DOD eyes commercial satellites that can spy on other satellites

Pentagon seeks commercially built GEO spy satellites

The Defense Innovation Unit plans to select companies to field and operate spacecraft before transferring them to government control within three years The post Pentagon seeks commercially built GEO spy satellites  appeared first on SpaceNews.

DOD eyes commercial satellites that can spy on other satellites

The Pentagon is looking for cheap commercial satellites that can maintain surveillance on other satellites in orbit, including close-range inspections, according to a Defense Innovation Unit solicitation published Tuesday.The Geosynchronous High-Resolution Optical Space-Based Tactical Reconnaissance project — also referred to as “Ghost Recon” (as in the Tom Clancy novels and video games) — is intended to address a vulnerability in America’s spac…