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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Valley Tech Systems holds multiple awards from the Missile Defense Agency, NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Army for its advanced technologies.
The decision for the Republic of Korea Air Force to join U.S. Space Force–led joint military drills was made during an 2021-08-27 meeting between Gen. Park In-ho and U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. Raymond at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In 2015, the U.S. Air Force rebaselined the contract for SBIRS GEO-5 and GEO-6 to upgrade both satellites to the LM2100 Combat Bus at no additional cost.
Tomorrow.io won a $19,300,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force to support its planned constellation of approximately 32 weather satellites.
Liteye’s C-AUDS C-sUAS systems were contracted to the U.S. Air Force between 2018 and 2020 to provide detection, tracking, and identification of Group 1 and Group 2 UAS in a range of combat environments globally.
The U.S. Air Force has been flying large, unmanned aircraft out of Syracuse Airport since 2015.
A Falcon 9 rocket launched on 2020-01-06 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying an installment of Starlink satellites.
The Space Enterprise Consortium was created in 2017 through the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center, the predecessor to today’s Space Systems Command.
David Harary is an Acquisition Program Analyst at OBXTek Inc., Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration (SAF/SQ).
Space Micro Inc. was selected by U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida to develop an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance space payload for future SOCOM missions.
Congress directed the Air Force to establish the space acquisition executive office by October 2022.
Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond unveiled the "Guardian Ideal" document on 2021-09-21 at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber conference.
The space acquisition executive office, called SAF SQ, will be created by merging a couple of existing acquisition units on the Air Force headquarters staff.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall delivered the keynote speech at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland on 2021-09-20.
The Department of the Air Force published the Science and Technology 2030 Strategy in April 2019 to guide its S&T ecosystem toward rapidly developing warfighting capabilities.
Hydrosat received $798,519 in SBIR grants from the U.S. Air Force to use LEO thermal imagery with higher resolution and a faster repeat cycle to provide improved and more up-to-date information for flight planners.
A number of projects are being funded by the Army and the Air Force to adapt commercial satcom technologies for military use.
The U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force have awarded several contracts over the past two years to test commercial space broadband aboard military platforms and assess the performance of different services and terminals.
The Air Forces of the United States and India have signed a new agreement to cooperate on the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Omnispace received the contract as part of the U.S. Airforce's 'Space Pitch Day' to develop next-generation narrowband capabilities for the warfighter.