Space
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Space
U.S. Space Force Expects GPS OCX Fielding Decision This Year
AURORA, Colo.–The U.S. Space Force expects Ready to Transition to Operations (RTO) and fielding decisions this year on RTX‘s [RTX] Global Positioning System Next-Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX). “What […]
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Space
Lead Aviation Platform for MGUE Increment 1 Changed from B-2 to Gray Eagle
AURORA, Colo.–Last fall, U.S. Space Force decided to switch the lead platform for the Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 1 aviation card from the Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth […]
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Air Force
Air Force Hopes To Begin Rocket Cargo Logistics Demonstrations In 2025
The Department of the Air Force is planning an environmental assessment to evaluate the impacts of building and operating two landing pads at a remote Pacific atoll in preparation for […]
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Space
Space Force Selects BAE To Continue Developing C2 System For Next-Gen Missile Warning Satellites
BAE Systems has won a $151 million contract to deliver a prototype ground-based command and control system for the Space Force’s missile warning and tracking capabilities, the service’s Space Systems […]
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Space
Pentagon Says SDA Meeting Minimum Viable Product, But GAO Notes Problems
DoD says that the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has met the “minimum viable product” (MVP) standard for the agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 0 Transport Layer […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Sea-Based Launch Platform Company Seagate Space Exits Stealth
Seagate Space Corp. announced its formation yesterday with a goal to provide offshore launch platforms to expand access to space. The Florida-based company said it is targeting early 2026 for […]
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Space
DIU Awards BlackSky Tactical GEOINT Contract For Gen-3 Satellite
BlackSky Technology [BKSY] on Tuesday said that it won a “multimillion dollar” contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to manage and operate one of the company’s Generation-3 Earth imaging […]
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Space
Rocket Lab’s Spacecraft Design For VICTUS HAZE Passes Key Hurdle Ahead Of Launch This Year
Rocket Lab USA [RKLB], one of two company’s building spacecraft for a U.S. Space Force demonstration of a rapid response to aggressive behavior by an adversary in space, on Monday […]
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Space
Space Radar Sensor Startup Kapta Emerges From Stealth With Goal To Lower Costs, Provide Target Tracks
Kapta Space, a startup developing advanced radar sensing technology for space platforms, last Friday announced a $5 million seed round as it emerged from stealth with an aim accelerate a […]
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SDA to Re-Bid Tyvak’s Contract for 10 Gamma T2TL Satellites After Viasat Protest
The Space Development Agency (SDA) will cancel a contract with Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems and issue a new solicitation for 10 spacecraft following a bid protest by Viasat [VSAT]. Viasat filed a suit in September […]