Space
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SpaceSpace Force To Undertake Pilot Acquisition Reform Program, Appropriators Say
Under language in the fiscal 2026 defense appropriations conference bill, the Space Force would undertake a pilot program for the Pentagon in the development of sustained program expertise. In April […]
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Space$528 Million For Two More GPS IIIFs, As Appropriators Seek DAF Annual Commitment To Program
Two Lockheed Martin [LMT] GPS III Follow-On (GPS IIIF) satellites receive $528 million in funding from congressional appropriators in their negotiated fiscal 2026 defense bill, as they seek an annual […]
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SpaceNRO Launches Twelfth Proliferated Architecture Mission
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) last Saturday said it successfully launched its 12th proliferated architecture mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking the first of about a dozen launches […]
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Space13th Hawkeye 360 Satellite Trio In Orbit
HawkEye 360 said that its 13th radio frequency (RF) satellite trio is in orbit and communicating with the ground after the launch of the Twilight rideshare mission aboard a SpaceX […]
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SpaceAdkins Becomes NRO’s Principal Deputy Director
The White House appointed William Adkins as the principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Monday to replace Troy Meink who became Air Force Secretary last May. […]
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SpaceSpaceX Wins String Of Launches For NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1
SpaceX has received $739 million in new task orders for Phase 3, Lane 1 of National Security Space Launch (NSSL), according to Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC). The nine […]
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Air ForceDepartment Of The Air Force Gets In Line With Hegseth Acquisition Reform Plan
To oversee acquisition, the Department of the Air Force has had 26 program executive offices (PEOs)–19 in the Air Force and seven in the Space Force, but the Pentagon’s Portfolio […]
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SpaceSDA Surveying Industry On Ability To Provide Ground Entry Points For Tranche 3
The Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) wants to hear from companies able to build ground entry points (GEP) for Tranche 3 of the agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). […]
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SpaceTory Bruno Hops From ULA, Skips To Blue Origin
Tory Bruno is to be the new head of the national security division of Blue Origin, owned by Amazon [AMZN] billionaire Jeff Bezos and a top competitor to SpaceX in the […]
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PentagonDoD Awards First Round Of APFIT Projects Using FY ’26 Funds
The Defense Department on Monday said it has awarded over $400 million in more than a dozen contracts to aid companies in moving technologies into production under the Accelerate the […]