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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Space Systems Command manages an $11,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.
A National Spaceport Interagency Working Group established in June includes the FAA, NASA, the Defense Department, and other agencies.
Boeing based the 702MP+ on the flight-proven 702 vehicle design that hosts the U.S. Department of Defense’s Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) constellation.
The 702MP+ platform is based on Boeing’s flight-proven 702 vehicle design that hosts the U.S. Department of Defense’s Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) constellation and more than 40 other satellites, including ViaSat-2.
A terminal capable of simultaneously connecting to LEO, GEO, and MEO satellites is critical for NATO and U.S. Department of Defense customers to deliver data at the tactical edge in contested environments.
Geost Inc. is based in Tucson, Arizona and develops space situational awareness payloads for Department of Defense and U.S. intelligence agencies.
Boeing’s 702MP+ is based on the flight-proven 702 vehicle design that hosts the U.S. Department of Defense’s Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) constellation and more than 40 other high-performing satellites, including ViaSat-2.
SES plans to offer the All.Space flat panel terminal to both commercial and Department of Defense users.
Space Systems Command manages an $11,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.
Congress inserted $600,000,000 for communications satellites in 2018 that were not budgeted by the Department of Defense.
Congress enacted a 2023 defense appropriations bill in late December that earmarked $442,000,000 for a wideband communications satellite not requested by the Pentagon.
The Department of Defense assessed that the third Next-Gen OPIR satellite vehicle is not required because the current Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) constellation continues positive performance.
The Department of Defense is seeking $2,600,000,000 for launch services for 15 missions in the 2024 budget request.
The Department of Defense budget seeks about $1,200,000,000 for the GPS Enterprise, including $980,000,000 for research, development, and testing and nearly $280,000,000 for procurement.
The fiscal year 2024 Department of Defense budget request includes $30,000,000,000 for the U.S. Space Force.
President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of Defense totals $842,000,000,000.
RS21 won U.S. Space Force Small Business Innovation Research contracts in 2021 and 2022 to develop, test, and deploy SPAICE in ground software for the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program-7 mission scheduled to launch later 2023.
The demonstration validated the integration of software and hardware with the current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) SATCOM architecture.
The Biden administration unveiled a proposed fiscal year 2024 spending plan on 2023-03-09 that includes $842,000,000,000 for the Department of Defense.
The proposed fiscal year 2024 Defense Department budget of $842,000,000,000 is an increase of $26 billion, or 3.2 percent, above the amount Congress enacted for 2023.