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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 Defense Logistics Agency awarded NV5 Global a five-year, $6,000,000 contract to decarbonize and improve the resilience of Department of Defense installations and other Federal facilities around the world.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.7May 26, 2023NV5 Awarded $13 Million Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Contracts

The EWS Operational Demonstration-1 prototype will demonstrate new EO/IR sensor technology to provide operational-quality data to the Department of Defense weather community and to inform development of a more cost-effective and proliferated operational architecture.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 25, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) awards million$$ launch service order to Northrop Grumman

Space Systems Command manages an $11,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.

FinancialValue 4.6May 25, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) awards million$$ launch service order to Northrop Grumman

Under the U.S. Air Force Tactical Funding Increase program last August, Ursa Major and AFRL had a contract to qualify the 5,000-pound-thrust oxygen-rich staged-combustion Hadley rocket engine for future Department of Defense missions.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityFinancialValue 4.2May 24, 2023Ursa Major to Provide Hypersonics and Space Launch Capabilities for Air Force Research Laboratory

Tomorrow.io has been awarded more than $20,000,000 in contracts from the U.S. Department of Defense.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5May 19, 2023Tomorrow.io's Satellite Launch Forges Path for Advancement in Global Weather Forecasting

Space Systems Command manages an $11,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.

FinancialLegalValue 3.8May 19, 2023Space Systems Command Successfully Delivers Final Spaceflight Ready Payload to Japan

Astra Space, Inc. has been awarded a launch contract add-on for Rocket 4’s first test flight with the U.S. Department of Defense facilitated by the Defense Innovation Unit.

RelationshipsValue 4.0May 18, 2023Astra’s new launch add-on contract with Department of Defense

The first launch of Rocket 4 is intended to ensure that Rocket 4 will support future U.S. Department of Defense mission requirements.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0May 18, 2023Astra’s new launch add-on contract with Department of Defense

Astra Space, Inc. has been awarded a launch contract add-on for Rocket 4’s first test flight with the U.S. Department of Defense facilitated by the Defense Innovation Unit.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.2May 17, 2023Astra Space Secures New Launch Contract Add-On From US Department of Defense

The first launch of Rocket 4 is intended to ensure that Rocket 4 will support future U.S. Department of Defense mission requirements.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0May 17, 2023Astra Space Secures New Launch Contract Add-On From US Department of Defense

Space Systems Command manages an $11,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.

FinancialLegalValue 4.0May 17, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) completes final delivery of 2nd USSF hosted payload to Japan

On 2023-05-16 Astra Space, Inc. was awarded a launch contract add-on for Rocket 4’s first test flight by the U.S. Department of Defense, facilitated by the Defense Innovation Unit.

RelationshipsPlanGovernanceValue 4.4May 16, 2023Department of Defense Awards Astra New Launch Contract Add-On

Eutelsat attributed part of the decline in government services revenues to a drop in U.S. Department of Defense contract renewals that it expects to improve later 2023.

FinancialPlanValue 4.2May 12, 2023Eutelsat eager for OneWeb uplift as broadcast sales plummet

BigBear.ai serves customers including the US Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and the US Federal Government.

RelationshipsValue 2.8May 10, 2023L3Harris + BigBear.ai to deliver AI for autonomous surface vessels (ASV)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified that the Department of Defense’s 2024 budget request would make long-term investments of $33,300,000,000 in the resilience of U.S. space architecture.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0May 10, 2023America’s SPAC-funded NewSpace industry is crashing

As a Strategic Advisor, William 'Mac' Thornberry will provide guidance and insight to CesiumAstro to support the intelligence community and Department of Defense.

GovernanceValue 2.0May 9, 2023CesiumAstro Expands Advisory Board with Appointment of the Honorable William “Mac” Thornberry as Strategic Advisor

STEP 2.0 is an initiative within the U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program (STP) managed by Space Systems Command (SSC).

GeneralValue 2.0May 8, 2023SSC draft RFP released on SAM.gov for STEP 2.0 contract effort

Weiss Technik’s aerospace and space test chambers perform measurements based on standards established by the U.S. Department of Defense and the International Electrotechnical Commission.

CapabilityValue 3.0May 5, 2023Weiss-Technik Exhibited its Aerospace & Space Simulation Test Chambers at Space Tech Expo USA 2023

The Pentagon’s funding proposal for fiscal year 2024 seeks $30,000,000,000 for the U.S. Space Force.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0May 5, 2023DoD spending on commercial space services negligible, despite growing Space Force budget

The Pentagon plans to spend $6,500,000,000 on the ESS program over the next five years.

FinancialPlanValue 4.0May 3, 2023Lockheed, Raytheon to develop ground systems for nuclear-hardened satellite communications
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