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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Kymeta brought Manny Mora on to align its flat-panel technology with the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control requirements.
Rocket Lab Corporation has a $190 million contract with the United States Department of Defense.
Rocket Lab will conduct 20 hypersonic test flights with its Haste rocket for the Pentagon.
The Department of Defense is pursuing a proliferated, AI-driven Hybrid Space Architecture for national security.
The ALL.SPACE terminal is integrated into several U.S. Department of Defense and UK Ministry of Defence Programs of Record.
A January 2026 White House Executive Order titled "Ensuring American Space Superiority" mandated the Department of Defense to establish capabilities for detecting and countering threats within the cislunar regime.
Over 90% of Mynaric’s order backlog is tied directly or indirectly to the U.S. Department of Defense, including the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer.
Sierra Space holds contracts with all eight space procurement agencies within the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.
The Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications program is the space-based successor to Advanced Extremely High Frequency under the Pentagon’s nuclear command, control, and communications modernization effort.
Ovzon’s service for the Defense Department began immediately after the order.
The United States Defense Department has been an Ovzon customer since 2014.
The United States Defense Department operates a broad base of remote Ovzon satellite terminals.
Ovzon received a $1.3 million, three-month order from the United States Defense Department for satcom services and technical support.
Axiom Space is booking private astronaut missions, pharmaceutical research flights, and commercial manufacturing slots that are independent of NASA and the Department of Defense.
NASA and the Department of Defense are shifting to fixed-price commercial services that force private capital to absorb development and failure risk.
ExoAnalytic Solutions operates a network of more than 400 telescopes used to provide classified tracking and simulation services to the Department of Defense.
Hughes Network Services will provide input into hybrid, layered satellite communications networks to inform current and future Department of Defense hybrid space programs.
The Pentagon requested a supplemental budget to replenish high-end munitions and space-launch capabilities expended during the surge.
Slingshot Aerospace achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 to validate its ability to protect Controlled Unclassified Information in support of Department of Defense missions.
The Lockheed Martin contract modification increased the total cumulative face value of the underlying LRASM contract to $462.9 million.