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Commercial, News, Policy & Politics

Satellite firms brace for potential imagery budget cuts in 2026

by Sandra ErwinMay 20, 2025May 20, 2025

Industry officials: Cuts of this magnitude would be a stunning reversal of policy

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Maxar satellite imagery collected February 10, 2023, shows areas of intense artillery shelling in the farms and fields southwest of Pavlivka, Ukraine, as Ukrainian forces reportedly pushed back Russian troops that have been attempting to capture territory in the area. Credit: Maxar Technologies

Military, News, Policy & Politics

U.S. restores satellite imagery support to Ukraine amid ceasefire tensions

by Sandra ErwinMarch 18, 2025June 25, 2025

False color (Near-infrared, red, green) satellite image taken Jan. 8 of the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, California. Credit: Planet Labs PBC

Commercial, Military, News

U.S. intelligence agency selects 13 companies for satellite data contract

by Sandra ErwinJanuary 15, 2025January 15, 2025

Commercial, Military, News

BlackSky to equip its future satellites with military-compatible laser terminals

by Sandra ErwinSeptember 28, 2024September 28, 2024

Commercial, Military, News

Space Force and intelligence agencies seek to streamline satellite imagery delivery

by Sandra ErwinSeptember 3, 2024September 4, 2024

Commercial, Military, News

U.S. to rely on commercial satellites to image spacecraft in orbit

by Sandra ErwinJune 13, 2024June 13, 2024

AI, Commercial, News

AI transforming satellite imaging industry ‘but it’s not magic’

by Sandra ErwinJune 12, 2024June 13, 2024

CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 10, 2022) An 11-meter rigid inflatable boat (center) from the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) and Dominican navy vessels Altair (GC-112) (right) and Becrux (LI-170) (left) conduct a bilateral maritime interdiction exercise off the coast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic November 10, 2022. Milwaukee is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Gunners Mate Seaman Hanna Westbrook)

Commercial, Military, News

In Navy experiment, commercial satellites serve as key weapons against drug traffickers

by Sandra ErwinApril 14, 2023April 15, 2023

AI, Commercial, News

Maxar acquires another tech company as it pursues growth in gaming and media

by Sandra ErwinNovember 7, 2022May 22, 2024

DoD intelligence chief: U.S. made ‘gutsy decision’ to release sensitive imagery to counter Russia’s deception ops

by Sandra ErwinApril 27, 2022January 23, 2023