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 Department of Defense has used Defense Production Act Title 3 funds to invest in sectors of the defense industry financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Fiscal Year 2021 NDAA authorizes $636,400,000,000 for the Department of Defense.
The Defense Department redirected the set-aside funds to other priorities such as small business loans on 2020-07-14.
The Defense Department canceled the small launch contract awards on 2020-07-01.
Chuck Beames proposed that the Defense Department could help the small launch industry by buying and launching small satellites to supplement existing networks of large satellites.
The Defense Department set aside $116,000,000 appropriated for Defense Production Act Title 3 investments for the small launch contracts.
The Defense Department selected six small launch companies for contracts funded under the Defense Production Act on 2020-06-18.
The House bill directs the Pentagon to establish the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space and Strategic Deterrence Policy with responsibility for space, nuclear deterrence, and missile defense.
Astra was one of six companies selected by the Department of Defense in June 2020 to receive contracts for two launches each under the Defense Production Act.
The Department of Defense withdrew the planned small launch awards to Astra and other companies on 2020-07-01.
The Commercial Satellite Communications Office, based in the Washington D.C. area, manages the procurement of commercial satcom for the Department of Defense.
Congress directed the Department of Defense to transfer the Space Development Agency to the Space Force by October 2022.
The Space Development Agency was established by the Department of Defense in March 2019 under the office of the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.
Pegasus is Northrop Grumman’s air-launched rocket and, together with Minotaur solid rockets, serves Department of Defense and intelligence agency customers.
On 2020-07-01 the Department of Defense withdrew the small launch contracts that would have been awarded to Aevum, Astra, X-Bow, Rocket Lab, Space Vector, and VOX Space to launch two rideshare missions over the next 24 months.
The Department of Defense intended on 2020-06-18 to award contracts to six small launch providers with funds appropriated for DPA Title 3 investments.
The Pentagon approved $116,000,000 for the small launch contracts but shifted the money to small business loan programs considered a more urgent priority.
The Department of Defense had set aside $116,000,000 for small launch contracts under the Defense Production Act and those funds were redirected to other priorities.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 directed the Pentagon to name an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration.
The Department of Defense awarded LeoLabs a $15,000,000 contract on 2020-07-10 funded under the Defense Production Act to support domestic industries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.