BlackSky Technology has secured a seven-figure, multi-year international contract for satellite imagery and AI-enabled analytics. The agreement combines the company\u2019s Gen-2 and Gen-3 constellations under its Assured and On-Demand subscription services.<\/p>\n
The contract follows an initial pilot that was expanded into a longer-term commitment. The customer will receive global coverage through the On-Demand service and priority access to imagery and analytics within a designated regional area through the Assured subscription.<\/p>\n
\u201cBlackSky continues to drive recurring, high-margin revenue through key international subscription deals with our foundational Gen-2 dynamic monitoring constellation and ever-expanding best-in-class 35-centimeter class Gen-3 constellation,\u201d said Brian O\u2019Toole, BlackSky CEO. \u201cThis contract marks a significant increase in value from the original pilot program and exemplifies the continued momentum that BlackSky experiences as more international customers quickly scale up commitments in support of their long-term mission critical needs.\u201d<\/p>\n
The customer will integrate Gen-2 and Gen-3 data into its existing environment through BlackSky\u2019s Spectra tasking and analytics platform. The platform supports sustained monitoring across multiple locations and provides access to imagery and analytics through a common workflow.<\/p>\n
BlackSky\u2019s Gen-2 constellation provides high-frequency monitoring, while Gen-3 satellites add 35-centimeter-class imagery. The company said the combination is designed to provide faster collection alongside greater image detail for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis agreement also proves the value of our integrated Gen-2 and Gen-3 satellite systems. By combining Gen-2\u2019s high-frequency cadence with Gen-3\u2019s advanced very high-resolution imaging, analysts experience the benefits of industry leading timeliness and detail, all within the confidence of a secure workflow,\u201d O\u2019Toole said.<\/p>\n
Gen-3 satellites are designed to provide rapid-revisit, time-diverse imagery and support automated identification and classification of vehicles, aircraft, vessels and other objects of military interest. The capability builds on BlackSky\u2019s existing Gen-2 dawn-to-dusk monitoring services.<\/p>\n
BlackSky is continuing to add Gen-3 satellites to its fleet alongside its operational Gen-2 systems. The company said the combined constellation is intended to support ISR requirements ranging from strategic monitoring to tactical operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BlackSky Technology has secured a seven-figure, multi-year international contract for satellite imagery and AI-enabled analytics. The agreement combines…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6449,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-6448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-defence-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}