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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Ellen Lord, who oversaw Pentagon acquisition during the Trump administration, supported closer development ties with India.
The Department of Defense approved an extension of Firefly support through September 2022.
The Department of Defense approved an extension of Firefly support through September 2022 to allow the National Interagency Fire Center in consultation with the Department of Defense to develop a viable long-term solution for future funding and operation of Firefly.
The Department of Defense must decide on a follow-on to the current MUOS capability before 2034 because the current MUOS system is estimated to degrade by 2034.
Teal Drones manufactures the Golden Eagle, one of only five drones approved by the US Department of Defense for reconnaissance, public safety, and inspection applications.
The Department of Defense is funding and developing plans to accelerate procurement and delivery of MUOS-compatible terminals.
The committee directed the Department of Defense to provide a strategy to address current and projected vulnerabilities in the Global Positioning System infrastructure and a plan to increase resilience of PNT systems.
The House NDAA supports Phase 2 of the National Security Space Launch program and requires the Department of Defense to provide a report on efforts to continue innovation and competition in launch with particular focus on space access, mobility, and logistics requirements.
A group of 13 members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks on 2021-08-31 requesting that the Department of Defense support Lockheed Martin’s proposed $4,400,000,000 acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Mission Microwave received a multi-million dollar order from a U.S. Department of Defense contractor to provide updated versions of the contractor’s highly integrated transceivers for a Man-Portable VSAT terminal.
The former Space and Missile Systems Center established a Program Integration Council (PIC) that includes representatives from the Department of Defense and intelligence agencies that acquire space systems.
The Aerospace Corporation is a federally funded research and development center based in El Segundo, California that focuses on analysis and assessment of space programs for the Department of Defense, NASA, and the National Reconnaissance Office.
In June, Virgin Orbit completed its second successful flight to space, Tubular Bells: Part One, which delivered several payloads for the U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program to a precise target orbit.
The 2020-10-01 NDAA directed the Department of Defense to establish a responsive launch program and estimate funding needed for that program over five years.
The Defense Department’s Space Development Agency released a request for proposals on 2021-08-30 to procure satellite manufacturers to build as many as 144 satellites.
The Defense Department’s Space Test Program payload STP-H7 will now launch together with STP-H8 on the next cargo Dragon mission later 2021.
Vulcan is slated to replace ULA’s Atlas V rocket because the Department of Defense cannot continue to buy RD-180 engines beyond 2022.
Mynaric anticipates the CONDOR Mk3 will comply with standards for up to 150 operational satellites that the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency plans to order early next year.
Paula Trimble previously worked at SpaceNews, covered GPS at another publication, worked at the Commerce Department, worked in private industry, and worked at the Department of Defense rapid prototyping office.
The Space Development Agency was established by the Defense Department in 2019 with the sole mission to accelerate the procurement of space capabilities and tap into commercial-sector innovation.