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 Space Force's requested budget increase is 130%.
The U.S. Space Force would receive $71.1 billion in the 2027 budget request.
The Space Force plans to increase its personnel by 27% to support new missions and responsibilities.
The United States Space Force awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion fixed-price contract for the Space Data Network Backbone before the V3 test.
BAE Systems selected MDA Space to provide hardware for the U.S. Space Force's Medium Earth Orbit Epoch 2 constellation.
The U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office awarded Blue Origin a national security launch task order after the New Glenn incident.
Quantum Space has six contracts and pending proposals with national-security customers including the Space Force, DARPA, and AFRL.
The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to build a classified low Earth orbit satellite network.
The United States Space Force’s Future Operating Environment 2040 report identifies supply chain disruption as a named gray-zone instrument alongside jamming, spoofing, and cyber intrusion.
The United States Space Force’s fiscal year 2027 budget was $59.7 billion.
The United States Space Force allocated $9.8 billion for space communication infrastructure within its $59.7 billion fiscal year 2027 budget.
The United States Space Force budget for fiscal year 2027 was $59.7 billion.
The United States Space Force had a $59.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2027.
The United States Space Force allocated $9.8 billion for space communication infrastructure in fiscal year 2027.
LeoLabs won a U.S. Space Force contract for radar development.
BAE Systems completed a preliminary design review for the U.S. Space Force MEO Epoch 2 project.
The Space Force intends the Space Data Network to be an open architecture with multiple participants over time.
The Space Force describes the SDA Transport Layer as an enclave within the Space Data Network.
The Space Force describes the Space Data Network Backbone award as a firm-fixed-price OTA delivery order with an operational prototype due by the end of 2027.
The Space Force has stated that SpaceX will not be the sole supplier for the Air Moving Target Indicator constellation.