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DIU and Space Force partner on commercial satellites for GEO monitoring
Original: DIU, Space Force team up to kick-start buys of commercial sats for monitoring GEO
The Defense Innovation Unit and the US Space Force are teaming up to launch new procurement of commercial satellites capable of monitoring activity in geostationary orbit. The initiative is meant to speed up military buys of commercial space capabilities, improving tracking of objects and potential threats high above Earth and deepening reliance on the commercial space industry for national security missions.
Why now: Growing US military interest in leveraging commercial space technology to monitor geostationary orbit amid rising concerns about space security.
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- DIU, Space Force team up to kick-start buys of commercial sats for monitoring GEO · Breaking Defense
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