Spy Satellite Battle - Pentagon vs. Intel Community

United States — The White House will soon be briefed on the options the U.S. has for pursing future secret intelligence-gathering satellite technology. And it should come as little surprise there are two camps with decidedly different opinions, with the Pentagon on one side and the Intelligence Community (IC) on the other.

Sources tell AviationWeek that the White House could be briefed as early as next week about the IC's desire to acquire "high-end technology and larger satellites for the electro-optical (EO) and infrared (IR) collection mission", and the Pentagon's push for "medium-class satellites in a lower orbit".

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