NGA Awards Luno B Contract to Planet
Will Provide Advanced Analytics for Maritime Operations and Reconnaissance
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded a contract to Planet under the Luno B indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The $12.8 million initial award is for Advanced Analytics for Maritime Operations and Reconnaissance (AAMOR).
“Planet is proud to deepen our partnership with the National Geospatial Agency as the prime provider for AAMOR under Luno B.”
Jon Powers, Planet
Under this award, Planet will provide the NGA with AI-enabled Maritime Domain Awareness solutions, which include vessel detections and monitoring over key areas of interest in Asia-Pacific. The contract, which was won with Planet partner SynMax, integrates Planet’s daily, global PlanetScope data and SynMax’s Theia product analytics – providing AI-enabled detections of maritime events at strategic and tactical levels. These insights are crucial for revealing illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, illicit ship-to-ship transfers, and vessel spoofing.
“Planet is proud to deepen our partnership with the National Geospatial Agency as the prime provider for AAMOR under Luno B,” said Jon Powers, Planet VP of Global Defense and Intelligence. “In leveraging our PlanetScope constellation, which provides unparalleled broad area coverage of high interest ocean areas with near-daily revisit rates, users will continue to have the critical, relevant data they need to act quickly and decisively to help maintain maritime security around the world.”
Luno B was developed to provide the national security community with timely access to high-quality commercial Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT). Through Luno B, GEOINT users have access to data and analytic services that add new context to analytic assessments by characterizing worldwide economic, environmental, and geo-political activities, as well as illegal, unregulated, and unreported activities. Under the Luno B IDIQ, the NGA can exercise a number of pre-priced options to expand this AAMOR award or extend its length.
Planet Federal is pleased to equip US Federal Civilian Agencies, the Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community with timely satellite data and analytics required to monitor and respond to global changes, and looks forward to this ongoing, important collaboration with the NGA.