The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the U.S. Department of Defense, established in December 2019. Its primary role is to organize, train, and equip space forces to protect U.S. and allied interests in space by ensuring space superiority. The USSF manages space launch operations, satellite operations, space environment surveillance, and satellite defense, and partners with organizations like NASA on space domain awareness and planetary defense. Key areas of focus include missile warning, satellite communications, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services.
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The SDA award is Starfish Space’s second contract with the U.S. Space Force.
RKF Engineering Solutions specializes in spectrum interference analysis and regulatory engineering for the U.S. Space Force and commercial operators.
The Space Force’s original Fiscal Year 2026 budget request eliminated funding for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 3 Transport Layer.
The U.S. Space Force awarded Starfish Space a $52.5 million contract to deorbit satellites in the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation when those satellites reach their expiration dates.
Validation of the Nautilus mechanism during the Otter Pup 2 mission will be the final technical gate before the Otter begins its multi-year deorbiting campaign for the Space Force.
Starfish Space has three publicly announced missions scheduled for 2026: a Space Force mission, a Geostationary Orbit servicing mission for Intelsat (now SES), and NASA’s Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) mission.
Auria partnered with RKF Engineering Solutions and Kythera Space Solutions for several years in support of the Space Force.
The Space Norway-operated ASBM system provides continuous broadband and secure communications across the Arctic serving Norwegian defense and civilian needs and providing a secure payload for the U.S. Space Force.
The U.S. Space Force is transitioning laser communications from a specialized niche into the primary data transport layer for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).
Firefly delivered the Alpha first stage to its launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base and is conducting final integration with the second stage and payload fairing ahead of the static fire and launch.
The U.S. Space Force awarded a $27 million contract to Slingshot Aerospace to modernize scenario training activities.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command tested TALOS to explore its potential as a force multiplier in training.
Slingshot Aerospace is building TALOS and supporting infrastructure to integrate with complementary training systems, data sources, and AI capabilities across the Space Force.
The 18-month contract builds on earlier SpaceWERX and Space Force investments in 2022 under a $25 million STRATFI contract.
Slingshot Aerospace will advance the Space Force’s Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) program toward integrating existing training enterprise capabilities with AI-native technology.
COSMO SkyMed CSG FM3 launched on 2 January 2026 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The United States Space Force will transition to GPS IIIF with the launch of satellite SV11 next year.
Firefly delivered the first stage for Flight 7 to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California for integration with the second stage and payload fairing.
The U.S. Space Force awarded Slingshot Aerospace a $27 million contract to integrate its Talos AI agent into Space Force scenario training.
The U.S. Space Force will utilize the TALOS AI to enable Guardians to engage in large-scale training against machine-speed adversaries.