The U.S. Air Force (USAF) plays a significant role in the space industry, historically serving as the Department of Defense's executive agent for space, and developing early military space programs and launch vehicles. Although the U.S. Space Force was established as an independent branch in 2019, the Air Force continues to contribute to space operations, including training personnel, research and development, and maintaining partnerships. The USAF's space-related activities encompass satellite operations, missile warning, communication support, and collaboration with allies to ensure regional stability. Key partners include the U.S. Space Force, other branches of the military, and international allies.
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HASC Chairman Representative Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) included language that prevents U.S. Space Command from spending money on new or improved facilities at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado until the Secretary of the Air Force delivers a report on the selection of a permanent location.
The U.S. Air Force awarded ULA a contract in May 2019 to launch NROL-68.
Orbital Composites has been awarded six Small Business Innovation Research contracts by the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Navy in the last two years.
The one-year contract extensions include $58,400,000 for automatic data ingestion across the Department of the Air Force.
CesiumAstro won a U.S. Air Force contract to develop a phased array antenna for remotely piloted drones.
The Air Force will need 500 to 2,000 new satcom terminals for drones over the next 10 years.
The AESA terminal being developed for the Air Force is slightly smaller than the one CesiumAstro will demonstrate in 2024 on an Airbus commercial aircraft.
The phased array will give the Air Force access to high-capacity commercial broadband.
Tomorrow.io launched its R-2 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base on 2023-06-12.
FOSSA Systems launched new LEO satellites on 2023-06-12 from Vandenberg Air Force Base to an altitude of 537 km.
Orbital Sidekick has government contracts to supply hyperspectral data to the United States Department of Defense through partnerships with In-Q-Tel, the Air Force, and the Space Force.
Skykraft is collaborating with Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) on a space-based solution to track aircraft and provide global communications between pilots and air traffic controllers regardless of aircraft location.
ICEYE Spot Fine produced a 0.5 m ground resolution image of the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Aircraft Boneyard in Tucson, Arizona acquired during nighttime.
Collins Aerospace will work with air navigation service providers, airlines, aircraft OEMs, system providers, and academia across the air traffic management value chain to create innovations in connectivity, U-space, trajectory-based operations, airport solutions, autonomy, and data services.
Spei Satelles launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 2023-06-13.
The proposed chairman’s mark would prohibit U.S. Space Command from spending money on new or improved facilities at its headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado until the Secretary of the Air Force delivers a report on the selection of a permanent location.
Orbit Fab secured a $12,000,000 U.S. Air Force Strategic Funding Increase consisting of $6,000,000 from the Air Force and $6,000,000 in matching private funds to develop the Rafti refueling port.
The Department of the Air Force is directed to report on the status of Navigation Technology Satellite-3, an experiment to demonstrate space-based positioning, navigation, and timing to augment the Global Positioning System.
The Department of the Air Force is directed to provide details on plans to transition technologies demonstrated with NTS-3 to programs of record.
The Department of the Air Force must provide an update on small business participation in the Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office, including the current distribution of contract awards.