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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Under the Space Systems Command contract, Xage Security Gov will use the Xage Fabric to provide an identity-based zero trust cybersecurity mesh with distributed enforcement of services at the leading edge for Department of Defense systems.
Under the U.S. Space Force contract, Xage Security Gov will use the Xage Fabric to provide an identity-based zero-trust cybersecurity mesh with distributed enforcement of services at the network edge for Department of Defense systems.
The Department of Defense plans to spend $6,500,000,000 on the ESS program over the next five years.
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) was awarded a prime contract to provide combined joint all-domain command and control (CJADC2) analysis and support to the U.S. Department of Defense Joint Staff J6 Joint Assessment Division (JAD).
The Tranche 1 Transport Layer will serve as the backbone for the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) effort.
The Aerospace Corporation will combine the Space Systems Group and Defense Systems Group on 2023-10-01 to create a unified organization to support all of its Department of Defense customers.
The Teal 2 drone is approved by the U.S. Department of Defense as Blue UAS and is available for purchase through the federal government's GSA Advantage website.
BRIDGES aims to connect innovation from small companies that traditionally do not work with the U.S. government to classified Department of Defense research and development efforts.
The Teal 2 drone is approved by the U.S. Department of Defense as Blue UAS and is available for purchase through GSA Advantage.
BRIDGES aims to provide companies that demonstrate innovation and value to the Department of Defense the means to obtain a facility clearance and interact directly with DoD customers at classified levels.
Iridium’s satellite network is designed to provide mission-critical communications for the Department of Defense and other federal agencies in high-risk combat zones and during inclement weather events.
Iridium has over 25 years of experience operating in low Earth orbit and partnering with the Department of Defense.
The U.S. Department of Defense is discussing procuring satellites with maneuvering capability that require guidance, navigation, and control inside the satellite and bus.
EO Vista provides electro-optical and infrared space and airborne sensors to the Department of Defense, NASA, and intelligence customers.
Iridium has over 25 years of experience operating in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and partnering with the Department of Defense.
The Department of Defense may take actions in conflict to deny adversaries the ability to rely on their space-based services to find and strike U.S. forces.
The report responds to congressional requirements in the 2022 and 2023 National Defense Authorization Acts directing a review of Department of Defense space policy and requiring a publicly available strategy to defend on-orbit satellites of the Department of Defense and the intelligence community.
The Pentagon stated that SpaceX received a Defense Department contract to provide Starlink services in Ukraine but did not provide contract details.
Representative Mike Rogers supports a robust discussion on protecting the joint force from Russian and Chinese space weapons and seeks Department of Defense efforts to remove classification barriers with allies and partners.
The Ambassador bus is positioned as a top offering for Department of Defense and intelligence community customers and offers an optional Type 1 encryption capability.