Space Force Buys Surveillance Services

Concise Summary:
The U.S. Space Force is expanding its Surveillance-as-a-Service (Svc) program after a successful pilot phase. TacSRT connects military users with commercial suppliers offering tailored data and analytics.

Following successful trials, including monitoring security during the construction of a humanitarian pier in Gaza and assisting with the withdrawal from Niger, the Space Force has declared TacSRT operational.

The program leverages civilian satellite intelligence to provide actionable insights for combatant commands, addressing limitations in “National Technical Means” resources. By facilitating market access, the program aims to meet growing information demands while fostering commercial innovation within the defense sector.

Key Points:

  • The U.S.
  • Space Force has launched a program called TacSRT, which connects military users with commercial data providers to facilitate surveillance and reconnaissance tasks.
  • The TacSRT program has proven successful, according to Gen.
  • B.
  • Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, after successfully providing commercial data for security monitoring in Gaza during the construction of a humanitarian relief pier.
  • The program is designed as a marketplace where military users can find the information they need from various commercial suppliers and leverage readily available data products.
  • TacSRT proved effective in providing daily imagery for security monitoring during the construction of a Joint-Logistics-Over-the-Shore pier in Gaza, offering accessible and non-classified data to relevant parties.
  • The program has also been utilized in the withdrawal of U.S.
  • forces from air bases in Niger, demonstrating its versatility and effectiveness for military operations worldwide.

Archive Links:
12ft: https://12ft.io/https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-force-surveillance-as-a-service/
archive.org: ‘It Works’: Space Force Expands Surveillance-as-a-Service Program After Successful Pilot
archive.is: https://archive.is/https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-force-surveillance-as-a-service/
archive.ph: https://archive.ph/https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-force-surveillance-as-a-service/
archive.today: https://archive.today/https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-force-surveillance-as-a-service/

Original Link: https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-force-surveillance-as-a-service/

User Message: ‘It Works’: Space Force Expands Surveillance-as-a-Service Program After Successful Pilot

Space Force just said fuck it, we’ll just buy it instead. Pretty good stuff coming out of TacSRT

For more on bypassing paywalls, see the post on bypassing methods

Matrix reply from John “2PAC”:

Isn’t that RaaS? Reconnaissance as a service?

Matrix reply from Sac:

Cross post to space chat as well