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US Space Force asks Congress for classified funding boost in wish list

Beyond the classified efforts, the service requests $43 million for its Defensive Cyber Operations for Space program.

27 hours ago

Air Force CROWS wants to expand cyber defenses within Space Force

The Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapon Systems works with acquisition and test teams to ensure old and new platforms are protected against cyber threats.

31 hours ago

Space

US Space Force seeks $16 billion to track hypersonic missiles

The Space Force's strategy is to launch smaller satellites to lower orbits to better track hypersonic missile threats from China and Russia.

Space Force seeking $1.2B for ‘Long Range Kill Chains’ target tracking

Because the program is mostly classified, the budget documents offer few details on the sensors the service will develop.

5 days ago

Space Force wants to trim missile warning satellite program

The proposal would cut one geosynchronous satellite from the service's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program.

11 days ago

Space Force’s $30 billion budget request focuses on development

The bulk of the Space Force’s budget, just over $19 billion, would fund development of satellites, ground systems and other enabling technology.

12 days ago

How is the US military space sector doing? Depends who you ask.

Despite a robust pipeline of activity, the military space-industrial base is facing a number of economic and industrial challenges.

13 days ago

Sanctions further delay Russian missile early warning program in space

Russia wants at least 10 Tundra satellites in high-elliptical orbit to support its ballistic missile-tracking capabilities.

14 days ago

Defense Production Act to speed hypersonics development, Pentagon says

The White House recently authorized the use of DPA Title III authorities to “rebuild and expand the nation’s domestic hypersonics industrial base."

2 weeks ago

SpaceX mission may herald era of low-cost, reliable space transport

If all goes as planned, the company’s 400-foot-tall Starship rocket will be the first fully reusable launch vehicle to reach orbit.

2 weeks ago

Space Force offers launch pads to companies as commercial demand soars

The service will allocate launch pads to ABL Space, Stoke Space, Phantom Space and Vaya Space.

2 weeks ago

Defense budget includes plans for space-based tracking, Kendall says

"We should be able to move forward with a resilient suite of airborne and space-based sensors," Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.

3 weeks ago

Japan destroys new H3 rocket carrying experimental defense tech

Coming three weeks after an aborted launch due to a separate glitch, the H3′s failure was a setback for Japan’s space program.

3 weeks ago

Boeing says ground-based system keeps satellites free from jamming

The company is developing the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical Enterprise Services ground system, which can defend against electronic warfare threats.

3 weeks ago

Raytheon to make seven missile-tracking satellites for US space agency

The contract increases the size of SDA’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer from 28 satellites to 35.

3 weeks ago

E-3 Sentry airborne early warning and control system aircraft at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska

Air Force advisers study use of satellites for tracking moving targets

The board will consider the risks and challenges associated with using satellites to perform the mission alongside aircraft.

3 weeks ago

Space Force wants launch ranges to be more resilient

The service is building operational concepts to ensure its launch ranges can operate under adverse conditions, including natural disasters.

4 weeks ago

Space Force launch plan mirrors shift to smaller satellites

The two-lane strategy is a departure from the service’s prior approach, which split all National Security Space Launches between two companies.

4 weeks ago

United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket debut pushed to May

Vulcan is scheduled to carry its first DoD satellite at the end of this year, but it must first complete two certification flights.

4 weeks ago

Space Force may hire companies to service orbiting satellites

The head of the Space Force's mobility enterprise said this week the service wants to buy commercial on-orbit logistics capabilities.

4 weeks ago

Space

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Beyond the classified efforts, the service requests $43 million for its Defensive Cyber Operations for Space program.

The Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapon Systems works with acquisition and test teams to ensure old and new platforms are protected against cyber threats.

The Space Force's strategy is to launch smaller satellites to lower orbits to better track hypersonic missile threats from China and Russia.

Because the program is mostly classified, the budget documents offer few details on the sensors the service will develop.

The proposal would cut one geosynchronous satellite from the service's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program.

The bulk of the Space Force’s budget, just over $19 billion, would fund development of satellites, ground systems and other enabling technology.

Despite a robust pipeline of activity, the military space-industrial base is facing a number of economic and industrial challenges.

Russia wants at least 10 Tundra satellites in high-elliptical orbit to support its ballistic missile-tracking capabilities.

The White House recently authorized the use of DPA Title III authorities to “rebuild and expand the nation’s domestic hypersonics industrial base."

If all goes as planned, the company’s 400-foot-tall Starship rocket will be the first fully reusable launch vehicle to reach orbit.

The service will allocate launch pads to ABL Space, Stoke Space, Phantom Space and Vaya Space.

"We should be able to move forward with a resilient suite of airborne and space-based sensors," Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.

Coming three weeks after an aborted launch due to a separate glitch, the H3′s failure was a setback for Japan’s space program.

The company is developing the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical Enterprise Services ground system, which can defend against electronic warfare threats.

The contract increases the size of SDA’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer from 28 satellites to 35.

The board will consider the risks and challenges associated with using satellites to perform the mission alongside aircraft.

The service is building operational concepts to ensure its launch ranges can operate under adverse conditions, including natural disasters.

The two-lane strategy is a departure from the service’s prior approach, which split all National Security Space Launches between two companies.

Vulcan is scheduled to carry its first DoD satellite at the end of this year, but it must first complete two certification flights.

The head of the Space Force's mobility enterprise said this week the service wants to buy commercial on-orbit logistics capabilities.