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Advanced / Transformational Technology5G from Space Offers Potential Benefits for U.S. Forces, But Spectrum Access and Cybersecurity Represent Challenges
On March 5, the New York Times quoted Lt. Yevgeny Yarantsev, a Ukrainian officer leading his troops in Kyiv against Russian forces. Yarantsev told the Times that his soldiers “were […]
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Air ForceAir Combat Command Shifting to Data-Centric Approach Using Commercial Satellite Data
The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., is moving to fuse commercial and military satellite data for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), […]
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SpaceRussian Assault on Ukraine Highlights Potential of Commercial Satellite Imagery to Predict/Head Off Conflicts
While Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, BlackSky [BKSY] commercial imagery satellites had picked up unusual Russian activity, including military convoys, a month earlier as part of an economic […]
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SpaceMaturity of Design of Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype Validated in Review, Boeing Says
Boeing [BA] said on March 16 that U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) recently validated the design maturity of the company’s Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype (PTS-P) satellite in a […]
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SpaceSDA to Issue Solicitation in Next Two Weeks for Tranche 1 of Tracking Layer
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is to issue a solicitation in the next two weeks for 28 satellites in Tranche 1 of the Tracking Layer of the National Defense Space […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Command Three Years Away from Full Operational Capability
U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) achieved initial operational capability (IOC) last August, but is still three years away from full operational capability (FOC), Army Gen. James Dickinson, the head of the […]
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SpaceSeventh X-37B Mission to Have Service Module, Like Sixth Mission, to Permit More Experiments
The seventh mission of the Boeing [BA] X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is, like the sixth mission, to include a service module attached to the spaceplane’s back end–a module that permits […]
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SpaceOneWeb Launch Unlikely After U.K. Rejects Russia’s Last-Minute Demands
An upcoming launch from Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite operator OneWeb from the Baikonur Cosmodrome is in jeopardy after Russian space agency Roscomos placed intense demands on OneWeb, launcher Arianespace, and the United Kingdom government, […]
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SpaceStarlink Terminals May Aid Ukrainian Resistance to Russian Invasion
While Russian President Vladimir Putin tries to crack down on foreign–largely U.S.–companies, like Google [GOOGL], Meta Platforms [FB], Apple [AAPL], Twitter [TWTR], and TikTok, to prevent Russians from getting an […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Picks Raytheon to Develop Second Payload for Next Gen OPIR Geo
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on March 1 that it has picked Raytheon Technologies [RTX] to provide a second mission payload under the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) […]