The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will oversee development, integration and sustainment of equipment used to access the military’s encrypted GPS signal

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DARPA-backed vehicle will install propulsion pods on three commercial satellites in geostationary orbit

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The maximum value of the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract was raised from $5.6 billion to $17 billion

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Defense Production Act funding was awarded to Martin Materials Solutions, a small business that makes radiation-resistant cover glass used on spacecraft solar arrays and thermal-control systems

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With the launch of 21 York Space Systems satellites, the Space Development Agency has now placed half of its planned Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation in orbit

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DIU solicitation aims to move long-studied technology toward military use by fiscal 2030

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Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, to be the next chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, testified July 16 before the Senate Armed Services Committee in a confirmation hearing

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The 4½-year award will fund simulated satellite-defense scenarios

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In his final public speech as Space Force chief, Gen. Chance Saltzman called for combat credibility, stronger alliances and realism about the limits of procurement reform

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Erich Hernandez-Baquero, nominated to become the Air Force’s top civilian space acquisition official, and Roger Mason, the administration’s choice to lead the National Reconnaissance Office, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee

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The Space Development Agency awarded the companies a combined $1.75 billion for next batch of missile-tracking satellites

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WASHINGTON — York Space Systems said June 24 that a satellite it built for the U.S. Space Force successfully demonstrated two-way tactical communications using ultra-high-frequency (UHF) links from low Earth […]

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WASHINGTON — Vantor has chosen BAE Systems to build its next generation of high-resolution imaging satellites. The selection reunites Vantor with the former Ball Aerospace business that helped develop DigitalGlobe’s […]

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WASHINGTON — Boeing won a contract worth up to $2 billion to build two next-generation military communications satellites for the U.S. Space Force, prevailing over Lockheed Martin in a competition […]

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Companies are looking to fill demand from defense and intelligence agencies for persistent surveillance rather than one-off imagery purchases.

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Mitchell Institute workshop participants found little consensus on where competition ends and conflict begins as China expands counterspace capabilities

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The mission pairs Rocket Lab spacecraft with a True Anomaly vehicle in orbit to demonstrate rapid threat characterization and rendezvous operations

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Billions in private investment have created room for growth, but suppliers need predictable demand, says the head of Northrop Grumman’s solid rocket motor business

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Kelly Hammett’s departure comes as the Space Rapid Capabilities Office is being realigned under the Space Force

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The company plans to deliver a fuel-transfer vehicle to the U.S. Space Force by 2028

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