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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DISA is implementing the Thunderdome program to improve the zero-trust environment and protect Department of Defense data in cloud-based environments.
The Department of Defense successfully tested the Common Hypersonic Glide Body on 2020-03-20.
York Space Systems is building communications satellites for the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency under a $94,000,000 contract awarded in 2020.
Space Policy Directive 3 directed the Department of Commerce to take over civil space traffic management from the Department of Defense in 2018.
Viasat Inc. was awarded a Department of Defense contract to provide vulnerability assessment testing and response support under a new DoD pilot program focused on improving the cybersecurity and resilience of DoD weapon systems.
The U.S. Department of Defense order for 50 Ovzon T6 mobile satellite terminals is valued at $1,920,000.
The Government Accountability Office and the Defense Department’s inspector general are investigating the decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.
Ovzon received a direct award from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide 50 Ovzon T6 mobile satellite terminals.
Orbit Fab expects the CRADA with the Air Force Research Laboratory to reduce the risk necessary to bring refueling to Department of Defense space assets.
In June, Orolia and U.S. government stakeholders including NOAA and the Department of Defense established proficiency for meeting and demonstrating the newly adopted Second Generation Cospas-Sarsat specification (406 MHz).
The Space Development Agency is interested in industry-developed sensors and other technologies that support the Department of Defense strategy to use satellites to track targets on the ground, at sea, and in the air and share that intelligence across military platforms worldwide.
Rocket Lab had been awarded competitive Phase I and Phase II awards with the Department of Defense that made the company eligible for a NASA Phase 3 launch award.
Maxar Technologies won a $44,000,000 contract option from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to continue providing the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and other government agencies with access to unclassified high-resolution commercial imagery from Maxar and other commercial data providers.
The Department of Defense operates its own satellites and seeks ways to access commercial satellite capacity when needed.
Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation have argued that the U.S. Space Command basing decision was politically motivated and not based on the Defense Department’s established objective criteria for selecting basing locations.
The transfers of Army and Navy SATCOM responsibilities to the U.S. Space Force are scheduled to be effective as of 2021-10-01 if the Department of Defense budget is passed and signed.
The Space Force’s Mission Manifest Office operates as the U.S. Space Force’s Gateway to Space by coordinating rides to space for Department of Defense and Intelligence Community sponsored satellite vehicles.
The Space Enterprise Consortium was established in 2017 to facilitate engagement between the Department of Defense space community, industry, and academia.
Descartes Labs is expanding into new roles serving the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.
Xplore Inc. received a $2,000,000 contract from National Security Innovation Capital within the Defense Innovation Unit of the Department of Defense.