Spire Global will vie with three other companies in the study phase of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration competition that aims to develop a radiometer for the observation of the Earth’s atmosphere. The company said Thursday it will seek to advance a microwave sounder for NOAA’s Near-Earth Orbit Network program through the $4.6 million Microwave-Based […] More

Spire Global will vie with three other companies in the study phase of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration competition that aims to develop a radiometer for the observation of the Earth’s atmosphere. The company will seek to advance a microwave sounder for NOAA’s Near-Earth Orbit Network program through the Microwave-Based Applications Phase-A study contract from NASA. More

Spire Global will participate in the fourth phase of a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency competition that aims to advance novel geomagnetic data collection methodologies to measure Earth’s magnetic field. The company said Wednesday it will work on the design, development and launch of a satellite with a diamond quantum magnetometer system from SBQuantum to gather geomagnetic […] More

NASA issued a 12-month extension on Spire Global’s contract to support the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program. The $6.5 million award for contract renewal involves collection and sharing of global navigation satellite system data to enhance weather forecasting, the company said Wednesday. Since 2018, Spire has been delivering comprehensive Earth observation data, ancillary information and […] More

Spire Global will continue providing the National Reconnaissance Office with commercial radio frequency remote sensing data under the Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad Agency Announcement framework.  NRO exercised two options and extended Spire contract through March 1, 2025, the space-based data and analytics company said Monday.  The agency will continue to utilize Spire’s capacity to evaluate […] More

Spire Global has landed a position on a potential $59 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for satellite weather data. Spire will compete for orders to provide NOAA with real-time radio occultation data that consists of vertical profiles of atmospheric measurements, which will be utilized for NOAA’s weather forecast, model and […] More

Spire Global and Ursa Space Systems have teamed up to merge their capabilities and help U.S. federal agency clients track illegal activity in the maritime domain. Spire will provide automatic identification system data and combine it with synthetic aperture radar imagery sourced by Ursa Space to help detect and monitor “dark” ships that may be […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 1, 2022 — Spire Global is among the contractors of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on a pilot program for demonstrating commercial data impact on weather forecast models over a 12-month period, GovCon Wire reported. The company was awarded a Commercial Weather Data Pilot contract and will support the NOAA’s […] More

Spire Global will continue to provide NASA with access to its satellite and Earth observation data under a one-year contract extension awarded through the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program. The company said Thursday it will deliver data collected from its radio occultation satellites to the agency to support weather forecasts, ionosphere monitoring and sea ice […] More

Spire Global will provide weather forecasts at 10 aerostat sites under a potential five-year subcontract with TCOM. The numerical weather prediction subcontract includes notification alerts for TCOM aerostat site operators, weather training for site managers and a contact center providing weather information, Spire said Monday. Spire operates a constellation of over 100 satellites offering weather […] More

Vectrus has announced its financial results for the third quarter, which ended Oct. 2, 2020. The company reported that the quarter revenue of $352.4 million was down slightly year on year by 2.1 percent due to COVID-19 pandemic related deferrals. "Third quarter results were solid, reflecting improved volumes and margin levels," said Chuck Prow, president and CEO of Vectrus and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient.

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Cisco will offer $2.5B in financing through a new program to provide customers and partners access to technology platforms needed to ensure business continuity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Business Resiliency Program will help clients manage their cash flow during the crisis by allowing them to defer 95 percent of the cost of a new Cisco hardware, software or service until January 2021, the company said Tuesday.

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