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U.S. Department of Defense

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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 Pentagon deploys its most valuable space assets in the geostationary belt monitored by GSSAP satellites.

GeneralValue 2.0Jul 6, 2023Space Command argues for shift from static to dynamic satellite operations

Freedom Space is purpose built to support unique requirements, including classified missions, of the United States Department of Defense and National Security Space organizations.

GeneralValue 1.4Jul 6, 2023ATLAS Space Operations launches Freedom Space to support government missions + also names a new CEO

Under the single Blanket Purchase Agreement, SES Space & Defense, in partnership with other companies, will provide highly secure Global X-band SATCOM services to the U.S. Department of Defense.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 5, 2023SES Space & Defense awarded $134 Million from U.S. DoD for global X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement

DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) has been awarded a five-year X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with an estimated value of USD 134 million in support of the U.S. Department of Defense.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 5.0Jul 5, 2023SES Space & Defense awarded $134 Million from U.S. DoD for global X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement

The foreign military sales program is managed by the Defence Security Cooperation Agency of the US Department of Defense.

LegalValue 2.2Jul 3, 2023India Initiates Negotiations for Acquisition of MQ-9B Drones from the US

Defense Innovation Unit is a Department of Defense agency created to bring commercially developed technology into military programs.

LegalGeneralValue 1.2Jun 30, 2023Defense Innovation Unit solicits proposals for cargo delivery to and from space

DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), now part of SES Space & Defense, was awarded a five-year X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement with an estimated value of $134,000,000 to support the U.S. Department of Defense.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.8Jun 29, 2023U.S. DoD awards million$$$ to SES Space & Defense

Under the single Blanket Purchase Agreement, SES Space & Defense in partnership with other companies will provide highly secure global X-band SATCOM services to the U.S. Department of Defense.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 29, 2023U.S. DoD awards million$$$ to SES Space & Defense

SES Space & Defense was awarded a five-year X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement with an estimated value of USD 134 million in support of the U.S. Department of Defense.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 5.0Jun 28, 2023U.S. DoD Awards USD 134 Million Global X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement to SES Space & Defense

On 2023-06-28, SES Space & Defense won a five-year contract worth up to $134,000,000 to provide X-band satellite communications services to the U.S. Department of Defense.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.9Jun 28, 2023SES wins $134 million DoD contract for X-band satellite communications

The contract acquires nexgen maritime antennas from the Cobham Satcom Sea Tel product line to support United States Government and Department of Defense programs.

RelationshipsValue 4.3Jun 27, 2023Cobham Satcom receives million$$ contract from a U.S. Prime in support of USG + DoD for fleet ops

The House Appropriations Committee approved an $826,400,000,000 Department of Defense spending bill for fiscal year 2024.

FinancialLegalValue 4.0Jun 27, 2023House appropriators target Space Force programs

Danti is working alongside the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and various Department of Defense partners to provide a search tool for geospatial information.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.0Jun 26, 2023Just out of Stealth Startup To Build World’s First EO Data Search Engine

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the 2024 NDAA authorizes $844,000,000,000 for the Department of Defense.

LegalFinancialValue 4.0Jun 25, 2023Senate Armed Services Committee advances 2024 NDAA

Currently only Northrop Grumman and Aerojet Rocketdyne are supplying solid rocket motors to the U.S. Department of Defense.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 25, 2023Anduril acquires solid rocket motor manufacturer Adranos

Once fully deployed, the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer low-Earth-orbit constellation will become the fifth plane of satellites providing missile warning and tracking for the U.S. Department of Defense.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.8Jun 23, 2023Mynaric selected by Raytheon Technologies to supply optical communications terminals for SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program

Space Systems Command manages a $15,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.

FinancialGovernanceLegalValue 4.0Jun 22, 2023Space Systems Command’s statement as it launches National Reconnaissance Office mission aboard United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy rocket

Once fully deployed, the low-Earth-orbit Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation will become the fifth plane of satellites providing missile warning and tracking for the U.S. Department of Defense.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jun 22, 2023Raytheon Technologies Selects Mynaric to Supply Optical Communications Terminals for T1 Tracking Layer Program

The House Appropriations Committee defense subcommittee challenged the Department of Defense’s plans to eliminate a Next Gen OPIR geostationary spacecraft during its markup of the 2024 defense budget.

LegalPlanValue 2.4Jun 22, 2023Space Force missile-warning satellites drawing congressional attention

True Anomaly's range solutions are designed to integrate with and augment the Department of Defense's planned orbital range capacity.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.2Jun 20, 2023True Anomaly Announces Digital and On-Orbit Range Solutions Engineered to Ensure Space Readiness
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