Space
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Air ForceAI/ML Vital to NORTHCOM/NORAD Modernization, Commander Says
The use of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) is critical to efforts to modernize U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), including the North Warning System (NWS), U.S. […]
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SpaceSpace-Based Radar Production and Fielding Possible in “Relatively Near Future”
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) has been discussing with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the intelligence community (IC) a space-based ground moving target indicator (GMTI) radar that Vice Chief […]
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Air ForceModernization of North Warning System for Arctic Needed, Hinote Says
The U.S. Air Force is spending about $6 billion on systems for Arctic security and operations, and the service will likely step up its investment, including the modernization of the […]
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SpaceCommercial/Military Reconstitution of Military Satellites During Conflict Eyed by SASC
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Bill suggests that responsive commercial and military satellites could help the U.S. military reconstitute constellations of […]
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SpaceAustin Directs U.S. Space Command to Develop Guidance on Space Tenets of Behavior
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is directing Army Gen. James Dickinson, the head of U.S. Space Command, to lead an effort to develop guidance on the tenets of responsible behavior in […]
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SpaceNRO Director Says Agency Wants Radar Efforts to Complement U.S. Space Force
The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) development of a classified space-based ground moving target indicator (GMTI) radar for military commanders is to dovetail with National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) efforts, NRO Director […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Advised to Hone Acquisition Strategy
The House Appropriations Committee’s version of the fiscal 2022 defense funding bill advises the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to hone its acquisition strategy to reduce duplication of effort. “The committee […]
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Air ForceSen. Hickenlooper Urges Objective Decisions on Future Command Locations
As the Pentagon Inspector General (IG) investigates the Jan. 13 decision by the Department of the Air Force to make Redstone Arsenal, Ala., the permanent headquarters of U.S. Space Command […]
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Business/FinancialBlueHalo To Acquire Space Systems Provider DDES
BlueHalo on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Design and Development Engineering Services Corp. (DDES), which designs and manufactures electronic systems and subsystems for Class A spacecraft used in […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Delivers Spacecraft Bus to L3Harris for NTS-3 Air Force Vanguard Program
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has delivered its ESPAStar-D spacecraft bus to L3Harris Technologies [LHX] in Palm Bay, Fla. in preparation for the planned fall 2023 launch of the National Technology Satellite-3 […]