Plus: Remarks from outgoing NRO Director Christopher Scolese
This week, SpaceNews reporters are covering the latest Earth observation and geospatial intelligence news at the 2026 GEOINT Symposium.
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By Sandra Erwin In an experiment, Ukrainian forces used handheld devices to task commercial imaging satellites, bypassing centralized intelligence workflows that typically slow delivery to the battlefield.
Earth intelligence firm Vantor, formerly known as Maxar Intelligence, conducted the experiment as a demonstration of how satellite intelligence could be delivered directly to frontline operators.
“That imagery was transmitted and delivered to them in near real time,” said Susanne Hake, executive vice president and general manager of Vantor’s U.S. government business.
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Speaking May 6 at the GEOINT Symposium, the agency’s director Christopher Scolese framed workforce challenges as a central issue for the agency he has led for nearly seven years and is expected to leave later this year.
The job of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Rapid Capabilities Office is to “deliver disruptive capabilities to our warfighters faster than emerging threats,” NGA Director Lt. Gen. Michele Bredenkamp said May 6 in a 2026 GEOINT Symposium keynote. |
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As direct-to-smartphone services blur the line between space and terrestrial connectivity, hybrid constellations are bringing communications and imagery closer together in orbit.
Divergent Space Technologies, an early-stage company based in Virginia, is pitching a software platform designed anticipate when satellites will pass over areas of interest and automatically place orders across multiple vendors, aiming to replace a largely manual, fragmented process with something closer to real-time coordination. |
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