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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SES Space & Defense has been providing managed services to U.S. Department of Defense end-users through numerous Task Orders on the original MEO low-latency HTS service BPA since 2018.
SES will provide services to the U.S. Defense Department under a five-year agreement worth up to $270,000,000.
With the new contract, SES Space & Defense will support U.S. Department of Defense customers with MEO low-latency HTS services across the globe.
Calvelli stated that fixed-price contracts reduce risk for the Department of Defense and ease the burden of cost overruns.
NASA has not found other customers for SLS, including within the agency or the Defense Department.
ThayerMahan was awarded a $19,300,000 contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to continue developing specialized autonomous maritime sensing technology.
Since 2007, iDirect Government has supported the Department of Defense and other agencies with satellite communications solutions.
SILENTBARKER 2/NROL-118 is a joint National Reconnaissance Office and U.S. Space Force mission to provide space domain awareness for the Department of Defense and the intelligence community.
STP-5 is a Space Test Program mission for the U.S. Space Force that will launch two satellites in support of the Department of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office.
The U.S. Department of Defense and the Indian Ministry of Defense launched the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem, or INDUS-X, on 2023-06-21.
The Department of Defense currently operates the Space Based Infrared System constellation of missile-warning satellites in geosynchronous and highly elliptical orbits.
The Department of Defense spends nearly $150,000,000,000 a year on research and development.
The U.S. Department of Defense, federal agencies, and international coalition partners can acquire fully managed low-latency LEO satellite-based services from 16 selected awardees under the pLEO IDIQ.
L3Harris Technologies received two contracts worth up to $134,000,000 to update portions of the Department of Defense’s space domain awareness mission.
Satellite services delivered via multiple orbits provide a comprehensive range of connectivity capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.
The United States Space Force Space Systems Command Commercial Satellite Communications Office is seeking sources capable of supporting a Department of Defense effort to launch and maintain communications satellites with greater maneuverability and smaller size than traditional geostationary satellites.
The U.S. Department of Defense, federal agencies, and international coalition partners can acquire fully managed, low-latency LEO satellite-based services from 16 selected awardees under the IDIQ.
The U.S. Department of Defense, federal agencies, and international coalition partners can acquire fully managed low-latency LEO satellite-based services from 16 selected awardees under the pLEO IDIQ contract.
The Space Development Agency awarded York Space a $615,000,000 contract for 62 satellites for the Department of Defense’s Transport Layer Tranche 2 Alpha.
L3Harris received two Department of Defense contracts worth as much as $134,000,000 to update portions of the DoD’s Space Domain Awareness mission.