CEOs push back on proposed cuts to commercial satellite imaging programs

CEOs push back on proposed cuts to commercial satellite imaging programs

The Trump administration’s proposal would cut electro-optical imagery funding and eliminate funding entirely for the acquisition of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery The post CEOs push back on proposed cuts to commercial satellite imaging programs appeared first on SpaceNews.

EO CEOs Slam ‘Shortsighted and Perilous’ Budget Request

Leaders at six of America’s biggest remote sensing firms are urging Congress to reject cuts proposed in the Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget plan—a proposal that would dramatically reduce the government’s purchasing of commercial EO data. “The commercial remote sensing sector has listened, innovated, and delivered dependably,” the CEOs wrote in the letter. “Eliminating funding would sever critical data streams, stall key initiatives lik…