Space
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SpaceSpace Force Launches Final Advanced EHF Payload and First Ever NATSEC Mission
The Space Force successfully launched the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) payload March 26, as the final satellite in the protected satellite communications constellation and the first national security […]
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Business/FinancialRocket Lab Pauses Launch Prep for NASA, NRO-Packed Missions Due to COVID-19
Rocket Lab has temporarily ceased preparations for its upcoming launch previously scheduled for the end of this month to protect its team from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the company said […]
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SpaceSecond GPS III Satellite Declared Ready for Military Use
The Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) successfully transferred the second GPS III system to Space Operations Command on March 23, the center said March 24. The satellite, […]
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SpaceSEAKR to Work With Lockheed Martin on Space Force PTS
SEAKR Engineering has been selected to join Lockheed Martin’s team to help design and build a prototype payload for the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical Satellite Communications, or PTS, program. […]
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SpaceViasat Hybrid Adaptive Network Fits U.S. Space Force Vision, Company Says
Viasat [VSAT] says its Hybrid Adaptive Network (HAN) fits with the United States Space Force’s (USSF) Vision for Enterprise Satellite Communications (SATCOM) to bolster the speed, agility and resilience of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHughes to Provide Next-Gen Satellite Communications Services for Army’s Gray Eagles
Hughes Network Systems was recently awarded a contract to provide new advanced satellite communications systems for the Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial systems. The contract, awarded by MQ-1C prime […]
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SpaceSpace Force: No Impact to Launches, Other Mission-Essential Activities Due to Coronavirus
U.S military personnel may be largely restricted to their local areas for the next two months, but the new Space Force will continue to perform mission-critical activities such as launches, […]
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Air ForcePhase Four Receives AFWERX Contract for In-Space Propulsion Systems
Phase Four has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract from Air Force tech accelerator AFWERX, to adapt its Maxwell in-space propulsion system for defense users. The […]
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Missile DefenseLawmaker Pushes DoD On Transferring HBTSS From MDA To SDA
Last week, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) pushed Defense Department officials on why funds for a hyperosnic missile defense sensor were moved from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to the Space […]
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Business/FinancialRocket Lab to Acquire Satellite Hardware Company Sinclair Interplanetary
Rocket Lab has reached an agreement to acquire Sinclair Interplanetary, a Toronto-based satellite hardware company, the small satellite launch company said March 16. “By combining the experience and capabilities of […]