Event Brief
Pentagon selects two firms for reconnaissance satellite demo
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: The Space Force and the Defense Innovation Unit selected two companies to demonstrate small-satellite reconnaissance using low-cost, commercial technology. The demo aims to track both friendly and adversary satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
WHO: Space Force and the Defense Innovation Unit
WHAT: Selected two companies to demonstrate small-satellite reconnaissance tracking friendly and adversary satellites in geosynchronous orbit using low-cost commercial technology
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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