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 Department’s Space Development Agency awarded nearly $1,800,000,000 in contracts on 2022-02-28 to produce 126 satellites for a global low Earth orbit communications network.
David Buck, president of BRPH Mission Solutions and a retired Air Force lieutenant general, predicted the Defense Department would eventually become comfortable using other commercial spaceports.
Following Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea, Congress directed the Department of Defense to stop using launch vehicles powered by Russian engines and allowed DoD to award contracts for Atlas 5 launches only through 2022.
No U.S. satellites have been attacked as of February 24, according to a Department of Defense official.
The Atlas V rocket has launched 90 times with payloads for the Department of Defense, NASA, and commercial customers.
The Pentagon did not plan to buy WGS-11+ but Congress directed the purchase.
The Defense Department announced on 2022-02-22 that the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom have signed a joint vision document called Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Vision 2031.
Tyvak is Lockheed Martin’s partner for the contract Lockheed Martin won in 2020 to build 10 satellites for the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency.
The Space Force provides space-based support services to the entire Department of Defense, including satellite communications, GPS navigation, and weather data.
GAO advised the U.S. Department of Defense to maintain supply chains, gather intelligence, and leverage emerging space, cyber, and AI technologies in response to potential threats.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office stated that the Defense Department must be better prepared to respond to China's advancements in space, cyberwarfare, and artificial intelligence.
The Department of Defense’s 2022-02-15 report states that when a merger threatens DoD interests, DoD will support the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice in antitrust investigations and recommendations involving the defense industrial base.
MTP will partner with Space Launch Delta 45 to facilitate the safe launch of Department of Defense National Security Space, NASA, NOAA, commercial, and Naval missions.
Viasat’s VISION management software achieved U.S. Department of Defense Joint Interoperability Test Command Integrated Waveform certification on 2022-02-15.
The Department of Defense’s Space Development Agency is seeking ways to rapidly acquire Earth observation data.
The Space Development Agency has focused primarily on acquiring satellites more quickly, in greater quantity, and at lower prices than the Defense Department has traditionally paid.
Transitioning satellite-based networks to a zero trust architecture will require significant coordination between the Defense Department and commercial satcom operators that provide services to DoD.
The Pentagon awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a $7,000,000 contract for a six-month pilot effort to determine how a zero trust architecture would be implemented across all DoD information systems.
Mikhail Kokorich and Momentus co-founder Lev Khasis divested their shares in Momentus after the U.S. Defense Department raised concerns about foreign ownership.
Northrop Grumman’s SPOC solution is designed to provide open architecture communications capabilities to help the Department of Defense realize decision superiority for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2).