The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center has picked the National Security Technology Accelerator to manage the potential $12B Space Enterprise Consortium for a period of 10 years....
President Donald Trump has issued a new policy that outlines plans to advance U.S. interests in space, reaffirm the country’s leadership in the space domain and adapt the U.S. national security strategy to counter aggression in space. The National Space Policy “represents a whole-of-government approach that recognizes space as a national imperat...
The Senate Appropriations Committee wants the U.S. Space Force to assess the potential gap in strategic communications as the service proposes budget cuts to the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications program and plans to push back the planned replacement of Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellites with ESS satellites to 2032, Breaking Defe...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has provided a weather analysis platform to the U.S. Space Force to support launch operations at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and Vanderberg AF Base in California....
Gen. David Thompson, vice chief of space operations at the U.S. Space Force, will serve as a keynote speaker during GovConWire’s Defense Digital Acquisition and Modernization Forum on December 1st. To register for GovConWire’s Defense Digital Acquisition and Modernization Forum, as well as view upcoming opportunities, visit GovConWire’s Event ...
The Department of Defense established on Thursday the office of the assistant secretary of defense for space policy in accordance with the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. The creation of the new position “is a change of the civilian oversight of the space enterprise that aligns with the establishment of the U.S. Space Force an...
Maj. Gen. Kimberly Crider, mobilization assistant to the Chief of Space Operations, will be featured as a keynote speaker during Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit on October 27th. To Register for the 5G Summit and view other upcoming events, visit Potomac Officers Club’s Event Page!...
Microsoft has launched Azure Space to store space-based data, as well as enable ground-based consumers to expand connectivity. Azure Space will link Azure’s existing cloud platform with new data centers and a network of privately owned satellites to provide high-speed internet across the globe....
During Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit, Ellen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense (DoD) and four-time Wash100 Award recipient, will be featured as the keynote speaker. Lord will discuss the impact that innovative technologies and 5G integration have on the private and public sectors....
The Defense Information Systems Agency is looking for information on managed data services to support the U.S. Army’s modernization of its satellite communications network for sustainment operations....
