ISR

The technology that drives intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance powers minute-by-minute decision-making, from the Pentagon to the tactical edge.

North Korea calls botched spy satellite launch ‘most serious’ failure

State media says red-faced top officials have vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite.

3 days ago

Lawmakers in a new House select committee on China from left, Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., committee Chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., gather for a tabletop war game exercise in the House Ways and Means Committee room on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Washington.

School researching hypersonic weapons closes China-linked institute

Alfred University, located in upstate New York, sent a letter to the committee stating it had closed its Confucius Institute.

6 days ago

Former President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he departs the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. federal courthouse following his arraignment June 13, 2023, in Miami, Florida.

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Intel from NRO, NGA included in Trump’s alleged misuse of defense docs

The documents Trump is accused of mishandling contained details concerning nuclear weapons, military capabilities and activities in foreign countries.

Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, right, appears in U.S. District Court in Boston, Friday, April 14, 2023.

Air National Guardsman indicted for leaking classified information

Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, accused of leaking highly classified military documents, has been indicted on federal felony charges.

7 days ago

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's rocket launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

North Korea says attempt to launch first spy satellite ends in failure

North Korea said its attempt to put the country’s first spy satellite into orbit has failed.

3 weeks ago

This satellite picture by Planet Labs PBC shows activity at a launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station near Tongchang-ri, North Korea, Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

Images show North Korea’s launch pad as it prepares its spy satellite

Satellite images taken Tuesday analyzed by The Associated Press showed activity at a main pad at North Korea's Sohae Satellite Launching Station.

3 weeks ago

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to demo data processing node

NGA is developing four Joint Regional Edge Nodes based in different locations around the world.

4 weeks ago

US Army revamps program executive offices to sharpen cyber focus

No jobs are expected to be cut, and contracts should flow as normal, according to three U.S. Army program executive officers.

4 weeks ago

Northrop missile-warning satellites pass early design review

The Space Force plans to award a production contract in mid-2024 and the company is on track to launch the first satellite in 2028.

4 weeks ago

South Korea company fuses AI with imagery to detect ballistic missiles

SI Analytics, headquartered in Daejeon, South Korea, previously competed in U.S. Defense Innovation Unit challenges.

4 weeks ago

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows fortifications and dragons in Medvedivka, Crimea, Feb. 11, 2023.

NATO hunger for info driving deals for commercial satellite imagery

The U.S. and U.K. are leading contributors to NATO joint ISR, with “everybody else” tailing, an official said at the GEOINT Symposium.

4 weeks ago

Geospatial-intelligence agency making strides on Project Maven AI

The project was created in 2017 to take data, imagery and full-motion video from uncrewed systems, process it and use it to detect targets of interest.

4 weeks ago

Signals intelligence teams reposition to face China, Russia

The mission has shifted dramatically as the United States ratchets up competition in the frequency bands with peer competitors like Russia and China.

6 weeks ago

A cloudless day allows the sun to melt snow from several rooftops Jan. 22, 2020, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D.

US to control land sales to foreigners near 8 military bases

Under a proposed rule change, foreign citizens and companies would need U.S. government approval to buy property within 100 miles of eight military bases.

7 weeks ago

Air Force prepares to retire U-2 spy planes in 2026

Congress needs to approve the retirement plan, which has run afoul of lawmakers in the past.

7 weeks ago

Kim says North Korea’s 1st spy satellite ready for launch

Previous tests have demonstrated North Korea can send satellites into space, but experts question whether it has cameras sophisticated enough for spying.

2 months ago

Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, right, appears in U.S. District Court in Boston, Friday, April 14, 2023.

Air Force base in document leaks case loses intel mission

The Air Force says it has opened its own investigation into how a lone airman could access and distribute possibly hundreds of highly classified documents.

2 months ago

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows fortifications and dragons in Medvedivka, Crimea, Feb. 11, 2023.

Space domain awareness, protection requires more space-based systems

Space-based surveillance has become increasingly affordable.

2 months ago

China, Russia propaganda wither as cameras multiply, US admiral says

Among recent examples, he said, was the Russian harassment of a U.S. Air Force drone, which splashed into the Black Sea after a collision in March.

3 months ago