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About 20 companies in the SAR, RF, and hyperspectral imaging sectors have signed agreements with the National Reconnaissance Office to conduct experiments.
The National Reconnaissance Office awarded large electro-optical imagery contracts to Maxar Technologies, BlackSky, and Planet.
Umbra is working with the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the Department of Defense on providing SAR capabilities to the warfighter and taxpayers.
Many commercial SAR, RF, and hyperspectral companies have small-dollar study contracts with the NRO and are awaiting larger programs to deliver data to the U.S. government.
In March the National Reconnaissance Office selected Orbital Sidekick for a focus area study of commercial space-based hyperspectral imaging capabilities under the agency’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad Agency Announcement.
The National Reconnaissance Office must submit a report on its planned acquisition strategy and schedule for commercial space-based remote sensing phenomenologies including synthetic-aperture radar, radio frequency, and hyperspectral.
Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein directed the Commercial Space Office to seek a location in Chantilly because of its proximity to the National Reconnaissance Office and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
COMSO plans to work with the National Reconnaissance Office on commercial imagery for the SRT marketplace while also using other commercial vendors not contracted to the NRO.
Under the NRO agreements, the National Reconnaissance Office will assess signatory companies’ technical and business plans and later procure hyperspectral data for demonstrations.
National Reconnaissance Office Director Chris Scolese spoke at the GEOINT Symposium in St. Louis on 2023-05-23.
Planet won a $146,000,000 contract from the National Reconnaissance Office last year to supply electro-optical imagery.
The U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office are jointly developing a proliferated LEO constellation to track moving targets from space.
BlackSky was awarded a multi-year contract by the National Reconnaissance Office to explore commercial hyperspectral imagery capabilities.
The National Reconnaissance Office awarded Maxar a $3,200,000,000 contract last year to supply imagery and mapping services over the next decade.
The National Reconnaissance Office is soliciting a broad range of proposals in its latest effort to acquire commercial Earth-observation capabilities.
In March, the National Reconnaissance Office selected Orbital Sidekick for a focus area study of commercial space-based hyperspectral imaging capabilities under the NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad Agency Announcement.
The National Reconnaissance Office began issuing Broad Agency Announcements in 2021 for Earth-observation products and services.
The National Reconnaissance Office operates electro-optical systems today and will continue using those systems while seeking next-step capabilities.
The NRO acquired electro-optical imagery for U.S. intelligence, defense, and federal civil agencies through contracts awarded in 2022 to BlackSky, Maxar Technologies, and Planet.
The U.S. Space Force is working with the National Reconnaissance Office to increase coverage of the geostationary belt.