intelligence

Space Force stands up new office to support U.S. intelligence community
The U.S. Space Force on Jan. 8 officially became the 18th member of the U.S. intelligence community.

Space Force needs sensors to distinguish weapons from benign objects
The ability to “characterize threats” is a major challenge for the U.S. Space Force, said Maj. Gen. Leah Lauderback.

Ratcliffe: Space Force to become 18th member of the U.S. intelligence community
The U.S. Space Force soon will become the 18th member of the U.S. intelligence community, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said Dec. 9.

Biden transition meetings scheduled this week with DoD intelligence agencies
The Biden-Harris transition team this week is scheduled to meet with officials from intelligence agencies overseen by the Defense Department, the Pentagon said Dec. 5.

Defense intelligence report highlights Iran’s advances in space technology
The report titled ”Iran Military Power” is part of a Defense Intelligence Agency effort to inform government leaders and the public on major foreign military challenges.

Defense intelligence chief paints bleak picture of the space battlefield
DoD wants to increase awareness of the threats the nation faces in space but classification is a problem.

Air Force space commander warns the military needs better intelligence
If satellites in orbit become targets during a conflict, will U.S. forces have adequate intelligence to prevent and thwart attacks?

Defense Intelligence Agency report aims to educate public on space security
New report from the Defense Intelligence Agency says the Chinese and Russian militaries rely on space systems to command and control forces worldwide.

Commercial space technologies a key theme in Air Force intelligence and data strategy
There will be tens of thousands of commercial satellites mapping the globe in minutes. The Air Force wants to take advantage of that technology.

Parsons acquires Polaris Alpha, seeks bigger footprint in defense, space, intelligence
Parsons will be pursuing more Air Force and NASA work, especially in small satellite prototyping and engineering development.

Artificial intelligence arms race accelerating in space
Geospatial data manipulation and analysis in real time is the holy grail in the military intelligence business.

DNI Coats: Enemies are developing advanced technology, space weapons. ‘We have to up our game’
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats: "There are a lot of efforts out there by more than one country relative to gaining space capabilities."

Military’s focus on space a boon for cloud, IT companies
The Air Force is looking to upgrade its cloud computing systems to support the massive downloads of weather data from satellites.

U.S. intelligence: Russia and China will have ‘operational’ anti-satellite weapons in a few years
U.S. intelligence report: “Russia and China aim to have nondestructive and destructive counter-space weapons available for use during a potential future conflict.”

Lockheed selects NEC artificial intelligence software to study space data
Lockheed envisions many uses for artificial intelligence in space, such as being able to quickly detect changes in satellite performance and in the environment.