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Gen-3 Tactical GEOINT Expansion Contract Awarded to BlackSky

Multi-Million Dollar Award Extends R&D Efforts Through On-Orbit Operations

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Tom Patton
Feb 28, 2025
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A multimillion-dollar Defense Innovation Unit Gen-3 Tactical GEOINT (TACGEO) launch integration contract has been awarded to BlackSky. The contract expands on early U.S. government-funded R&D efforts to build out advanced space-based tactical ISR capabilities.

"Our Gen-3 constellation will deliver a next level of performance with low-latency AI-enabled…

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