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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Tomorrow.io has been awarded more than $20,000,000 in contracts from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Space Systems Command manages a $15,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.
VICTUS NOX is leading the Department of Defense’s ability to launch and establish on-orbit operations in days rather than the months and years it typically takes.
Astranis engaged the U.S. Department of Defense and invested private company funds to develop software-defined radio technology for on-orbit communications.
PAR Government and ICEYE US will deliver near-real-time persistent monitoring services to Department of Defense decision makers under the guidance of Space Systems Command.
Rome Research Corporation has partnered with Department of Defense customers to provide satellite communications and space-related operations and maintenance services, including 24/7/365 terrestrial communication systems support, IT-related support, telecommunications engineering, and installation services.
To date, Rome Research Corporation’s Department of Defense customers have won more than 80 Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) facility awards.
Hughes Network Systems has a distribution agreement with OneWeb Technologies to deliver managed wideband LEO services to the Department of Defense.
The IDIQ allows the U.S. Department of Defense, other federal agencies, and international coalition partners to procure fully managed, low-latency LEO services from Hughes.
Umbra intends to partner with AFWERX, the broader Department of the Air Force, and other Department of Defense and intelligence community stakeholders to provide affordable spacecraft, ground infrastructure, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is seeking information from the private sector on barriers encountered by commercial remote sensing data providers when doing business with the intelligence community and the Department of Defense.
Hughes has a distribution agreement with OneWeb Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of OneWeb, to deliver managed wideband LEO services to the Department of Defense.
Under the IDIQ, the U.S. Department of Defense, other federal agencies, and international coalition partners can procure fully managed, low-latency LEO services from Hughes.
The Director of National Intelligence directed a study to examine ways to overcome barriers to use of commercial remote sensing, space-based data, and analytic services in the intelligence community and the Department of Defense.
The Space Development Agency uses a commercial-like model to acquire satellites, incrementally adding new technologies as they become available in contrast to the Department of Defense’s traditional method of funding one large acquisition over many years.
IGNITE was built on top of the VISION platform used by thousands of Department of Defense users.
More than 5,200 defense users across every branch of the Department of Defense are currently using the VISION platform.
Momentus signed a contract with the U.S. Defense Department’s Space Development Agency for a Small Business Innovation Research Award titled "Orbital Service Vehicle Enhancements to Meet Department of Defense (DoD) Mission Requirements."
Momentus received a Small Business Innovation Research award from the Space Development Agency valued at nearly $750,000 to tailor the Vigoride tug for U.S. Department of Defense applications, with an option worth nearly $1,200,000 for future work.
Major geomagnetic storms disrupted the U.S. Department of Defense’s satellite catalog five times between 1967 and 2003.