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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The U.S. Department of Defense awarded BlackSky Geospatial Solutions LLC a $99 million contract on March 6, 2026 to develop a next-generation optical imaging system testbed.
The Department of Defense contract actions on March 6, 2026 reflect concurrent funding of traditional munitions production and emerging commercial satellite technology.
The report’s "Go Big or Go Home" path calls for a large-scale 100-to-500-kilowatt electric space nuclear project led by NASA or the Department of Defense.
The Department of Defense revised Section 5.4.3.2 of its Law of War Manual in July 2023 to require presuming persons or objects are protected unless available information indicates they are military objectives.
The Pentagon intends for Operation Epic Fury to continue until imminent threats from Iran’s ballistic missile caches are neutralized.
GHOST-R aims to address a capability gap in the Department of Defense’s ability to maintain custody of friendly and adversarial satellites in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit.
The Pentagon is pursuing a hybrid space architecture that leverages commercial speed and private capital to monitor geosynchronous space.
GHOST-R is a Pentagon program to deploy high-resolution electro-optical sensors in geosynchronous orbit for tactical space-based reconnaissance.
The contract is funded through the Pentagon’s Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program.
HASTE provides a dedicated and reliable path for hypersonic testing for the U.S. Department of Defense.
The HASTE vehicle provides a dedicated path for Department of Defense hypersonic testing.
L3Harris Technologies’s restructuring aligns its satellite payload and missile defense divisions to match the Pentagon’s two-year spiral development cadence.
L3Harris’s restructuring aims to align its satellite payload and missile defense divisions to match the Pentagon’s two-year spiral development cadence.
The Rocket Lab delivery schedule for SDA Tranche 2 satellites aligns with the Pentagon’s mandate for a resilient, proliferated Low Earth Orbit constellation to counter emerging hypersonic threats.
The Department of Defense awarded 284 production OTA transactions in fiscal year 2024.
The Europa Track 2 award supports the Department of Defense’s vision for resilient, hybrid architectures, including the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), by enabling scalable, interoperable capabilities through commercial infrastructure.
CMMC Level 2 validates an organization’s ability to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in support of Department of Defense (DoD) missions.
The Department of Defense awarded LinQuest Corp. a $44,924,742 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to contract FA8808-19-C-0006 on February 26, 2026.
On February 26, 2026, the Department of Defense awarded LinQuest Corp. a $44,924,742 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to contract FA8808-19-C-0006.
The Department of Defense is shifting toward a proliferated, multi-orbit sensor architecture to counter maneuvering hypersonic threats as part of the Golden Dome initiative.