face major cuts
- 2026-09-02 17:52:35
- Chinese vice premier meets Putin
- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Wednesday met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok.
- 2026-09-03 05:41:36
- Vice premier: China ready to deepen investment cooperation with Russia
- China stands ready to work with Russia to follow through on the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and further expand practical cooperation in investment, Chinese Vice Premier Di...
- 2026-09-03 14:58:49
- Asia-Pacific Media Forum held in China's Guangdong
- The Asia-Pacific Media Forum opened on Saturday in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, with the theme of "Building a Path to Shared Prosperity for the Asia-Pacific Community: Media Consensu...
- 2026-09-05 12:27:25
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- CMA CGM battles Samsung over multi-million-dollar Covid-era complaint
- US shipper lodges its latest and largest claim against liner operators with US regulator
- — Ian Lewis 2026-09-08 10:56:15
- Kourtesis family-backed shipping fund completes its first investment
- Former Geogas vessel emerges with new, LPG-focused venture
- — Harry Papachristou 2026-09-08 10:51:49
- Bahraini LNG floating storage unit makes stealthy exit via Strait of Hormuz
- Some 70 LNG carriers transit chokepoint in just over six months compared with normal 90 laden monthly tally
- — Lucy Hine 2026-09-08 10:42:43
- ‘Silver tsunami’: Ageing tonnage triggers rising cost of machinery claims
- Norwegian insurers say breakdowns reflect rising age of the global fleet
- — Paul Peachey 2026-09-08 10:14:51
- Pacific Basin sells supramax to Chinese buyers as smaller bulker values surge
- Columbia River fetches more than $13m as BSI rally lifts small bulker prices
- — Jonathan Boonzaier 2026-09-08 09:56:25
- Shipping can learn from mining in addressing gender balance, says BHP maritime chief
- Australian multinational is passing on its insights with the aim of employing more women at sea
- — Holly Birkett 2026-09-08 09:28:33
- ‘As good as they can get’: Why Norwegian hedge fund is shorting shipping stocks
- ‘Enormous orderbooks’ weigh on supply and demand outlook, Sissener says
- — Jonas Walsgård 2026-09-08 08:23:17
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
- Stoke Space raises another billion to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets
- Stoke has "completed the initial closing" of a $1B Series E round intended to help it reach orbit and prepare a new, larger rocket for operations.
- — Tim Fernholz 2026-09-08 09:00:00
- Eric Wu’s newest company, out of stealth since May, is going after construction’s labor crunch
- Eric Wu, who built and ran Opendoor before stepping away in 2022, has had his new company, NavigateAI, out of stealth since May — building AI copilots that give construction workers real-time, ha...
- — Connie Loizos 2026-09-08 02:16:39
- Opaque recurrence, and other AI terms that you should probably know
- The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.
- — Natasha Lomas, Romain Dillet, Kyle Wiggers, Lucas Ropek 2026-09-07 19:24:00
- A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride
- Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary, "You Can See Everything," stunned Telluride audiences Sunday night with its generous access to the Theranos founder.
- — Connie Loizos 2026-09-07 18:02:29
- What we expect from the upcoming Apple launch
- While Apple's first foldable iPhone Ultra will headline the September 9 launch, we're also expecting news about AirPods and HomePods.
- — Amanda Silberling 2026-09-07 15:58:00
- Phil Schiller’s App Store exit reportedly driven by wariness over future plans
- Schiller reportedly had reservations about new CEO John Ternus' goal of bringing in more recurring revenue from the App Store.
- — Anthony Ha 2026-09-06 21:41:06
- Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlement
- Authors say publishers seem to be claiming more than their fair share of settlement payments.
- — Anthony Ha 2026-09-06 20:47:37
Space.com
- The Vela Incident: Did an American satellite detect a secret nuclear test in 1979?
- Was an usual flash detected off the coast of South Africa by an American satellite caused by a secretive atmospheric nuclear test?
- — Micah Hanks 2026-09-08 10:16:27
- 'The Last Starship' is 2026's most slept-on space game — you need to check out this 'FTL'-like shipbuilding strategy gem
- Dive into this diverting sandbox adventure from Introversion before another microsecond lapses.
- — Jeff Spry 2026-09-07 20:00:00
- The moon will hide Jupiter in broad daylight today — here's how to see it
- The moon and Jupiter will meet before dawn on Sept. 8, before the moon hides the giant planet from view in a rare daytime occultation.
- — Joe Rao 2026-09-08 07:41:01
- Earth's moon could have formed in just 5 hours after giant impact
- One day in history about 4.5 billion years ago was a dramatic one for Earth, potentially giving our planet an instant moon and an almighty headache all in one go.
- — Keith Cooper 2026-09-08 07:41:01
- On this day in space! Sept. 7, 1995: NASA launches its 100th astronaut flight on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-69 mission
- On Sept. 7, 1995, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on mission STS-69, NASA's 100th astronaut flight. Here's why it mattered.
- — Hanneke Weitering 2026-09-07 14:47:05
- Galaxies tangled in science and spirit | Space photo of the day for Sept. 7, 2026
- "Astronomy is not just science or spirit; it's both at the same time."
- — Monisha Ravisetti 2026-09-07 14:00:00
- The future of Earth observation: Private satellites and AI bring benefits but also pose risks
- We've entered a new world of Earth observation, in which artificial intelligence helps researchers make sense of an ever-glowing glut of privately gathered data.
- — Leonard David 2026-09-07 14:58:48