Space
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CyberSpace ISAC Stands Up Operational Watch Center to Respond to Threats in Real Time
Space ISAC is opening a physical Operational Watch Center to monitor, analyze, and respond to cyber threats to space systems in real time. Analysts will support the Watch Center by monitoring […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Debuts Crescent Space Subsidiary and Parsec Lunar Constellation
Lockheed Martin [LMT] unveiled a new subsidiary Crescent Space on Tuesday, focused on providing infrastructure for lunar missions. The company will operate a constellation of small constellation of lunar satellites for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyKendall: Collaborative Combat Aircraft ‘Essential’ to USAF Future
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D) on March 28 that the future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) is critical to the future of […]
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SpaceNRO to Build Satellite Payload for Long-Range Kill Chain
The Department of the Air Force’s fiscal 2024 budget requests $243 million for a Long-Range Kill Chain program. The $243 million “is provided by the Space Force to the National […]
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SpaceLinQuest and SpiderOak Join Forces on Cybersecurity
LinQuest and SpiderOak are forming a new strategic partnership to protect space mission systems for government and commercial customers. The two companies announced the new partnership, March 21. Under the partnership, LinQuest will […]
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SpaceBlackSky, Planet, Pixxel, and Others Win NRO Hyperspectral Study Contracts
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded six companies — BlackSky Technology, HyperSat, Orbital Sidekick, Pixxel, Planet, and Xplore — study contracts for commercial hyperspectral imagery. The NRO will use these study contracts to “explore the potential of […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Requests $1.1 Billion Increase for Lower Orbit Missile Tracking
The U.S. Space Force is requesting a $1.1 billion increase over last year’s appropriated amount for lower orbit missile tracking systems–the so-called “resilient resilient missile warning/missile tracking” architecture. The service’s […]
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Air ForceUSAF Scientific Advisory Board Studying Future AMTI and GMTI
The U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is conducting a study of future air moving target indication (AMTI) and ground moving target indication (GMTI) against high technology adversaries, such […]
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SpaceDoD Analyzing Impacts of Possible Commercial Encroachment in S-Band
The head of U.S. Space Force said this week that he expects DoD to finish a study this fall that may help provide insight on whether commercial spectrum use will […]
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U.S. Space Force Fiscal 2024 Request Removes Funding for One Next Gen OPIR GEO Satellite
The U.S. Space Force’s fiscal 2024 budget request zeroes research and development funding for one of the three planned geosynchronous orbit (GEO) Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) […]