National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announces new contract awards under ‘Luno’ program

WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) announced July 2 it has awarded over $70 million in contracts to commercial satellite imagery and analytics firms as part of its Luno program, a new initiative aimed at expanding the integration of artificial intelligence and commercial data into national security operations.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense… More by Sandra Erwin