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BlackSky Technology Inc. won a competitive U.S. Navy research contract to explore applications for advanced optical intersatellite link terminals on board the company’s Gen-3 imaging satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyTechnical ProductSep 26, 2024BlackSky Wins U.S. Navy Research Contract for Gen-3 Advanced Optical Intersatellite Links

The construction of the Kirov contributed to the reactivation of the US Navy's Iowa-class battleships during the Reagan defense buildup of the 1980s.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2024HEXAGON vs. Kirov: American satellite reconnaissance and the Soviet Union’s most powerful warship

On 2024-08-15, York Space Systems and the Space Development Agency achieved the first successful Link 16 network entry from Tranche 0 satellites in Low Earth Orbit to a U.S. Navy ship in international waters.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2024York Space Systems and SDA Successfully Demonstrate Link 16 Network Entry to Navy Ship from Tranche 0

The US Navy has operated over 150 aircraft carriers and launched and recovered aircraft millions of times.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyNarrative GeneralAug 12, 2024Carriers from space (part 2): Contemporary use of satellite imagery for open source intelligence

A 1983 HEXAGON satellite photo showed five US Navy aircraft carriers moored at Bremerton, Washington.

Mentioned as: US NavyTechnical ProductAug 12, 2024Carriers from space (part 2): Contemporary use of satellite imagery for open source intelligence

Carrier 003's electromagnetic catapults are a modern technology used by only a single US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyNarrative GeneralAug 12, 2024Carriers from space (part 2): Contemporary use of satellite imagery for open source intelligence

US Navy experience indicates that three aircraft carriers are necessary to maintain one in deployment.

Mentioned as: US NavyTechnical ProductAug 12, 2024Carriers from space (part 2): Contemporary use of satellite imagery for open source intelligence

Yaogan-30 is similar to the US Navy’s Naval Ocean Surveillance System (NOSS) satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyNarrative GeneralJul 22, 2024The threat from China and Russia’s space-based SIGINT satellites

The Liana system provides SIGINT for the Russian Navy.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyNarrative GeneralJul 22, 2024The threat from China and Russia’s space-based SIGINT satellites

China is concerned about naval activity in the Indian Ocean due to perceived threats from both the Indian Navy and the US Navy.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyNarrative GeneralJul 22, 2024The threat from China and Russia’s space-based SIGINT satellites

Russia launched the Pion satellite in 2021 to provide SIGINT-cued synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capability for the Russian Navy.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyOrg RelationshipJul 22, 2024The threat from China and Russia’s space-based SIGINT satellites

The CORONA satellite captured images of several US Navy aircraft carriers, including the USS Intrepid and USS Forrestal.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2024Carriers from space (part 1)

USS Nimitz entered service as the Navy's second nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2024Carriers from space (part 1)

USS Forrestal was the first supercarrier capable of operating the Navy's heaviest aircraft.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2024Carriers from space (part 1)

In February 1964, a CORONA satellite photographed the Navy base at Long Beach, California.

Mentioned as: NavyTechnical ProductJul 15, 2024Carriers from space (part 1)

Kuznetsov is currently in the Russian Navy and undergoing overhaul.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2024Carriers from space (part 1)

NASA partnered with the Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology to build the retroreflectors for the GPS III program.

Mentioned as: Naval Center for Space TechnologyOrg RelationshipJul 14, 2024U.S. Space Force delivers laser retroflector arrays for GPS III satellites SV9 and SV10 to Lockheed Martin for Space Force to establish center of the Earth

The Indian Navy intercepted the vessel MV Ruen off the coast of Somalia to handle piracy threats effectively.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyNarrative GeneralJul 12, 2024India Leads Global Maritime Discourse at IMO Council in London

The Indian Navy successfully intervened in two significant incidents to ensure maritime safety.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyNarrative GeneralJul 12, 2024India Leads Global Maritime Discourse at IMO Council in London

The Indian Navy rescued the Marshall Island-flagged crude oil carrier MV Marlyn Luanda.

Mentioned as: U.S. NavyNarrative GeneralJul 12, 2024India Leads Global Maritime Discourse at IMO Council in London
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