• Ghost Recon: US military’s satellites to spy on ‘uncooperative’ targets in Earth’s orbit The US’s ‘Ghost Recon’ satellites will address a ‘critical capability gap’, allowing for the surveillance of ‘uncooperative’ targets. • A new Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) solicitation, published on Tuesday, Feb. • 17, shows that the Pentagon is looking to acquire low-cost commercial surveillance satellites. • The Geosynchronous High-Resolution Optical Space-Based Tactical Reconnaissance (Ghost Recon) project aims to address a “critical capability gap in its ability to monitor space.” Its satellites must be able to spy on other satellites in orbit, including close-range inspections, the solicitation explains. • The Pentagon to tackle a ‘critical capability gap’ The Department of Defence (DOD) is looking to boost its space-to-space imagery capabilities, enabling a better understanding of what’s going on above our heads at all times. • The new DIU solicitation explains that the DOD currently “lacks sufficient satellites capable of providing high-resolution space-to-space imagery and maintaining custody of both friendly and adversarial satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GEO).” To close this capability gap, the Pentagon is looking for commercial surveillance satellites that can be launched within two years of any contract being signed.
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- Ghost Recon: US military’s satellites to spy on ‘uncooperative’ targets in Earth’s orbit The US’s ‘Ghost Recon’ satellites will address a ‘critical capability gap’, allowing for the surveillance of ‘uncooperative’ targets. A new Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) solicitation, published on Tuesday, Feb. 17, shows that the Pentagon is looking to acquire low-cost commercial surveillance satellites. The Geosynchronous High-Resolution Optical Space-Based Tactical Reconnaissance (Ghost Recon) project aims to address a “critical capability gap in its ability to monitor space.” Its satellites must be able
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