The command plans to hold multiple events to assess industry solutions in the coming months, according to a special notice.

An Anduril executive provided an update on the SBMC effort.

"That's where this is going,” Maj. Gen. Robert Kinney said.

The new guidance has sparked more questions than Defense Department officials would answer this week.

“I would say we definitely have our foot in the pool, but we need to jump in a little deeper,” Brig. Gen. William Ottati said.

Sources familiar with the deal expressed unease about the government’s handling of this significant procurement decision.

The hackathon is intended to deliver “tangible products that are useful across the enterprise and immediately deployed or adopted for further refinement,” according to an administrative message.

The convergence of commercial satellite imagery, resilient communications, SAR space platforms, and AI-enabled analysis demonstrates a fundamental shift in military space power that the United States should…

A Marine Corps spokesperson said there are no rank requirements to participate in the hackathon and that judges will be a mix of military, government civilian and…

The review of the potential relocation of personnel comes as the Navy is creating a new role to oversee the RAS portfolio.