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 develop intelligence analysts at a future National Space Intelligence Center to be stood up at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Raytheon Intelligence & Space delivered its 3,000th Miniaturized Airborne GPS Receiver (MAGR) 2000-S24 system to the U.S. Air Force.
The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $13,300,000,000 contract in September to develop the GBSD over the next seven years.
Diversified Technologies, Inc. built a new transmitter for the U.S. Air Force Western Range AN/TPQ-18 radar facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
The E400 delivered to the Air National Guard was equipped with a live-streaming thermal and RGB video payload.
The Office of Scientific Research under the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) conducted the Quantum U Tech Accelerator grant competition in the latter half of 2020.
The DTI AN/TPQ-18 Transmitter Upgrade was performed under contract FA8823-18-C-0013, which includes installation at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
The 2017 characterization of SBIRS as vulnerable led the Air Force to accelerate development of the Next-Gen OPIR constellation.
The U.S. Space Development Agency awarded Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) a nearly $155,000,000 contract for launch services from Vandenberg Air Force Base for the Agency’s Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer space vehicles.
NASA’s Landsat-9 mission is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 launch vehicle in September 2021.
The Landsat-9 EFS joint effort is a NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center activity funded and manifested by the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Mission Manifest Office at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California.
Contract work under the SpaceX Tranche 0 launch services award will be performed in Hawthorne, California; Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; and McGregor, Texas.
The Secretary of the Air Force must provide a report on the selection process and criteria used to determine the permanent site for U.S. Space Command headquarters.
The Air Force is required to procure commercial space domain awareness services from at least two contractors.
The Department of the Air Force must provide an acquisition strategy for the procurement of space systems by 2021-05-15.
SpaceX will launch the satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Altitude Angel's solutions are deployed by air navigation service providers around the globe, including LVNL in the Netherlands, Avinor in Norway, and NATS in the UK.
The Air Force is required to procure commercial space domain awareness services from at least two contractors.
The Secretary of the Air Force must provide a report on the selection process and criteria used to determine the permanent site for United States Space Command headquarters.
The Department of the Air Force must provide an acquisition strategy for the procurement of space systems by 2020-05-15.