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The Pentagon has picked D-Orbit, Firefly Aerospace and Katalyst Space for an initial set of awards as it looks to foster a deorbit-as-a-service (DaaS) industry.

The Defense Innovation Unit has launched a new $100 million competition to use uncrewed surface vessels to launch UAS to hunt low-cost threats.

The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit is seeking commercial solutions within 24 months to deorbit unprepared satellites, aiming to reduce orbital congestion.

The companies receiving contracts include Swan, a U.S. software company partnered with an undisclosed Ukrainian UAV company.

DIU is interested in partnerships with companies building radiation-tolerant and radiation-hardened microelectronics.

Indian carrier Jet Airways is making the final preparations for the arrival of its first ATR 72-600s, an upgraded version of the older generation ATR