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Mission-driven sustainment for Army readiness
February 3, 2026
How Astrion enables agile embedded support in high-threat environments In high-threat environments, the margin for error is razor-thin. That’s why the Army is rethinking sustainment, not as a support function, but as a strategic capability that fuses logistics, software, and field-level integration. This evolution is reshaping how we keep systems mission-ready under pressure. Today, sustainment…
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Simulate. Integrate. Dominate.
January 27, 2026
Advancing defense testing with distributed LVC environments A swarm of enemy drones emerges over a crowded coastline. Below, commercial ships navigate busy shipping lanes. Overhead, friendly fighter jets patrol contested airspace. From orbit, satellites track the unfolding situation, while adversary ballistic missiles point toward critical infrastructure. This isn’t science fiction. It’s the kind of multi-domain,…
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Accelerating and safeguarding the next era of space missions
January 14, 2026
As space becomes increasingly crowded, Astrion is making that expansion safe and sustainable I was fortunate to attend the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney, where the Maldives announced the creation of a national space fund, evidence of how the race to orbit now includes players few would have imagined a decade ago. Space is no…
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Faces of Astrion: Alena Schmidt
November 26, 2025
Driving Defense Talent Forward: A Spotlight on Talent Acquisition Lead Alena Schmidt The Faces of Astrion series celebrates the talented, innovative and dedicated individuals who drive our mission forward. Through these spotlights, we’re highlighting the experience, insights and passion of team members who make real impact every day. In celebration of Veterans Month, we are featuring Alena,…
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Left of Obsolescence: Supporting the Supply Chain in Army Aviation
November 18, 2025
Boosting readiness with a unifying sustainment framework Army Aviation’s workhorses – the Chinook, Black Hawk, and Apache helicopters – are also its oldest. Many of their original core components date back decades, built by small suppliers that no longer exist or that have shifted focus to more profitable commercial markets. As these aircraft age, the…
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Staying Ahead of The Threat
October 21, 2025
How quick-reaction threat modeling can accelerate Golden Dome progress As adversaries deploy air and missile capabilities with greater speed, maneuverability, and stealth, U.S. defense programs must move even faster, not just to keep pace, but to get ahead. That’s where modeling and simulation (M&S) comes in. Accurate threat models are the foundation for designing effective…
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Accelerating SOCOM innovation: Why integrated T&E is the missing link
September 17, 2025
As U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) emerges from two decades of near-exclusive focus on counterterrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan, the community is undergoing a strategic renaissance. Reorienting to face great power competition—particularly in converging threats posed by Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and transnational terrorist networks—SOF must adapt at an unprecedented pace. “We’ve got to…
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Enabling Golden Dome’s Smart Buyer Strategy – What It Will Take
August 12, 2025
In Part 1 , we explored how a Smart Buyer approach, backed by a Digital Engineering (DE) and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) testbed, can accelerate innovation and acquisition for Golden Dome.
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Accelerating Golden Dome with a Smart Buyer Approach – Laying the Foundation
July 17, 2025
Golden Dome is one of the most ambitious and revolutionary defense initiatives in U.S. history. Modeled after Israel’s Iron Dome but significantly more expansive and sophisticated, Golden Dome aims to create a multi-layered missile defense shield capable of intercepting ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, including those launched from space.
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Firing Up the Future
July 11, 2025
How engineering developments and testing are supporting propulsion advancements.