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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The Department of Defense anticipates that launching the Tranche 0 satellites and HBTSS together in early 2024 will enable concurrent warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced threats.
Muon Space will perform a feasibility study to determine the benefit of modifying its multispectral Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) instrument to support the Department of Defense’s cloud characterization observation capability.
The Department of Defense anticipates that launching the Tranche 0 satellites together with the HBTSS satellite in early 2024 will enable concurrent warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced threats.
The Department of Defense projects the Sentinel program will cost at least $96,000,000,000 for 400 missiles.
Aerovel has deployed the Flexrotor in a variety of maritime security exercises under contracts supported by the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Department of Defense has released its inaugural National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS) to guide engagement, policy development, and investment in the industrial base for the next three to five years.
Muon Space will perform a feasibility study to determine the benefit of modifying its multispectral Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) instrument to support the Department of Defense’s cloud characterization observation capability.
Ovzon 3 is intended to provide mobile connectivity mainly to government customers, including the U.S. Department of Defense.
Under a Small Business Innovation Research Phase 1 contract from the U.S. Air Force, Muon Space will perform a feasibility study to determine the benefit of modifying its multispectral electro-optical/infrared instrument to support the Department of Defense’s cloud characterization observation capability.
Muon Space is developing an electro-optical/infrared constellation solution to offer a commercial path to fill Department of Defense cloud characterization gaps.
SpaceX's clientele includes a diverse range of customers from startups to space agencies across continents, NASA, and the US Department of Defense.
The T2TL-Beta satellites are part of SDA’s Tranche 2 program and will be integrated into SDA’s Transport Layer to provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to meet Department of Defense needs.
The Rocket Lab prime contractor contract establishes Rocket Lab’s position as a satellite prime contractor providing supply chain diversity to the Department of Defense through vertical integration.
The T2TL – Beta satellites will be integrated into SDA’s Transport Layer to provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to meet Department of Defense needs.
NASA sent the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) to geosynchronous orbit hosted on the Defense Department’s Space Test Program Satellite 6.
John Hill from the Pentagon stated that interagency consultation for national security is part of the White House’s mission authorization proposal.
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Teal Drones, has been selected by the Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit and the U.S. Army as one of two finalists in the Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 Program of Record.
The compromise NDAA unveiled on 2023-12-06 authorizes $841,400,000,000 for the Department of Defense.
The NDAA directs the Space Force to submit a plan to improve threat-sharing arrangements with commercial space operators that are under contract with the Department of Defense.
The MOL program was announced by the Department of Defense in December 1963.