San Francisco - based Spire Global is aiming to increase its national security capabilities . The firm , which has a fleet of 72 cubesats , has hired former US Marine Paul Damphousse to lead its national security work at its US Federal Office . Damphousse will liaise with Pentagon officials over Spire 's potential applications . The company 's GPS data constellation is mostly used for weather forecasting . However , its ability to quickly add large numbers of payloads at low cost is of interest to the US government , said David Smith , Spire ’s CEO .
San Francisco-based Spire Global is aiming to increase its national security capabilities. The firm, which has a constellation of 72 cubesats, has hired former US Marine Paul Damphousse to lead its national security work at its Spire Federal unit. Damphousse will liaise with Pentagon officials over Spire's potential applications. The company's GPS data constellation is mostly used for weather forecasting. However, its ability to quickly add large numbers of payloads at low cost is of interest to the US government, said Peter Platzer, Spire’s CEO.