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Ensuring Space Superiority: USSF moves to deliver next-gen proliferated surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for the warfighter

April 14, 2026
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| Space Force, Space Systems Command, Surveillance

Press Release by SSC Public Affairs, Published by Space Systems Command, 14 April 2026 Summary: Space Systems Command (SSC) awards 14 IDIQ contracts for RG-XX space segment delivering next-generation surveillance and reconnaissance. RG-XX is set to provide improved continuity of space-based reconnaissance and surveillance that enables offensive and defensive space

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Space Systems Command awards $1.8 billion Andromeda contracts for space-based SDA

April 10, 2026
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| Space Force, Space Systems Command, Spending, Surveillance

Space Development Agency graphic By Jamie Whitney, Published by Military+Aerospace Electronics, 10 April 2026 In existing SDA programs, such capabilities are typically achieved using a combination of electro-optical and infrared imaging sensors for detection and tracking, along with radio-frequency sensing payloads that can detect and geolocate emissions from satellites. Key

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Space Force taps 14 firms for $1.8 billion GEO surveillance program

April 9, 2026
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| Dual and Commercial Use, Satellites, Space Force, Surveillance

GSSAP space domain awareness satellite (Air Force Space Command archive) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 9 April 2026 The companies will compete for contracts to build ‘neighborhood watch’ satellites WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force selected 14 companies to compete for contracts under a new $1.8 billion procurement

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The US has declared ‘space superiority’ over Iran. What does that mean?

April 2, 2026
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| China, Dual and Commercial Use, Iran, Russia, Satellites, Space Command, Space Force, Space Strategy, Space Warfare

An Iranian satellite launched by Russia lifts off from Baikonur in Kazakhstan in August 2022. Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty By Thomas Novelly, Published by Defense One, 2 April 2026 Iran’s nascent space program was destroyed. It's still using other nations' space intel. The U.S. military declared space superiority over Iran this

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Vantor wins intelligence agency contract to monitor space objects

April 1, 2026
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| Dual and Commercial Use, Satellites, Space Force, Surveillance

Vantor non-Earth image of a Chinese imaging satellite, collected under the company’s NGA Luno B contract. The synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite features a large deployable antenna that enables high-resolution radar imaging from orbit. By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 1 April 2026 Under NGA’s Luno program, the company

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Agentic AI: the future of space warfare

March 31, 2026
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| AI, China, Dual and Commercial Use, Maneuverability, Satellites, Space Force, Space Warfare

Image: Agentic AI By Nina Armagno and Kim Crider, Published by Space News, 31 March 2026 The future of space warfare will be determined by the speed of decision. As satellite constellations proliferate and adversaries field increasingly sophisticated counterspace capabilities, the ability to sense, analyze and act faster than an

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