BlackSky Wins Competitive $24 Million Air Force Research Laboratory Contract for Global Moving Target Engagement

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won a competitive $24 million Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) ceiling contract to develop and demonstrate moving target engagement services. “BlackSky’s software-first, AI approach will add depth and scale to commercial space-based moving target detection, tracking and identification at machine speed,” said Brian E. O’Toole, BlackSky CEO. Using the BlackSky Spectra® tasking and analytics platform, the company will use its own and ...