An Arc can remain in orbit for up to five years, and they can be pre-positioned to quickly support theaters of operation around the world.
I expect that typical payloads for the military could include regularly used supplies and materiel like medical supplies, ammunition, drones, and other necessary gear that is highly utilized.
This isn’t just a concept.
Inversion Space already signed a $71 million contract with SpaceWERX – the development arm of the U.S. Space Force – to solve some of the U.S. military’s most difficult logistics challenges. The schedule is a full-scale demonstration of Arc for the U.S. Space Force before the end of next year.
The U.S. Space Force is an ideal first customer, as having “inventory” of critical supplies and materiel in orbit – and ready to be delivered in an hour anywhere – greatly simplifies its own logistics network.
But the potential for Arc isn’t limited at all to the military. Any large company or country that has the need for critical supplies and 1-hour delivery around the world in hard-to-reach places will benefit from Inversion’s technology.
And if it sounds uneconomical to provide a service like this, it’s not.The U.S. Space Force is an ideal first customer, as having “inventory” of critical supplies and materiel in orbit – and ready to be delivered in an hour anywhere – greatly simplifies its own logistics network.
But the potential for Arc isn’t limited at all to the military. Any large company or country that has the need for critical supplies and 1-hour delivery around the world in hard-to-reach places will benefit from Inversion’s technology.
And if it sounds uneconomical to provide a service like this, it’s not.
