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AIAA’s inaugural ASCEND Classified Day, hosted at The Aerospace Corporation’s corporate headquarters, provided the AIAA technical community an opportunity to hear directly from national leaders about what is needed to deliver continuing leadership in space and to address and dissect the pressing challenges for doing so.
Tag: Intelligence
Quantum Cameras Poised to Transform Space-Based Intelligence
Defense One reports, “Can quantum physics enable better, cheaper, faster satellite photos? In a month or two, a startup will test a ‘quantum camera’ for space-based imaging. If it works, it could slash the cost of missile defenses and give smaller NATO allies and partners spy-satellite capabilities that were once exclusive to major powers. Funded in part by NASA and DARPA, the Boston-based Diffraqtion is testing a radically different way to make images from photons.”
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V-BAT UAS Cleared for Coast Guard Deployment After Successful Testing
Defense Daily reports, “The V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has successfully complete{d} operational test and evaluation with the Coast Guard, clearing the way for the service to begin employing the drones aboard its National Security Cutters (NSCs) for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance uses, the service and drone supplier said on Thursday.
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