The U.S. Army is a branch of the U.S. military that plays a significant role in space, primarily as a major user of space-based capabilities. It relies on satellite communications, GPS, and missile warning systems to support terrestrial operations. The Army's Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) operates the 1st Space Brigade, which utilizes satellites and space technology for communication, intelligence, and force protection, working with partners like the U.S. Space Force. Key activities include space operations, missile defense, and developing space-related technologies for future warfare. Associated keywords: satellite communications, missile defense, space operations, intelligence, GPS, USASMDC.
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The People's Liberation Army now has a Fifth Force called the Near-Space Command, which includes operations of hypersonic weapons and is also responsible for balloons.
The U.S. Army awarded an undefinitized contract on 2023-12-01 not to exceed $389,000,000 for Gray Eagle 25M Production Representative Test Aircraft.
The HFE 2.0 engine is described by GA-ASI as the cornerstone of the modernized Gray Eagle 25M aircraft developed under a U.S. Army-funded program to support future Multi-Domain Operations missions.
CACI International Inc. (NYSE: CACI) won a five-year, single-award task order valued at up to $382,000,000 to provide technology to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Engineering and Systems Integration Directorate (ESID) Trojan Engineering and Systems Integration (ESI) Advancement of Trojan Systems (EATS).
SES Space & Defense has partnered with Lite Coms to upgrade the Army’s Phoenix truck-mounted satellite terminals to make them compatible with geostationary and medium Earth orbit constellations.
The U.S. Army plans to launch later in 2025 a new procurement of satellite communications terminals under the Family of Terminals – Large (FoT-L) program.
L3Harris supplies many of the Army’s current satellite terminals and will offer its entire product line for FoT-L program consideration, including flat-panel options and the Hawkeye 4 2.35-meter terminal.
The Army is seeking modern satellite terminals that enable voice, data, and video communications via satellites in geostationary and medium Earth orbits.
U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson handed over command of U.S. Space Command to U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting on 2024-01-10 at Peterson Space Force Base outside Colorado Springs.
The 2024-01-08 memo was signed by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, and Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer.
Firehawk Aerospace is developing propulsion system analogs for U.S. Army systems including the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket (GMLR), FGM-148 Javelin, and FIM-92 Stinger.
The China Manned Space Engineering Office operates under China’s People’s Liberation Army.
The Army awarded fixed-price incentive-fee contracts totaling $674.7 million to Douglas Aircraft for the MOL program.
The ultimate goal of the SRR program is to provide small, rucksack portable, sUAS capabilities to Army platoons for situational awareness beyond the next terrain feature.
Teal was previously one of three drone manufacturers selected to develop a next-generation, small unmanned aerial system designed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for the U.S. Army.
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Teal Drones, has been selected by the Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit and the U.S. Army as one of two finalists in the Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 Program of Record.
The U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance program will select vendor(s) to produce a rucksack-portable sUAS to provide platoons with rapidly deployable surveillance and reconnaissance beyond the next terrain feature.
ICON has delivered 3D-printed barracks for personnel serving with the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and the Texas Military Department.
Wavestream was awarded a nearly $20,000,000 contract by the United States Army for the continuation of a program to sustain anytime, anywhere satellite connectivity.
The United States Army awarded a nearly $20,000,000 contract to Wavestream, the US-based subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks, for continuation of a program to sustain anytime, anywhere satellite connectivity.