Posted on 04/08/2009 6:49:47 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
The US government has endorsed a plan to build a new generation of spy satellites, although funding to boost the Pentagon's imaging capacity still needs congressional approval.
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said Tuesday that his agency and the Department of Defense had finalized a plan to modernize the fleet of US observation satellites.
"Imagery is a core component of our national security that supports our troops, foreign policy, homeland security and the needs of our intelligence community," Blair said in a statement.
He said the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), which oversees all US spy agencies, had studied the need for the "next generation of electro-optical satellites," and stressed that the government needs "to move forward now."
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Lockheed Martin may have lost future revenue from the F22 cutback and helicopter programs, but they are likely to get the satellite program.. a far chunk of change
1984 Orwellian Big Brother. Run, Winston, run!!!!
At IBM we make Rad-Hardened chips for both companies. Kinda cool to think your stuff is in something more useful than a Nintendo.
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