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U.S. Space Force Awards General Atomics, Blue Origin, Viasat, CACI Laser Terminal Prototype Contracts
The United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) said on June 17 that it has awarded laser communication terminal prototype contracts to General Atomics, Blue Origin, CACI Internatio...
DARPA Awards Redwire Contract for VLEO Satellite Mission
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Redwire Corporation a contract for a demonstration mission in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). The mission, part of DARPA’s Otter p...
https://www.defensedaily.com/darpa-awards-redwire-contract-for-vleo-satellite-mission/space/
Blue Origin Enters NSSL Field
Under an umbrella worth up to $5.6 billion over the next five years for at least 30 launches, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command on June 13 made its first
https://www.defensedaily.com/blue-origin-enters-nssl-field/space/
House Panel Rejects Some Funding For Quick Start GPS Effort, Wants Alternatives
Just as the Department of the Air Force is soliciting offers for a new constellation of resilient GPS satellites, House appropriators on Thursday will begin to mark-up a defense bill
Apex Ready To Increase Satellite Bus Production, Expand Product Line With New Funding Raise
Satellite developer and manufacturer Apex on Wednesday said it has closed a $95 million funding round that will allow it to begin to scale production and expand its suite of
Hughes to Expand into European Defense Market With Telespazio
Hughes Network Systems subsidiary Hughes Europe is expanding into European military, defense, and government sectors through a collaboration with Telespazio , the company said Tuesday. Hughes...
https://www.defensedaily.com/hughes-to-expand-into-european-defense-market-with-telespazio/space/
Consortium Releases RFP For Quick Start Resilient GPS Effort
The Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) last Friday issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to consortium members to provide a resilient GPS capability under a new rapid acquisition initiative launch...
https://www.defensedaily.com/consortium-releases-rfp-for-quick-start-resilient-gps-effort/space/
Rocket Lab In Line For $24 Million Federal Investment To Increase Space-Grade Solar Cell Production
The Biden administration on Tuesday said it has reached a preliminary agreement with Rocket Lab to provide $23.9 million in federal investment to increase production of the company’s solar
Collins: First Test Of Space-Based Hypersonic Sensors Within A Week, MDA Starting New Look At Airborne Lasers
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) expects the first flight test using a pair of prototype space-based hypersonic sensors to occur within a week while also starting to look at a
Space Domain Awareness Company ExoAnalytic To Acquire UK Startup 3S Northumbria
ExoAnalytic Solutions on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire United Kingdom-based startup 3S Northumbria in a deal that will enhance the company’s commercial space situational awareness capa...
Lockheed Martin Purchases Up To 25 Launches With Firefly Aerospace
Lockheed Martin and Firefly Aerospace on Wednesday announced an agreement for the purchase of up to 25 launches of different spacecraft aboard the fledgling space transportation company’s Alph...
Air Force and Space Force Conduct Test of Unarmed Minuteman III
The Air Force’s Global Strike Command and U.S. Space Force on June 4 launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, equipped with one re-entry vehicle. The test is part
SDA Offering Non-Traditional Defense Contractors Chance To Bid On Rapid On-Orbit Prototypes
The Space Development Agency (SDA) last Friday released a new solicitation designed to give non-traditional defense contractors an opportunity to compete to provide satellites for on-orbit missio...
Ursa Major Begins Proving Out New Liquid Engine For Hypersonic Applications
Engine developer and manufacturer Ursa Major has hot-fired its new Draper liquid engine dozens of times since the first test in early March, a strong early endorsement of the performance
DIU Awards The Spaceport Company Small Contract To Demonstrate At Sea Rocket Launch
The Spaceport Company (TSC) on Tuesday said it has been awarded a contract by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to conduct a prototype launch this year from a sea-based vessel
U.S. Space Force Limits PTS-R Field to Boeing and Northrop Grumman
Boeing and Northrop Grumman are in the running for a U.S. Space Force cost reimbursement contract this December to develop and build two Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Resilient (P...
NSSA Urges Significant Boost to Fiscal 2025 Funding for Space Force
The National Security Space Association (NSSA) is urging a significant boost to the U.S. Space Force fiscal 2025 budget request of $29.4 billion–a $600 million decrease from last year’s reque...
Space Force Awards Six Companies Study Contracts for ASTRO-E
The U.S. Space Force has awarded small study contracts to six companies to examine improvements to space testing training infrastructure under the Advanced Space Technology for Range Operations-E...
https://www.defensedaily.com/space-force-awards-six-companies-study-contracts-for-astro-e/space/
iDirect Nabs DIU Contract To Mitigate 5G Interference With Satellite Communication
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Tuesday said it awarded a contract to iDirect Government to prototype the company’s technology to mitigate signal interference by 5G radio frequency spectru...
Texas and U.K. Second and Third DARC Sites
The U.S. Space Force’s first site for the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) is to start operations in Exmouth in the Western Australian Outback in 2026, and a top
https://www.defensedaily.com/texas-and-u-k-second-and-third-darc-sites/space/
Sen. Warren Pressing DoD to Help Nix Russian Use of Starlink
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wants a forthcoming DoD contract renewal with SpaceX for Starlink in Ukraine to have provisions to help nix Russian black market-enabled use of the communications ...
https://www.defensedaily.com/sen-warren-pressing-dod-to-help-nix-russian-use-of-starlink/space/
U.S. Tells United Nations That Russia Launched Anti-Satellite Mission Last Week
In a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, the U.S representative alleged that Russia launched what is likely a new anti-satellite mission last week. U.S. Deputy Ambassador Robert Woo...
Space Force Soon Plans Integrated Mission Deltas For Missile Warning, Domain Awareness
Expanding on successes so far with two nascent organizations that integrate mission readiness around electronic warfare (EW) systems, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), the Space Forc...
Starfish Space To Conduct On-Orbit Docking And Maneuver With National Security Space Assets
U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) on Monday said it has awarded Starfish Space a $37.5 million contract in which the company’s Otter space vehicle will dock with, and augment maneuvers
Booz Allen Lists Top 10 Technologies And Related Innovators For Defense And Security
Booz Allen Hamilton on Wednesday released its list of emerging technologies that it believes should be prioritized to meet the needs of the Defense Department and intelligence community, a
House Panel Wants JCS Report On NGA Responsiveness To Combatant Commands
Based on concerns that U.S. Combatant Commands (COCOMS) may not be receiving commercial remote sensing data in operationally relevant timelines, a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel want...
Kendall: Creating Space National Guard with 575 Personnel ‘Makes No Sense’
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall last week defended the department’s proposal to transfer Air National Guard (ANG) units performing space duties to the U.S. Space Force. “Creating an
HASC Proposes Pilot for Hybrid Space Architecture
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) version of the fiscal 2025 defense authorization bill calls on U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) to demonstrate a hybrid, military-com...
https://www.defensedaily.com/hasc-proposes-pilot-for-hybrid-space-architecture/space/
Whitworth Outlines Goals For NGA Artificial Intelligence Efforts
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—Continuously improving artificial intelligence around computer vision, analytic workflows, data collection, and enterprise infrastructure, all wrapped into responsible uses of t...
White House Diving Into Warfighters’ Needs To Sort Out Space Roles And Responsibilities
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—The White House is holding discussions with the Defense Department, intelligence community, and U.S. combatant commands (COCOMS) to understand existing gaps and requirements in ...
Army Codifies Operational Requirements For One World Terrain Model
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—The Army recently codified its operational requirements for a worldwide 3D modeling capability that it already uses in training systems, and next up will be consideration by the...
CesiumAstro, Mynaric, Redwire Space, and Others Selected for Rocket Lab SDA Subcontracts
Rocket Lab selected its subcontractors for its work for the Space Development Agency (SDA), announcing deals with CesiumAstro , Mynaric, SEAKR Engineering, Collins Aerospace, Redwire Space,...
Intelligence, Operating Entities Need To Shed ‘NOFORN’ Mindset, Space Operations Chief Says
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—U.S. history shows the country does not go to war alone and, amid war in Central Europe and coercive activities by China against its neighbors, America will not go
Space Operations Command Wants Faster Support For Warfighters; NGA Says It Is Meeting Their Needs
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—Combatant commanders and the warfighters they employ need instant access to warning and targeting data without the delays inherent in sorting that information out in distant hea...
Maxar In Long-Term Deal To Supply Geospatial Products For F-35 Simulator
Maxar Intelligence on Monday said it agreed to a long-term deal with Lockheed Martin to provide two- and three-dimensional geospatial products for the F-35 fighter’s Full Motion Simulator (FMS...
CIA Cyber Threat Official Outlines Importance Of GEOINT, Challenges From Adversaries
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) plays a key role in helping the CIA better understand the cyber threats facing the U.S. and its interests, a senior official with the agency’s...
Maxar’s First 2 WorldView Legion Satellites Launch After Years of Delays
The first two satellites in Maxar’s long-awaited WorldView Legion constellation launched on Thursday afternoon, a significant milestone for the program after years of delays. SpaceX launched ...
Next-Generation OPIR Polar Satellite Completes Critical Design Review, Ready To Build
U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) on Wednesday said that the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Polar (NGP) space vehicle being developed by Northrop Grumman recently passed the ...
Space Based GMTI Radar Satellites to be in Low Earth Orbit
A U.S. Space Force official on May 2 said that the Space Based Radar (SBR) under development by the Space Force and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) will be a proliferated
https://www.defensedaily.com/space-based-gmti-radar-satellites-to-be-in-low-earth-orbit/space/
DARPA Selects Northrop Grumman, Umbra For Phase II Of DRIFT Program
Northrop Grumman and Umbra have been awarded small contracts by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to continue to the second phase of a program designed to collect
Kendall: Funds Shortfall Led Department of the Air Force to Scrimp on Counterspace
The Department of the Air Force scrimped on fiscal 2025 plans to advance U.S. counterspace technology to deter China because of constraints in the Budget Control Act, Air Force Secretary
Space And Missile Defense Company SAS Acquires Small Firm Serving MDA
SAS on Tuesday said it has acquired Willbrook Solutions, Inc., a small company with expertise in ground and space-based missile defense, the first deal by SAS since partnering recently with
Millennium Space Systems Nabs $414 Million SDA Award For FOO Fighter Satellites
The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Tuesday awarded a potential $414 million contract to Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems unit to build and deliver eight missile defense fire control satell...
Evolution Space Static Fires Full-Scale Rocket Motor
Rocket motor and launch vehicle startup Evolution Space on Monday said it successfully conducted a full-scale statie fire of a solid rocket motor (SRM) designed to meet current tactical applicati...
https://www.defensedaily.com/evolution-space-static-fires-full-scale-rocket-motor/weapons/
Coast Guard Plans Testing Of Proliferated LEO SatCom, Other Capabilities
The Coast Guard this summer plans to assess a proliferated low-Earth orbit (pLEO) satellite system on one of its cutters in the Arctic region for a number of applications such
Space Systems Command Delivers Cybersecurity, Additional Capabilities To Missile Tracking Center
U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) last Friday said it has delivered the first of many new software capabilities to a Space Force operations center to increase cybersecurity, and enhance missile
Space Systems Command Wants Industry Input On Space-Based Environmental Monitoring
U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) this week release a Request for Information to industry seeking feedback on their capabilities in space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM) as it pursues two se...
Debate Over Space as a Critical Infrastructure in Europe Takes Center Stage at Cysat
PARIS — French and European government and military leaders speaking at the Cysat event in Paris on Wednesday said that Europe’s changing geopolitical environment is leading to increased cyb...
Lockheed Martin Transfers Long Range Discrimination Radar To MDA
Lockheed Martin on Monday said it has transitioned the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) to the Missile Defense Agency, setting up plans for a decision on an Operational Baseline
Space Systems Command Releases Draft RFP For Epoch 2 Satellites
U.S. Space Systems Command last Friday released the draft request for proposals (RFP) for the planned medium-Earth orbit (MEO) space vehicles for future missile warning and tracking defense. Curr...
https://www.defensedaily.com/space-systems-command-releases-draft-rfp-for-epoch-2-satellites/space/