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Air ForceBAE Systems Working on Improved M-Code GPS Receiver Under $247 Million Contract
BAE Systems said on Feb. 17 that it is working to design and build an advanced, Global Positioning System (GPS) M-Code receiver and next generation semiconductor to provide improved positioning, […]
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SpaceMontreal Company Looks To Skylark To Provide Timely Space Situational Awareness
Leaders of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force have pointed to the growing problem of orbital congestion, as they seek solutions that will decrease the chances of space collisions. […]
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SpaceVice Chief of U.S. Space Force Predicts More Than 10,000 Satellites on Orbit in Near Term
The U.S. Space Force views space situational awareness as a key priority going forward and with good reason, apparently, as Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. Thompson said […]
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PentagonBiden Administration Plans to Move Ahead on Space Rules of the Road
The Biden administration plans to move ahead on discussions with allies and partners about establishing rules of the road for systems in space. On Dec. 7 last year, the United […]
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SpaceAir Force Paid $787.2 Million to Northrop Grumman, Blue Origin for Meeting LSA Development Milestones
While the U.S. Air Force said that it did not pay termination costs to Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Blue Origin for ending their Launch Service Agreement Other Transaction Authority (LSA […]
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SpaceUSAF to Incorporate Work on Space Alternative Acquisition Report into NDAA Ordered Framework
The fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) called for the U.S. Air Force to deliver to Congress by March 31 last year a report on an Alternative Acquisition System […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Command Unlikely to Settle in Permanent HQ in Next Few Years
U.S. Space Command is unlikely to settle in a permanent headquarters for the next several years, Army Gen. James Dickinson, the commander of U.S. Space Command, said on Jan. 26. […]
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SpaceCSAF Brown: ‘Ought to Move Forward’ with U.S. Space Force
Policy makers should embrace the U.S. Space Force as a means to increase attention on U.S. space systems and their protection and not revisit the decision to create the sixth […]
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SpaceAir Force Pays $787.2 Million to End Launch Services Agreements with Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin
On Dec. 31, the U.S. Air Force ended its Launch Services Agreements (LSAs) with Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Blue Origin and paid out $787.2 million to the companies–$531.7 million to Northrop Grumman […]
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SpaceSpace Arms Control Effort Needed, Experts Say, As Biden Administration Considers Space Force Future
As the Biden administration prepares to consider the advisability of and future mission for the U.S. Space Force, a recent paper for the Arms Control Association recommends that the United […]