Tag: ISR
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Army Space Command Chief Calls High-Altitude Balloons a “Game-Changing” Capability
Rafferty spoke during a media roundtable on the sidelines of the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual convention. Army Col. Joseph Mroszczyk, head of SMDC’s Transformation Integration Directorate for Space Superiority, also addressed the service’s balloon efforts. The shift of balloon-based capabilities from the Pacific to U.S. Central Command was first reported Monday by Breaking…
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Kapta Space Raises $24M Series A to Fund Low-Cost Moving-Target Radar for Orbit
The US government has invested heavily in expanding its space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, buying data and services from a range of Earth-observation operators across synthetic aperture radar, optical, thermal, and hyperspectral mediums. Kapta is building something outside the government’s current capability set. The company says the government has for decades tried to move…
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Constellr Raises €37 Million to Expand Thermal Satellite Network for Defence Use
Munich-based Earth observation company Constellr said on Feb. 10 it had raised €37 million in a Series A funding round, bringing its total capital raised to €75 million as it pivots toward defence-focused satellite services. The round was led by venture capital firms Alpine Space Ventures and Lakestar. Founded in 2020, Constellr operates a thermal…
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NRO Awards First Contracts to Commercial Space Firms Under New Procurement Program
The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded its first three contracts under a new procurement program aimed at expanding access to commercial satellite intelligence capabilities, Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Christopher Povak said on Thursday. Speaking at the National Security Space Association’s Defense and Intelligence Space Conference, Povak said the contracts were issued through the…
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ICEYE and Swedish Space Corporation Sign LOI to Strengthen Nordic and NATO Space-Based ISR Capabilities
ICEYE, a global operator of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore closer cooperation on space-based capabilities for Nordic nations and NATO, the companies said. The LOI was signed at the NATO Arctic Space Forum in Helsinki and reflects deeper strategic alignment between…