Weekly Briefing: Military Space

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Exclusive: Pentagon Poised To Unveil, Demonstrate Classified Space Weapon The push to declassify an existing space weapon is being spearheaded by Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Next-Gen GPS Satellites Get Ground-Control Modernization [Sponsored] The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command and Raytheon Intelligence & Space are enhancing mission management and mission-data processing to shift the focus of GPS operations from satellite command and control to basic, user-oriented effects-based operation.

New Space Systems Command Gears Up Commercial Engagement "The commercial space sector is driving the market, and "Space Systems commanders are eager to facilitate these companies and bring their unique solutions into our programs of record," says Joy White, executive director of the new Space Systems Command.

As BlackSky Tees Up Hourly Imagery, NRO Extends Contract "We really view ourselves, not as a space company, not as a satellite company, but as a geospatial intelligence company," says BlackSky's Chief Technical Officer Peter Wegner.

Microsoft Expands Its Space Cloud With New SES-Boeing MEOsats The full constellation of next-gen O3b mPower satellites is expected to be on-orbit by 2023, said SES CEO Steve Collar.

Amid Space Race, Cybersecurity And Resiliency Remain Concerns: Experts The space rush will result in tens of thousands of new assets launched within the decade, which will create a "truly enormous" cyber attack surface, said Sam Visner, a technical fellow at the MITRE Corporation.

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