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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EM&C improves the effectiveness of the Department of Defense’s SATCOM infrastructure by enhancing resilience, expanding satellite link choices, reducing resource allocation times, and improving bandwidth efficiency.
TrustComm holds multiple U.S. Department of Defense contract vehicles to provide managed satellite services, including leveraging CS3 and GSA contract vehicles.
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate selected SMART SHOOTER in February 2020 to develop the Individual Weapon Overmatch Optic (IWOO) project.
The Department of Defense raised national security concerns in January about Momentus co-founders’ ownership stakes, which prevented Momentus from receiving an FAA payload approval for a January launch of its first Vigoride tug on a Falcon 9 and forced the launch to be postponed to no earlier than June.
Capella Space has contracts serving several U.S. intelligence and Department of Defense agencies, including the Defense Innovation Unit, the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy.
Rep. Mike Rogers emphasized the need for increased investments in space by the Department of Defense.
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) will challenge any proposed cuts to the Defense Department’s budget.
The 2021-03-16 letter asks that a re-evaluation of national spending priorities begin with the Department of Defense and suggests hundreds of billions directed to the military would have greater return if invested in diplomacy, humanitarian aid, global public health, sustainability initiatives, and basic research.
A 2021-03-16 letter signed by 50 House Democrats urges President Joe Biden to reduce the Pentagon’s budget to pay for other activities.
President Joe Biden intends to request about $704,000,000,000 for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2022.
The Department of Defense is the ninth announced launch customer for Terran 1.
Relativity Space received its first Defense Department contract on 2023-03-15 to launch a DoD Space Test Program mission.
Space Policy Directive 3 in June 2018 directed the Commerce Department, through the Office of Space Commerce, to take over civil space traffic management work from the Defense Department, a transition that is ongoing.
The Federal Aviation Administration was unable to grant SpaceX approval for the Momentus payload on the Transporter-1 launch in January 2021 due to national security and foreign ownership concerns raised by the Department of Defense during an interagency review.
The Pentagon announced the Space Force awards on 2021-03-09.
The Space Development Agency was created in March 2019 as a stand-alone Defense Department organization.
The Trump administration in 2018 directed the Department of Commerce to take over space traffic management duties from the Department of Defense, including tracking the location of satellites and debris and sharing that data with satellite operators to prevent collisions in orbit.
The $500,000,000 contract is intended to fill critical analysis gaps in acquisitions and increase the rigor of Space Force, Air Force, Army, Navy, and other Department of Defense resourcing decisions.
Department of Defense weather satellites provide accurate, actionable environmental intelligence data that support U.S. military operations.
The Defense Department announced the LinQuest $500,000,000 contract on 2021-03-05.