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U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency

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The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is a Department of Defense combat support agency responsible for producing, analyzing, and disseminating military intelligence to warfighters, policymakers, and homeland security. Within the space domain, the DIA identifies challenges, needs, and threats, providing intelligence assessments on foreign weapons systems and space programs. The DIA operates the Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC) and is developing the Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System (MARS) to track objects in space and provide military intelligence. Associated keywords include military intelligence, space security, threat assessment, and foreign weapons systems.

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The Defense Intelligence Agency's scientific advisory committee assessed higher resolution capabilities in 1974.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.0Apr 8, 2024GAMBIT vs KENNEN: The persistence of film reconnaissance in the digital age

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was awarded a contract valued up to $700,000,000 to provide the Defense Intelligence Agency with an integrated cloud and sensor solution to deliver faster intelligence to the warfighter.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 5.0Dec 14, 2023Northrop Grumman to help digital transformation within defense intelligence community

As part of Neptune Phoenix, Northrop Grumman will provide the Defense Intelligence Agency with timely intelligence needed by the warfighter.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Dec 14, 2023Northrop Grumman to help digital transformation within defense intelligence community

The Defense Intelligence Agency is seeking closer collaboration with commercial space data providers to improve the government’s ability to track threats in orbit.

CapabilityRelationshipsGeneralValue 2.0Sep 15, 2022U.S. weighing options to compensate commercial companies if satellites are attacked

Space Delta 18 will support the space intelligence community that includes the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the National Reconnaissance Office.

GeneralValue 3.0Jun 20, 2022Space Force to establish intelligence unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

A Defense Intelligence Agency report released on 2022-04-12 found that the space fleets of China and Russia grew by more than 70% in just over two years.

GrowthGeneralValue 4.0Apr 15, 2022Chinese Shiyan-10 satellite reappears in new Molniya orbit months after launch anomaly

The Defense Intelligence Agency released the unclassified report Challenges to Security in Space 2022 on 2022-04-12.

GeneralLegalValue 2.0Apr 12, 2022Defense Intelligence Agency calls attention to China’s and Russia’s growing presence in space

As a Defense Intelligence Agency civilian intelligence officer supporting the 1st Armored Division, Amy Hopkins identified a need for all-weather, day-and-night synthetic-aperture radar to support military operations.

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Troy Shafford, senior intelligence officer for the Space and Counter-Space program at the Defense Intelligence Agency, delivered a briefing drawn from an updated version of the DIA's 2019 report Challenges of Security in Space scheduled to be released this fall.

GovernancePlanValue 3.0Aug 9, 2021Space ISAC invites firms to join Small Satellite Community of Interest

The Defense Intelligence Agency is obtaining more information about anti-satellite missiles and directed energy weapons.

LegalValue 0.6Aug 9, 2021Space ISAC invites firms to join Small Satellite Community of Interest

The National Reconnaissance Office supplies measurement and signature intelligence data to the Defense Intelligence Agency.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.8Mar 25, 2021Mesh Network Technology Will Spur a Huge Increase in Orbital Spy Satellites

During more than 35 years of public service, Robert Cardillo served in leadership positions within the organization of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

GovernanceValue 2.0Feb 4, 2021Firefly Aerospace Announces New Board of Directors and Corporate Expansion Plans

Boundless Spatial provides geospatial products and services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency in addition to other U.S. government customers.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.5Dec 18, 2018Planet to acquire software specialist Boundless Spatial

Army Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley is the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

GovernanceValue 4.2Oct 17, 2018Intelligence official: ‘Incredibly powerful insight’ drawn from open source data
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