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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In January 2025, the U.S. Space Force selected Slingshot Aerospace to provide technology for detecting GPS jamming and spoofing threats.
The Talos contract builds on earlier SpaceWERX and Space Force investments in 2022 under a $25 million STRATFI contract award.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) tested Talos for training purposes.
The U.S. Space Force expects to award additional contracts to enhance the Space Warfighting Operations Research and Development (SWORD) capabilities.
The U.S. Space Force prioritizes the transition to a GPS-independent architecture as part of its 'Proliferated Warfighter' concept.
Slingshot Aerospace will advance the Space Force’s Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) program under the Talos contract.
Slingshot Aerospace was awarded a $27 million contract by the U.S. Space Force on January 15, 2026, to modernize scenario training for space warfare.
The contract focuses on the integration of Slingshot Aerospace’s TALOS AI into the Space Force’s Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) program.
NROL-105 will launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Vulcan will launch the USSF-15 mission with the GPS IIIF SV13 satellite.
SpaceX is fueling its Falcon 9 rocket at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The LM-6A/Yaogan 50-01 launch provided orbit data through USSF @SpaceTrackOrg.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on the Starlink 6-98 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:08 p.m. EST on January 14, 2026.
Diffraqtion is participating in the U.S. Space Force's Apollo Accelerator to demonstrate and refine its quantum imaging technology for operational use.
The US Space Force has swapped two GPS launches.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched on the Starlink 6-98 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:08 p.m. EST (1808 UTC).
SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Diffraqtion is collaborating with the U.S. Space Force’s Apollo Accelerator and the Space Systems Command TAP Lab to integrate its sensor data into military space defense architectures.
ThinKom Solutions, Inc. was awarded a contract by SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force, to develop containerized and transportable ground stations on January 13, 2026.
The contract award is part of a broader effort by the U.S. Space Force and SpaceWERX to operationalize proliferated satellite architectures.