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SpaceU.S. Space Force Fiscal 2024 Request Removes Funding for One Next Gen OPIR GEO Satellite
The U.S. Space Force’s fiscal 2024 budget request zeroes research and development funding for one of the three planned geosynchronous orbit (GEO) Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Request Reflects Effort to Provide Resilience for Space Systems
The Department of the Air Force fiscal 2024 budget requests funding for kinetic, “hard kill” and disabling “soft kill” of adversary threats in space, but, in keeping with U.S. commitments, […]
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SpaceGilat Satellite Networks to Acquire DataPath to Boost its Presence in the U.S. Defense Market
Gilat Satellite Networks has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DataPath to boost its presence in the U.S. defense market, the satellite ground tech company said March 9. Gilat said the acquisition […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Conducts Satellite Anti-Jamming Demonstration
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) said on March 8 that it demonstrated ground-based anti-jamming satellite communications via a Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) connection between a Protected Tactical Enterprise […]
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SpaceSDA Awards Raytheon and CesiumAstro Contracts for PWSA Network
The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded both Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and CesiumAstro contracts announced Thursday related to its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) network. Raytheon Technologies received an award valued at more than $250 million […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Wants to Ramp Up Simulators for Training
U.S. Space Force needs to ramp up its use of high-fidelity simulators to train personnel how to deter potential adversaries, and, if necessary, defeat them, Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, the […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force’s New Acquisition Approach Aims to Encourage More Launch Bidders
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) on Feb. 16 released two National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 draft Requests for Proposals (RFP) based on a dual-lane acquisition approach […]
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Air ForceChinese Balloon Incident Renews Call by Colorado Leaders to Keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado
In the wake of the Chinese balloon overflight of the U.S., seven Colorado leaders, including Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)–the new chair of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Launches Third Pathfinder Mission to Demonstrate High-Bandwidth Protected Communications
The U.S. Space Force launched Hispasat‘s Amazonas Nexus satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 6 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. The Pathfinder 2 mission is […]
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SpaceAFRL Receives NTS-3 Satellite for Testing, Planned Launch Late This Year
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] recently delivered its Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) space vehicles directorate’s integration and test building at Kirtland AFB, N.M., AFRL said […]