Overview of Blackjack Program, potential LEO satellite utilization for the U.S. military, inspired by casinos' measures deterring bad players in twenty-one.
Overview of Blackjack Program, potential LEO satellite utilization for the U.S. military, inspired by casinos' measures deterring bad players in twenty-one.
For more newsletters click here. The details of the contract were not immediately available. Ball and Microsoft announced Sept. Current Edition Subscribe Digital Edition.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} Fear of missing out? DARPA has been quietly working for some time through its Project Blackjack to demonstrate the technology necessary for such a massive constellation for years, and in March the Pentagon established the Space Development Agency specifically to design and coordinate that proliferated LEO constellation. One solution could be cloud processing. While work on designing the architecture, satellites and payloads for those efforts is ongoing, one major question remains: How will DoD be able to process the massive amounts of data produced by a constellation comprised of hundreds of satellites? Sign up for our Military Space Report Get the latest news about space and strategic systems. Thanks for signing up. The demonstration will include a single, direct downlink into the cloud using a phased array sensor developed by Ball Aerospace. Sign up for the Early Bird Brief, the defense industry's most comprehensive news and information, straight to your inbox. By giving us your email, you are opting in to the Early Bird Brief. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}The Defense Innovation Unit has selected Ball Aerospace and Microsoft to demonstrate how cloud processing can handle the torrent of data that would produced by a distributed constellation of small satellites in low-Earth orbit. The Department of Defense has grown increasingly receptive to the idea of using small satellites in LEO for a variety of missions, from early warning missile detection to deterrence to weather data collection.