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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The U.S. Space Force plans to formally establish the National Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio on 2022-06-24.
Momentus selected Scout to deliver spacecraft vision capabilities for upcoming missions and Scout won a $50,000 U.S. Air Force contract to demonstrate space-collected data for debris tracking and collision predictions.
BlueHalo was awarded a contract to deliver a pair of optical laser communications proto-flight terminals and a ground station to demonstrate on-orbit processing of satellite positioning and timing for the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base.
Since 2018, Atlas Space Operations has worked under Air Force Small Business Innovation Research contracts to develop a ground segment to support hybrid space networks.
GAO found that the Air Force’s basing decision process largely followed guidelines directed by the secretary of defense from December 2018 through early March 2020.
From early March 2020 through January 2021 the Air Force implemented a revised basing process at the direction of then Secretary of Defense Mark Esper that culminated in the selection of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.
The Government Accountability Office released a report on 2022-06-02 raising concerns about how the U.S. Air Force selected Huntsville, Alabama as its preferred location for U.S. Space Command.
California is partnering with the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards Air Force Base to allow private space companies to share and utilize legacy testing infrastructure.
Peter Garretson, a former U.S. Air Force officer, led a 2007 study on space-based solar power at the National Security Space Office.
Starliner launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 6:36 a.m. on Friday, 2021-12-20 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Launcher won a separate SBIR award from the U.S. Air Force in 2019 valued at $1,500,000 for E-2 engine development.
The $44,000,000 KBR task order directly supports the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Cyber Systems Engineering Directorate.
KBR was awarded a $44,000,000 task order to protect U.S. Air Force systems and software from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction.
DoD IAC MAC task orders are awarded by the U.S. Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron to develop and create new knowledge for the enhancement of the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) repository and the R&D and S&T community.
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress released an AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) off the Southern California coast on 2022-05-14.
Air Combat Command established an Operational Planning Team under Gen. Mark Kelly to determine resources required to meet short- and long-term demands for the AFSPACE mission.
Detachment 3 (Det. 3) based at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida executes First Air Force’s Human Space Flight Support mission.
The U.S. Air Force arranged for two U.S. military communications payloads to be launched on Norwegian satellites operated by Space Norway to fill gaps in satellite communications coverage over the Arctic.
Under the DCGS GEOINT Field Support contract, Raytheon Intelligence & Space will partner with the U.S. Air Force to facilitate the transition to the Open Architecture DCGS.
The U.S. Space Force was established in 2019 as an independent military service and active-duty space units were moved out of the Air Force into the new Space Force without creating a Space National Guard.