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NRO funds BlackSky for new satellites, AI-optimized image detection system
The NRO is funding BlackSky to develop new satellites and an AI-optimized image detection system. A NRO spokesperson emphasized the agency's leadership in integrating AI into space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).
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