The Department of Defense (DOD) is a U.S. government agency responsible for military and national security space activities. It acts as a major procurer and operator of space systems, including launch vehicles and satellite systems for reconnaissance, missile launch detection, navigation, and communication. The DOD aims to maintain space superiority, integrate military space power, and ensure space stability, working with commercial firms to integrate space solutions into national security architectures.
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In 2015, the US Department of Defense reported a Russian military satellite parked near two IntelSat satellites.
ATMOS is considering opening a subsidiary in the US to capture demand from the US DoD.
Kymeta's hiring of Manny Mora accelerates its strategy to provide connectivity for warfighters and operations for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied governments.
A direct-ascent anti-satellite test ban will not affect broader US military weapons systems.
Planet has contracts with the German government, NATO, the US Department of Defense, the US Navy, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Gravitics’ craft could deploy a jammer or dazzler to prevent an attack on US military satellites without creating debris.
Gravitics was selected for a Space Force STRATFI contract worth up to $60 million to build technology for the Defense Department.
For the first time, the Department of Defense and Space Force issued their commercial space strategies last year.
The Department of Defense expressed its intention to rely on the commercial sector for various applications, while retaining control of GPS.
RMIT University completed a research report on Space Cyber Security sponsored by the Australian Government Department of Defence’s Strategic Policy Grants Program.
Marc Berkowitz stated that efforts are underway to modernize launch infrastructure to meet the Department of Defense's needs for capability and resilience.
Proceeds from the investment round will fund a NASA-backed test flight of the DART AE vehicle powered by SPARTAN under the US Department of Defense HyCAT program via the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).
Kepler Communications has been providing communication services to the U.S. Department of Defense Space Development Agency and the European Space Agency for the HydRON Space-Based Terabit Broadband Network.
Berkowitz committed to advocating for ensuring the Pentagon has the necessary spectrum for national security space missions.
ExoTerra Resource has experience building propulsion technology for the Department of Defense.
Vantor is performing its non-Earth imaging for the Department of Defense using satellites already in orbit to image Earth.
Vantor is expanding its relationship with the Department of Defense through another in-space awareness contract.
Some officials within the DoD interpret the Outer Space Treaty to mean that the Pentagon cannot conduct lunar surface operations.
Planet will deliver maritime intelligence data based on its satellite data and SynMax’s AI analysis for use by the US military as part of the Luno B NGA contract.
Viridian Space Corporation won a $1.7M Phase II SBIR award from the Defense Department to develop air-breathing propulsion technology for satellites in very low Earth orbit (VLEO).