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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Congress directed the Department of Defense to integrate commercial satcom into its architecture and appropriators in the 2019 defense budget added nearly $50,000,000 for commercial satcom integration.
Commercial companies are offering low-latency, high-bandwidth broadband services in low, medium, and geostationary orbits that present an opportunity to incorporate those services into the Department of Defense’s military satcom architecture.
The Space Force unveiled a plan in February 2020 to change how it acquires satellite-based communications for the Department of Defense.
U.S. Transportation Command signed a CRADA with SpaceX in March 2020 to investigate using SpaceX’s commercial space transportation capabilities to expedite global delivery of Department of Defense materiel and personnel.
The Department of Defense invests $150,000,000 per year in the Space C2 program.
The US Department of Defense is exploring different approaches for absolute positioning and navigation in challenging environments.
Maxar Technologies won a $9,300,000 Department of Defense contract to produce two in-space servicing robotic arms for the Defense Innovation Unit.
The two robotic arms produced under the $9,300,000 contract will be used by the Department of Defense for in-space assembly and servicing.
The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act adds more than $645,000,000 to Defense Department space programs above the Biden administration’s request.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 directs the Department of Defense to examine all Space Force programs to determine if their classification levels could be lowered or if programs could be declassified entirely.
Congress directs the Pentagon to brief lawmakers on military use of commercial satellite communications services from non-geostationary orbit satellites.
Honeywell is working with Skyloom to qualify laser communications terminals for the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency.
Orbital Insight’s GO platform is purpose-built for the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community to deliver insights in a cloud-agnostic, secure, and readily deployable environment.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 requires the Department of Defense to study options to stand up a reserve component for the Space Force.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 authorizes $740,000,000,000 for the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2022.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 mandates a report from the Department of Defense and the intelligence community on efforts to improve innovation and competition in the National Security Space Launch program and to provide a plan for future investments in space access, mobility, and logistics technologies.
Orbital Insight’s GO platform is purpose-built for the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community to deliver insights in a cloud-agnostic, secure, and readily deployable environment.
The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Pentagon to brief lawmakers on military use of commercial satellite communications services from non-geostationary orbit satellites.
The NDAA requires the Department of Defense report to include requisite funding needed to prioritize and accelerate integration of non-geostationary commercial satellite capabilities into warfighting systems.
The NDAA requires the Department of Defense report to include future-year spending projections for efforts to integrate non-geostationary commercial satellite communication capabilities.