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Space

Maturity of Design of Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype Validated in Review, Boeing Says

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, March 16th, 2022

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Maturity of Design of Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype Validated in Review, Boeing Says

Boeing [BA] said on March 16 that U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) recently validated the design maturity of the company's Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype (PTS-P) satellite in a critical design review (CDR). SSC said on March 17 that the command and Boeing completed the CDR last Dec. 17. In February and March of 2020, SSC's predecessor--the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)--awarded PTS-P contracts to Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Boeing (Defense Daily, Feb. 26, 2021). On March…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]