BlackSky Secures Strategic International Contract for Subscription-Based Gen-2 Imagery Services
by Clarence Oxford
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025

BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has secured a six-figure contract with a new strategic international client to provide subscription-based on-demand Gen-2 imagery and analytics services. As part of the agreement, BlackSky will also deliver comprehensive analyst training on its AI-driven BlackSky Spectra multi-intelligence tasking and analytics platform. The training will focus on the application of BlackSky's automated broad area search and discovery capabilities.

"BlackSky's software-first model enables this strategic customer to develop advanced national space-based intelligence capabilities at an accelerated pace and cost efficiency," said Brian E. O'Toole, BlackSky CEO. "This agreement exemplifies our 'land-and-expand' approach, where fast access to subscription-based services lays the groundwork for broader regional expansion."

By delivering high-frequency, low-latency imagery and analytics alongside Spectra platform training, BlackSky aims to establish an essential foundation for both immediate and long-term national space-based intelligence development. The training will empower analysts to integrate BlackSky's data with other intelligence sources, enhancing their ability to generate mission-critical intelligence reports. A key emphasis will be placed on leveraging BlackSky's proprietary AI-enabled broad area search and discovery technology, which has been developed through customer-funded research and continues to scale.

"As a trusted mission partner for many of the world's leading government and military organizations, BlackSky's commercial monitoring capabilities offer daily insights into critical events impacting regional security," O'Toole added.

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