According to a July 1 Associated Press report, the National Reconnaissance Office plans initially to procure one or two commercial imagery satellites and later to build a more advanced spacecraft to fulfill the Broad Area Surveillance Intelligence Capability satellite system requirement. BASIC is the successor to the failed Future Imagery Architecture program. AP reports an announcement could be made this week, after months of debate over who should own and operate the new system and whether its product should go first to fill the needs of combatant commanders or policymakers.
Unit commanders are being told to separate service members who can’t shave their cheeks and chin for medical reasons for more than a year, according to new guidance from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
