GEOINT 2026 | Winston Beauchamp - Boeing Defense, Space & Security

The modern geospatial intelligence field stands on the shoulders of architects who fought to bring commercial technology into the national security framework. At the GEOINT 2026 Symposium, Project Geospatial interviewed Winston Beauchamp from Boeing Defense, Space & Security.

In this blog post, the former NGA Chief Systems Engineer pulls back the curtain on drafting the foundational commercial imagery strategy that sparked an $800M+ yearly explosion in defense remote sensing. We unpack his insights on why high satellite revisit rates matter, how AI change detection scales intelligence operations, and how cross-cueing SAR, thermal, and hyperspectral sensors defeats adversarial camouflage, concealment, and deception. Plus, read his inspiring advice for young engineers looking to break into defense tech without a legacy geospatial background.