Data Buys Part Of Next Gen Spy Sat Plan

摘要

U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dennis Blair confirmed April 7 that the government intends to buy more commercial satellite imagery and build a next-generation electro-optical satellite system to be owned and operated by the National Reconnaissance Office.rnThe decision, announced April 7, follows the recommendations of several study groups that convened over the past several years, most notably a recent panel chaired by former Pentagon acquisition chief Paul Kaminski. The studies examined the United States' imagery needs, alternative architectures, cost and technological risk.