BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has been awarded a multimillion dollar renewal contract to provide advanced subscription-based tactical imagery and analytics services to an international Ministry of Defense (MoD) customer.
BlackSky’s advanced Spectra AI tasking and analytics platform and high-resolution satellite constellation deliver on-demand, high frequency imagery, monitoring and analytics to customers within 90 minutes. This unique combination of capabilities enable customers to dynamically monitor areas that matter most to them.
“BlackSky’s commercially available real-time intelligence services are bringing the tactical value of space-based assets into the hands of customers at unprecedented speed and reliability. Real-time space-based imagery and AI-driven analytics contribute the most value when intelligence updates impact live operations. Multiple international ministries of defense have vested confidence in our superior software-to-satellite architecture as they continue to incorporate BlackSky’s imagery and AI-driven analytics into critical day-to-day operations.”
— Brian E. O’Toole, CEO, BlackSky
Additionally, BlackSky has also been awarded a two-year, multimillion dollar, ground station infrastructure augmentation contract that establishes the strategic framework for the company’s next, major, international, advanced tactical ISR Ministry of Defense (MoD) customer.
BlackSky’s international customer base is experiencing a new age of actionable intelligence for international governments, commercial customers, and non-governmental organizations.
Developing ground station capabilities will enable direct access to the company’s proprietary high-resolution, rapid-revisit constellation through the BlackSky Spectra AI tasking and analytics platform.
“BlackSky’s on-demand imagery tasking with low-latency delivery has become an indispensable part of daily operations for our client. This contract reflects strong, sustained client interest in developing the underlying infrastructure to support long term use of BlackSky’s high-frequency, dawn-to-dusk imagery and analytics services. We deliver thousands of images and analytics every month to organizations worldwide, delivering transparency and insights into border crossings, nuclear and port facilities, and other economically critical infrastructure at scale.”
— Brian E. O’Toole, CEO, BlackSky