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Air Force seeking new partner to complete work on experimental missile warning satellite
The Wide Field Of View satellite will be used in support of the next-generation Overhead Persistent Infrared constellation.

L3, Harris merger proceeding after Justice Department ruling
Harris Corp. and L3 Technologies said June 21 that their merger has the regulatory approvals needed to close following a Justice Department decision.

Harris small satellite business jumps to $100 million in revenues
Harris Corp.’s small satellite business is growing rapidly, jumping from no revenue in 2016 to $100 million now. During the same period, Harris small satellite revenues jumped from zero to $100 million, Bill Gattle, Harris Space and Intelligence president, told SpaceNews in a recent interview.

Intelligence community, companies give out satellite imagery to motivate app developers
The remote sensing industry is trying to contribute to “global transparency,” said Walter Scott, chief technology officer of Maxar Technologies and founder of DigitalGlobe.

Harris says its weather sensors fit Air Force budget, schedule
Harris Corp. plans to offer the U.S. Air Force an updated version of a legacy sensor for future weather satellite.

Air Force to bolster weather capabilities with small satellites and sensors
The U.S. Air Force is focused on information technology, cybersecurity and small satellites to enhance weather capabilities in the near term rather than a new generation of large, sophisticated spacecraft to replace the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

Harris working on $500 million contract to improve geospatial intelligence searching
The contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency seeks to allow analysts "to search and retrieve data from intelligence systems faster and more efficiently."

Planet adding its imagery to Harris ENVI platform
Planet announced plans June 5 to offer data from its constellation of global Earth-imaging cubesats through Harris Geospatial’s ENVI desktop platform, which means customers will be able to use the data with ENVI image-analysis software to detect day-to-day changes, classify objects and extract geographic features.

Harris, exactEarth To Place AIS Gear on Iridium Craft
Harris and exactEarth announced a partnership in which Harris will use exactEarth technology to mount ship-monitoring payloads on Iridium Next satellites.

Harris Books Space Situational Awareness Contract
Harris' $23 Million space situational awareness contract is part of $133 million in classified business the company booked during the quarter.