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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Bridenstine predicts increased spending from the Department of Defense on lunar remote sensing capabilities in the coming years.
The Pentagon increasingly depends on commercial space capabilities for sensing, transport, and resilience.
The 21 Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites will join the Semper Citius US Department of Defense’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Senator Roger Wicker accuses the Pentagon of inefficiency and excessive costs.
The working capital fund was established through the Enterprise Space Activity Group charter to provide a financial platform that synchronizes the Pentagon's space efforts to support future commercial service demands.
The Pentagon announced in March that Stoke Space was added to the pool of launchers eligible for national security space launch contracts valued at $5.6 billion.
Preliminary Pentagon reviews suggest that the basic design of the Golden Dome system is complete.
United Launch Alliance will fly the fourth GPS III follow-on mission to improve the Department of Defense's GPS capabilities.
The Pentagon's push for open architecture and interoperable systems allows smaller innovators to secure government contracts.
The contract aims to improve the US military's position, navigation, and timing (PNT) architecture in multiple domains, including space.
The Department of Defense (DoD) requires precise ways to coordinate PNT for effective management of troops and personnel.
KinetX contributed to Intuitive Machines' two CLPS lunar landings and has experience in constellation management for the US military and commercial customers.
The Pentagon’s Directorate of Operational Test & Evaluation reported that the 2023 planned fielding of ATLAS was slowed by delayed capability delivery, system stability problems, lack of trained operators, and non-operationally representative test environments.
The U.S. Department of Defense can deploy Comtech's modem on SES's high-throughput, low-latency O3b mPOWER system.
The acquisition of Phase Four’s technology will enhance Ranger's capabilities for Department of Defense missions.
Voyager Technologies plans to accelerate the rollout of optical solutions to support Department of Defense missions and to position these solutions for commercial adoption.
On January 27, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order authorizing the implementation of the Iron Dome for America and requesting the Department of Defense to develop a reference architecture for a next-generation missile defense shield.
The Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit will provide $5 million in funding to NUVIEW for the development of LiDAR equipment for satellites through the National Security Innovation Capital initiative.
Dr. Ajay Kothari has served as principal investigator on more than 35 NASA and Department of Defense contracts.
The Office of Space Commerce is leading development of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) to take over civil space traffic coordination work currently handled by the Department of Defense under Space Policy Directive 3.