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Army takes delivery of first Bombardier jet as part of new ISR platform

Army takes delivery of first Bombardier jet as part of new ISR platform

Bombardier Defense delivered the first Global 6500 jet to the Army for the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES), a new high-altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platform, reports Defense Scoop. The HADES program, replacing the legacy RC-12 Guardrail, addresses the Army's top capability gap: deep sensing

Space Force expands top-secret intelligence sharing with commercial partners to bolster space security

Space Force expands top-secret intelligence sharing with commercial partners to bolster space security

The U.S. Space Force has expanded its Commercial Integration Cell (CIC), a program that allows vetted commercial space industry partners access to top-secret intelligence on threats in space, as noted by Defense Scoop. The CIC, initially a pilot program in 2015, enables qualified vendors to share and receive classified

Bureaucratic tensions hinder Space Force’s use of commercial satellite data

Bureaucratic tensions hinder Space Force’s use of commercial satellite data

As reported by NextGov, the Space Force is facing delays in full commercial satellite imagery capability because of disagreements with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) over procurement responsibilities. While the NRO oversees buying satellite imagery, Space Force has launched a $40 million pilot program, TacSRT,