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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.

After huge hack, Biden security picks want more cyber coordination with industry
Nominees for defense secretary and director of national intelligence say more government-private information sharing is needed to prevent breaches.

Hensoldt buys Austrian AI specialist Sail Labs to boost its sensor-fusion portfolio
The company plans to build a new product portfolio around the Sail Labs engine, which analyzes open-source intelligence data using artificial intelligence.

Trump administration updates GPS policy
As with past administration statements, the policy memo seeks to address the nation's over-reliance on GPS.

Off the California coast, the US Navy tests hunting subs with an aerial drone
The Navy is testing new concepts of operations using aerial drones to hunt submarines.

Saudi Arabia makes artificial intelligence a cornerstone of its 2030 vision
As Saudi Arabia moves forward with an ambitious economic plan, the country’s data and artificial intelligence authority released a multiphase strategy that aims to position the nation as a global leader in the field by 2030.

Pentagon weapons tester wants to delay fielding of new Army tactical network tools
The testing office says the integrated tactical network tools need further evaluation at a brigade rotation in March.

US Army taps industry for autonomous drones to resupply troops
The Army and Marine Corps are taking steps to acquire an autonomous aerial resupply capability for infantry brigade combat teams.

Secrets of Tempest’s ground-breaking radar revealed
Radar engineers on the sixth-generation Tempest fighter program say they will break data-processing records by way of miniaturization and going digital.

Aerovironment buys Arcturus UAV in $405M deal
Aerovironment picks up Arcturus UAV, a company whose capability has caught the Army's eye in its Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System competition.
