Intel/GEOINT

The intelligence community may function behind the scenes, but its work is anything but the man behind the curtain. From commanders to dismounted troops, intelligence powers critical decision-making.

To win battles of information, the US Army will need deep sensing and data handling

The service wants to use sensors to "see" across the larger distances expected for future battles. And deeper sensing makes more data to process and understand.

2 weeks ago

Satellite photos show chaos in Afghanistan exit

Satellite imagery from commercial providers shows crowds of people gathered on the tarmac at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan as thousands of people try to exit the country.

6 weeks ago

Intel/GEOINT

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency opens new lab for unclassified collaboration

The new space continues NGA's investment in St. Louis as a GEOINT hub.

National Reconnaissance Office extends contract for commercial imagery

Planet Federal will continue to provide access to its daily satellite imagery to the intelligence community.

2 months ago

Army orders 2 prototype sensor suites for next-generation surveillance plane

The sensors will be part of the Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES), an undetermined aircraft that will be one piece of the service's family of deep-sensing systems.

3 months ago

NATO surveillance drones dial up flying hours, maritime sensing

No sooner had it arrived, one of the five unmanned aircraft headed to California to be equipped with the so-called GMTI-over-Sea capability, giving it the ability to track moving maritime targets as well as moving land targets.

4 months ago

US Army deploys Artemis demonstrator to Europe, eying high-speed ISR jet capability

The Army is using technology demonstrators and a possible future prototyping effort to assess how it wants to replace its roughly 50-year-old Guardrail Common Sensor aircraft. One high-speed ISR jet has arrived in Europe to help the service carve a path forward.

4 months ago

USA from space

Special Operations Command issues $373 million contract for geospatial intelligence support

CACI will continue providing personnel to analyze geospatial and imagery intelligence for USSOCOM under the new contract.

4 months ago

A warning to DoD: Russia advances quicker than expected on AI, battlefield tech

A new report written for the Pentagon warns of more technologically advanced Russian force that's focused on winning information advantage over the United States.

4 months ago

A new constellation? Space Force wants to get into tactical satellite imagery business

While plans aren't set, the Department of Defense is considering building out a new constellation of imagery satellites for tactical use.

5 months ago

Army approves rapid development of Tactical Space Layer

The Army continues to make progress in utilizing satellite imagery for beyond-line-of-sight targeting.

5 months ago

Former NGA director joins satellite imagery company

The previous leader of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has become the chief strategist and board chair for Planet Federal.

5 months ago