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The 21 spacecraft could start providing operational capability to combatant commands and other users within four to six months, according to SDA.

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Space Development Agency director leaves post for academia
The agency’s deputy director, Gurpartap Sandhoo, will lead SDA in an acting capacity.

Meta ordered to pay $175M for copying Green Beret veteran’s app
The parent company of Facebook was ordered to pay nearly $175 million in damages.

Lockheed, Verizon testing 5G-linked drone swarm for intel collection
Army, Air Force and Pentagon representatives, among others, attended a demonstration in May.

Multiyear contracts could solve plenty of Pentagon problems
Predictable dollars beget stability and multiyear procurement contracts should be the vehicle for it.

Pentagon to test FedLearn’s artificial intelligence platform
Participants will be able to experience AI via real-time learner assessments to determine if they are grasping online lesson content.

How NASA launches - and delays - hurt US defense innovation
By outsourcing the rocket’s R&D activities across more than 20 states, SLS has garnered much political support from many members of Congress.

US Air Force eyes NGAD deliveries by 2030. Can it be done?
"The odds are against it happening" by 2030, John Venable of the Heritage Foundation said. "In the last 25 or 30 years, nothing’s come in on time.”

How to ensure the US and its allies have the weapons they need
Prioritization, not capacity, is the real issue facing allies as they continue to supply Ukraine but also to ensure NATO members have enough defense items.

Booz Allen values ‘struggling’ EverWatch at $440M in antitrust case
Attorneys for Booz Allen Hamilton have said the merger, announced in March, would stimulate competition and speed up technology development.

Defensive cyber operation enclaves can support secure sharing of data
Consolidating data in the DCO enclave gives security teams the ability to monitor their organizations’ security postures across all networks.
