BlackSky Secures Second $5M NGA Contract for AI-Driven Change Detection
BlackSky Technology has secured a second contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), expanding its role in providing real-time geospatial intelligence. The contract, worth about $5 million, brings BlackSky's total orders under the Luno A program to nearly $30 million in just three months.
The new contract, announced on September 16, 2025, focuses on AI-powered change detection using BlackSky's advanced satellite imagery and analytics. BlackSky's tip-and-cue architecture combines Gen-2 satellites for wide-area surveillance with Gen-3 satellites for sharper imagery, delivering 35-centimeter resolution within 12 hours of launch. This 'warfighter speed' enables real-time decision-making.
Under the second award, BlackSky will fuse data from its Gen-3 and Gen-2 imaging satellites with other commercial sources to detect human-caused changes on Earth. This includes monitoring anomalies in real-time and reporting changes in natural resources, climate, infrastructure development, and economic and military activity.
The five-year, $490 million ceiling indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract allows NGA to issue task orders as needs evolve. BlackSky's Luno A program, which focuses on commercial analytic services powered by machine learning and computer vision, continues to strengthen its partnership with NGA, demonstrating the company's commitment to providing cutting-edge geospatial intelligence solutions.
