September 20, 2024
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Space

US defense program seeks next-generation space monitoring tools

WASHINGTON — As the space race intensifies and geopolitical tensions rise, the Pentagon is looking to technologies to improve its understanding of activities in outer space. The Space Security and Defense Program (SSDP), a joint initiative of the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, issued a statement on September

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Pentagon advisory panel urges integration of commercial space technology for military use

WASHINGTON — A new report from a Pentagon advisory panel calls for greater adoption of commercial space technologies to bolster U.S. military capabilities. The study, conducted by the Defense Science Board (DSB)a committee of civilian experts that advises senior Defense Department officials, recommends a comprehensive approach to integrating commercial space capabilities into national security architectures.

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US Army to award $3 billion contract for AI-based intelligence

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is on the verge of awarding a multiyear contract estimated at $3 billion for commercial data and analytics services to monitor potential threats across the Indo-Pacific region, a focal point of global geopolitics and a priority theater for the Defense Department. The program, known as the Long-Range Enterprise Intelligence, Surveillance

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