Air Force seeks industry input for next-gen ICBM reentry vehicle
The new reentry vehicle will be mounted on the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile, with the goal of awarding a contract in fiscal 2026.
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SPACECOM ops head ‘tired of the the excuses’ about satellite tracking gaps
Not happy with America’s ability to precisely track adversarial satellites, Maj. Gen. David Miller fumed, “Somebody’s got to figure this out. The American people have paid for this. Somebody’s got to deliver.”
NRO Awards Options To Four Commercial RF Satellite Companies
Aurora Insight, HawkEye 360, Kleos Space and Spire Global [SPIR] have each received contract options from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to assess on-orbit capabilities under a prior contract the […]
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Space Security Company True Anomaly Emerges From Shadow With $30 Million In Financing
True Anomaly, Inc., a year-old company focused on space security, domain awareness, and training, on Thursday said it has raised $30 million in funding so far and plans to launch […]
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Space Development Agency readies first solicitation for ‘global’ data constellation
Tournear said today that there will be a total of 212 Transport Layer satellites orbited for what the agency calls its Tranche 2 configuration, which will begin launching in 2026.
U.S. Space Force Plans to Field Hypersonic Tracking Sensors in 2020s
The U.S. Space Force intends to field “birth to death” tracking of hypersonic missiles for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) by 2030, Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David Thompson […]
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Space Force plans late FY24 award for ‘Digital Bloodhound’ to sniff out cyber attacks
Digital Bloodhound will develop tools such as the Manticore software suite that identifies cyber vulnerabilities, and the Kraken software that throws up real-time defenses against ongoing attacks.
Deloitte Launches Space Practice
Consulting firm Deloitte has launched a space practice called Deloitte Space to advise organizations on the potential of the industry. Deloitte has 15 years of experience advising in the space arena, but […]
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Tournear: Demand Likely to Grow for Commercial Deorbiting Systems
A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule last year is likely to spur demand for commercial deorbiting systems that may help declutter parts of low Earth orbit (LEO), Space Development Agency […]
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White House taps DoD, State to ensure US access to low Earth orbit
“As the United States leads the world in the exploration of the Moon and Mars, maintaining U.S. preeminence in space research is important as the use of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) grows and the development of space enters a new era,” states the …