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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GovCIO provides technology solutions and support to the Department of Defense and its interagency partners across telecommunications technical and engineering services.
SCOUT Inc. and the U.S. Department of Defense, through United States Space Command, signed an agreement in November 2021 for space situational awareness services and data.
Kymeta has expanded into managed satellite services to package its hardware solutions as connectivity-as-a-service for customers including the U.S. Department of Defense and other end users.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall stated that adversary anti-satellite capabilities from countries like Russia and China require the Department of Defense to invest in advanced space systems.
The president’s proposed $773,000,000,000 Pentagon budget for fiscal year 2023 is $17,000,000,000 more than what Congress enacted for 2022.
President Biden’s $773,000,000,000 budget request for the Defense Department for fiscal year 2023 includes $24,500,000,000 for the U.S. Space Force and the Space Development Agency.
The Department of Defense’s 2023 budget supports a national defense strategy that identifies China as a key strategic competitor and Russia as an acute threat to U.S. and allied interests.
The Pentagon requested no funding for the Tracking Layer in 2022 and Congress inserted $550,000,000 in 2022.
Satellites in the 350- to 450-kilogram range provide enough power for most missions of interest to the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. intelligence agencies, and NASA.
Bill Carter, NOM4D program manager in DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office, expects that advances in the next 10 to 20 years will enable the Department of Defense to take full advantage of NOM4D-developed technologies and capabilities.
Leonardo DRS provides managed satellite communications services to the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies.
Hughes Network Systems, LLC was awarded an $18,000,000 contract by the Department of Defense to deploy a standalone 0.005 kg network at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state.
The Whidbey Island 0.005 kg work is part of ongoing Department of Defense 0.005 kg experimentation led by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
General Atomics acquired smallsat manufacturer Surrey Space Technology in 2017 to compete for Department of Defense contracts.
Leonardo DRS Global Enterprise Solutions is one of a handful of network integrators that provide managed satcom services to the Defense Department and other government agencies.
Leonardo DRS Global Enterprise Solutions is a business unit of defense contractor Leonardo DRS that provides managed satcom services to the Defense Department and other government agencies.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has advocated shifting Department of Defense capabilities to low Earth orbit and larger constellations because very large, exquisite satellites cost more and take longer to build and launch.
SES Government Solutions supplies elements intended to meet the Department of Defense’s Fighting SATCOM posture and deliver assured communications in contested environments.
The Transport Layer is a Defense Department communications network planned for low Earth orbit.
The Defense Department is investing in geostationary, medium, and proliferated low Earth orbit satcom simultaneously to increase resilience through diversity.