The U.S. Space Force has announced its intention to erect a new field command: Space Futures Command. This wing of the service branch will scout, generate and assess cutting edge technologies and strategies that aid in the overall Space Force and Department of Defense missions. MeriTalk reported earlier this month that the command will feature thre...
SpaceX has developed into a major contractor supporting U.S. military and intelligence agencies, demonstrating the need of national security organizations for commercial partners that could quickly develop and launch classified satellites. The Elon Musk-founded rocket company received a potential $1.8 billion classified contract from the U.S. govern...
Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) saw its engineering and support revenue increase 74 percent to $31.1 million during the fourth quarter of 2023, driven by a rise in U.S. government activity, and posted a record total revenue of $790.7 million for the full year, up 10 percent from the prior-year period. The McLean, Virginia-based satellite commu...
Executive Mosaic is thrilled to honor Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force, with a 2024 Wash100 Award for his steadfast commitment to uplifting the service branch through new technology strategies, partnerships and culture. Vote for Saltzman as one of your esteemed Wash100 awardees at Wash100.com. The popular vo...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded a Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) business, L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) subsidiary Aerojet Rocketdyne and Corvid Technologies positions on a potential $877 million follow-on contract to provide suborbital launch support services for the Rocket Systems Launch Program.Hear government leaders ...
Executive Mosaic, the preeminent media, events and membership organization of the government contracting sector, is proud to announce the winners of the prestigious 2024 Wash100 Award. Each year, Executive Mosaic’s coveted Wash100 Award recognizes the most promising and outstanding executives to watch in the coming year. Read below for the full l...
In January, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, a 2023 Wash100 Award winner, released his three lines of effort designed to shape the future of the U.S. Space Force. The third, partnering to win, focuses on collaboration as a driving force behind successful U.S. space operations. Both public and private sector space l...
The Potomac Officers Club is getting extraterrestrial: it will host the 2024 edition of its annual Space Summit on March 5. Registration is now open for the truly out-of-this-world event! Space is the fastest growing and most increasingly competitive domain in the defense realm. The Department of Defense is pulling out all of the stop...
Cordell DeLaPena, program executive officer for military communications and positioning, navigation, and timing at Space Systems Command, said the U.S. Space Force plans to release in January a request for proposals for the space vehicle segment of a potential $8 billion satellite constellation designed to provide nuclear command, control and commun...
The U.S. Space Force has issued two solicitations for the third phase of the National Security Space Launch program. The service has adopted a dual-lane approach to acquisition under NSSL Phase 3 to ensure assured access to space and meet warfighter needs, according to solicitation notices published Wednesday. Under the first lane, the service plans...
