Capella wins a contract under the NRO's Radar Commercial Augmentation program

IonQ/Capella SAR constellation

The US National Reconnaissance Office picked Capella, now an IonQ company, to supply commercial radar imagery and data for national security missions under its Radar Commercial Augmentation program. ICEYE and Umbra won awards in the same round, a sign the US government now buys commercial radar as a standing source.

• Capella supplies day-and-night, all-weather radar imagery for awareness and mission planning.
• Contract value and length were not disclosed.
• The award strengthens IonQ's national security business beyond quantum computing.