The commercialization of space has skyrocketed in recent years; the ubiquity of launch, the proliferation of commercial satellites in space and the rise of military activity in the domain has simultaneously accelerated space innovation and increased competition across the globe. For the U.S. government, industry’s growing footprint in space is unl...
The United States’ space-focused enterprises in the public sector are emerging from big shifts and reorganization more united and cohesive than ever before. For the Department of the Air Force, which encompasses both the Air Force and the Space Force, this new era of unity kicked off with the arrival of Frank Calvelli, assistant secretary...
With a heightened focus on digital modernization in recent years, the Department of Defense is reshaping its approach to procurement and working to shift the innovation paradigm as it embraces new ways forward. Among the many changes the Pentagon is undertaking — from cutting-edge technology adoption to networks, contracting and beyond — is an e...
As both the U.S. and its adversaries ramp up space operations, digital modernization is crucial to ensuring that the nation has the capabilities necessary to maintain its position in the growing domain, according to Colonel Roy Rockwell, deputy chief technology innovation officer for the Space Force. In the complex space environment where ...
Space is undeniably the most rapidly growing and evolving domain in the modern era, and it’s quickly becoming the most contested, too. In response to concerns that the United States’ global competitors are accelerating their developments in space, Pentagon leaders are looking at ways to inject more speed and resilience into the space procurement...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will produce three additional GPS III Follow-On satellites for the U.S. Space Force under a $744 million contract option, SpaceNews reported Monday. The award covers GPS IIIF space vehicles 18, 19 and 20 and marks the fourth contract option that the service exercised under a potential $7.2 billion contract that Lockheed...
Space Systems Command has released a new request for proposals for the Sounding Rocket Program-4 contract to expand the pool of vendors that could provide suborbital launch support for payloads and flight hardware and perform technical and concept analyses to facilitate the launch of space assets in support of research and development programs. Inte...
As the U.S. military pivots toward the escalating peer competition and accelerates its migration to the cloud, its leaders are examining how to leverage cloud computing from operational scenarios all the way to the tactical edge. Expanding the military’s technological capabilities at the edge is going to be paramount in the future fight, according...
The U.S. Space Force has issued a list of future commercial satellite communications requirements to help interested vendors prepare for potential solicitations in fiscal year 2023. The service noted that the 11 planned procurement contracts projected for the next 11 months are subject to change, according to a sources sought notice published Thursd...
Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) reported $26.5 million in service revenue for its U.S. government business during the third quarter of 2022, up 2.3 percent from the prior-year period of $25.9 million driven by a contractual step-up in the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services contract with the U.S. Space Force in September 2021. The McLean,...
