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The inclusion of non-traditional defense companies Anduril Industries and True Anomaly validates the Pentagon's 'buy vs. build' shift.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralDec 1, 2025USSF Awards Initial ‘Golden Dome’ Prototype Contracts, Signaling Strategic Shift to Space-Based Defense

The Army was planning for a single geodetic and mapping program to meet Defense Department requirements.

Mentioned as: Defense DepartmentTechnical ProductDec 1, 2025Mapping the dark side of the world (part 3): Replacing ARGON, the SAMOS E-4, and mapping the Moon

The US Department of Defense relies on accurate and timely information for global situational awareness.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 26, 2025BlackSky Beams Gen-3 Images Home at Record Speed

The SEQUOIA contract allows the NGA, Defense Department, and broader intelligence community to use Enabled Intelligence's computer vision algorithms to automate tasks such as object detection, tracking, and classification.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 25, 2025Enabled Intelligence Bags $708M NGA Contract

The Army submitted its plan for the mapping system to the Department of Defense in January 1961.

Mentioned as: the department of defenseNarrative GeneralNov 24, 2025Mapping the dark side of the world (part 2): supplementing, and supplanting, the ARGON geodetic satellite program

The Department of Defense’s Deputy Director of Research and Engineering approved the Army plan in April 1961.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 24, 2025Mapping the dark side of the world (part 2): supplementing, and supplanting, the ARGON geodetic satellite program

Rohde & Schwarz and SRC, Inc. have completed the first delivery of the RSGEN™, an electronic warfare environmental signal generation system, to a major Department of Defense test facility.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipNov 23, 2025Rohde & Schwarz + SRC deliver EW signal generation system to a major U.S. DoW research lab

Secretary Pete Hegseth emphasized that speed to capability delivery is now the organizing principle for the Pentagon.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 20, 2025Latest News

York Space Systems provided experimental platforms for the Defense Department to support technology demonstration and rapid mission cycles.

Mentioned as: Defense DepartmentTechnical ProductNov 20, 2025York Space Systems prepares for public offering as satellite deployments and contract wins drive growth

Ursa Major announced plans to expand beyond its rocket engine business into 3D printing solid rocket motors due to demand from the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductNov 19, 2025Ursa Major Closes $100M Series E

The Vector 2025 document states that the US military has been built around the assumption that spacepower will be available when needed, without needing to contest the domain.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanNov 17, 2025Space Force Releases Vector 2025

Katie Arrington is the acting Chief Information Officer of the Pentagon.

Mentioned as: PentagonTechnical ProductNov 17, 2025Latest News

The Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) entered its enforcement phase on November 10.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 17, 2025Latest News

During the early years of the Cold War, much of the Soviet Union was uncharted, leading US military leaders to rely on incomplete Soviet maps.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 17, 2025Mapping the dark side of the world (part 1): The KH-5 ARGON geodetic satellite

In 2015, the US Department of Defense reported a Russian military satellite parked near two IntelSat satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 13, 2025Europe Faces Satellite Espionage Threat from Russia and China

ATMOS is considering opening a subsidiary in the US to capture demand from the US DoD.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 12, 2025ATMOS and Space Cargo Unlimited Target First Reentry Mission in 2026

Kymeta's hiring of Manny Mora accelerates its strategy to provide connectivity for warfighters and operations for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied governments.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 10, 2025Latest News

A direct-ascent anti-satellite test ban will not affect broader US military weapons systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 10, 2025The case for a kinetic anti-satellite test ban between the US and China

Planet has contracts with the German government, NATO, the US Department of Defense, the US Navy, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Mentioned as: US Department of DefenseTechnical ProductNov 9, 2025Planet secures renewed multi-year imagery contract with international defense agency

Gravitics’ craft could deploy a jammer or dazzler to prevent an attack on US military satellites without creating debris.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 6, 2025Exclusive: Meet Diamondback, Gravitics’ New Orbital Carrier
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