May 21, 2025

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NGA Close to Operational Use of New GEOINT Tasking Tool for Combatant Commands
ST. LOUIS — A new version of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) primary tool for ordering imagery should be ready for operational use later this year, an agency official said.

The tailored version of the GEOINT Information Management Services (GIMS) tool developed to operate in contested communications environments is being exercised with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command now and, if all goes well, the SlimGIMS will be ready for wider adoption, the official told Defense Daily on Tuesday at the GEOINT 2025 Symposium…[continued]

Government/Military
Trump Announces Golden Dome to Cost $175 Billion, to Finish Within Three Years
President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced key details of the planned Golden Dome missile defense architecture, with an expected total…[continued]

Finance
MDA Space Agrees to Pay More to Acquire SatixFy After Go-Shop Process Yields Higher Bid
Canadian spacecraft manufacturer MDA Space has agreed to pay more money to acquire satellite communication chipset developer SatixFy Communications after the latter completed a "go-shop"…[continued]

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Manufacturing
UAE, Space42 to Build SAR Satellite Manufacturing Facility
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is looking to expand its capabilities in the field of Earth Observation (EO). The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) is…[continued]

Imagery and Sensing
UK's Space Eye Ready to Revolutionize Water Leakage Detection
Space technology could be used going forward to detect water leakage throughout the U.K. thanks to an interesting new project called ‘Space Eye.' Researchers at…[continued]

Government/Military
ICYMI: Commercial Satellite Imagery Leaders See Increased International Demand
ST LOUIS — Commercial satellite imagery and sensing leaders see growing demand in the international market for geospatial intelligence and are looking at ways to increase…[continued]

Government/Military
ICYMI: Intelligence Community Exploring How To Reform Procurement Process To Expand Opportunities, Gabbard Says
ST. LOUIS — Mirroring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s priority of opening up the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) procurement process to find the best solutions,…[continued]

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