NGA Awards BlackSky AI-Enabled Satellite Monitoring Contract for Global Facility Surveillance

NGA renewed BlackSky's Luno A contract for AI-enabled change detection analytics covering 14 million sq km of Earth's surface, monitoring vehicle, aircraft, vessel, and equipment activity at military and economic facilities worldwide. BlackSky commissioned its fourth Gen-3 satellite on March 12, opening general availability. The contract renewal—driven by high operational demand during the Iran campaign—underscores the IC's accelerating shift toward commercial GEOINT for BDA and pattern-of-life analysis.