Space Force slates $1.8B for commercial sats to replace GSSAP neighborhood watch birds
The service has tapped 14 firms to compete for rolling task orders through April 2036 under the Andromeda program, formerly known as RG-XX.
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As more nations seek counterspace chops, GPS jamming also rises: Report
The Secure World Foundation’s annual report also identified a trend towards bodyguard satellites that shadow and defend high-value military and intelligence satellites from adversary attack.
Suspect in space? Analysis finds 75 ‘unusual’ moves by Chinese satellites in nearly 10 years
The moves by a few Chinese satellites in GEO show patterns of activity that suggest potential military and intelligence missions, the CSIS study asserts.
EXCLUSIVE: SDA’s Sandhoo likely to lead Space Force Missile Warning & Tracking portfolio
It is unclear whether Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo will keep his role as SDA acting director under a double-hat, but one industry source said that is the most likely solution at least in the near term.
Space Force plans to establish HQ staff group as surrogate Futures Command
CSO Gen. Chance Saltzman has signed a memo, obtained by Breaking Defense, initiating the creation of SF/S9 to coordinate future force planning. However, the change has yet to be approved by Air Force Secretary Troy Meink.
Industry bullish on DoC draft license process for novel space activities
The Office of Space Commerce certification process would be voluntary for industry, due to the fact that congressional authorization would be required for the imposition of any new regulations.
FY27 budget ‘to reflect’ Space Force need for rapid capabilities growth: Saltzman
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said today that the White House, the Office of Management and Budget and DoD all agree that the service needs to grow.
Vulcan grounding could impact multiple Space Force, NRO satellite launches
Among the near-term launches most likely to be delayed or shifted are those of the Space Force WGS-11 communications satellite slated to lift off by the end of March, and the Next-Gen OPIR GEO satellite
SDA hopes to bring satellite laser links into use within next 6 months
The Space Development Agency is taking a “strategic pause” in launching its Tranche 1 data relay and missile tracking satellites to work out the kinks discovered in the 42 birds already on orbit, according to SDA Director GP Sandhoo.
Kratos scores $447M Space Force award for missile tracking ground system
The award to Kratos is a follow-on to an earlier Space Force contract with Parsons for the new Resilient Missile Warning Tracking in Medium Earth Orbit satellite program’s ground operations center.