Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy

ICYMI: Elara Nova partner Dr. Brandon ("BT") Cesul identifies opportunities for civilian and military institutions alike to support the space warfighter training needs of the future in the latest episode of "The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security." Learn more at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts! https://lnkd.in/gx_4R9iV #elaranova #elaraedge #spacesecurity #spaceeducation #spacetraining #spaceworkforce #workforcedevelopment #spaceforce #spaceindustry #commercialspace

China’s breakthrough is an opportunity for American companies to build more efficient tools. That will also help the U.S. military.

The U.S. Space Force is taking a measured approach to developing its in-orbit logistics capabilities, as military leaders continue to evaluate commercial technologies and interagency responsibilities for satellite servicing operations, senior officials said Jan. 28 at the Space Mobility Conference.

Two key Pentagon small business innovation programs that award technology funding to nontraditional firms have not yet been impacted by the White House budget office’s order to pause and review federal grant disbursement, according to a Defense Department spokesman.

[A] majority of defense contractors still feel unprepared to implement necessary protocols required by the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 (CMMC 2.0) initiative, according to a new report.

Dubbed “Iron Dome for America”...[T]he directive calls for a comprehensive air and missile defense strategy, with a heavy emphasis on space-based interceptors that could knock out attacking intercontinental ballistic missiles.

A new executive order from President Donald Trump calls for greater investments for a multilayered homeland air defense system, including a requirement for the development of space-based interceptors.

A new ‘Space Campus’ at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar aims to boost Space Force operations and capabilities in the Middle East.

The U.S. Defense Department is laying the groundwork to expand a pilot program started in 2023 to provide more data processing capabilities to military units operating outside of the U.S., according to a senior official in the Pentagon’s Chief Information Office.

DARPA’s Countering Foreign Influence Program takes a data-centered approach to illuminate not just the existence of possible Chinese influence in a given company’s investor board, products, or research, but also the level of security risk posed by that investor, researcher or product.