The US military is relying more and more on the commercial EO industry to maintain its edge in conflict zones. For operators in the field, insights from EO data are about to get a lot easier to see.
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) selected SkyFi to develop an early prototype of a new sovereign intelligence platform, aimed at giving troops quicker and easier access to geospatial imagery—including tasking sats for fresh imagery from the field.
There’s an app for that: As part of the Phase 1 effort, SkyFi is also developing a plug-in for the Android Tactical Assault Kit—a software application used across the US government for EO data and mission planning.
SkyFi hopes to use the Phase 1 development to inform potential follow-on contracts, which could deepen SkyFi’s integration into SOCOM decision-making processes, and include additional data processing and visualization offerings.
One size fits all: In a crowded EO industry, SkyFi believes it is uniquely positioned to build out the single front-page for defense actors to access imagery and insights.
SkyFi, which doesn’t fly any satellites of its own, partners with 150+ satellite sources to offer customers a single gateway to multiple imagery types. SkyFi then uses AI to help users identify threats and spot changes on the ground.
For the DoD, this means defense forces will be able to access a breadth of imaging modes—high-resolution optical, multispectral, and SAR—through a single gateway, reducing the training load on decision-makers in the field, and eliminating the need for operators to switch between multiple platforms.
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Industrious Ventures led the round, which included participation from Type One Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Promus Ventures, Reliable Equity, and others.
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