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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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