Synthetic aperture radar imagery captured by an Iceye satellite showing a naval port in Kaliningrad-Oblast, Russia.Credit:SkyFi

WASHINGTON — The National Reconnaissance Office is reconsidering how it buys commercial radar satellite imagery amid growing demand and pressure from suppliers for more predictable revenue, a senior agency official said Oct. 28.

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Sandra Erwin

Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...More by Sandra Erwin