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.
All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
The Department of Defense requested $15,400,000,000 for the Space Force in its fiscal year 2021 budget request.
The U.S. Space Force unveiled a plan on 2020-02-19 to change how it acquires satellite-based communications for the Defense Department.
The Space Force will develop a plan to supplement and replace the capacity provided by the Department of Defense’s Wideband Global Satcom constellation over the next decade as those satellites go out of service.
Space Policy Directive 3 from June 2018 directed the Commerce Department to take over civil space traffic management responsibilities from the Defense Department.
As director of the Space Test Program, D. Jason Cothern led the Rocket Systems Launch Program and was mission director for the Department of Defense’s first SpaceX Falcon 9 launch that deployed the NASA and NOAA DSCOVR satellite in February 2015.
The Pentagon’s 2020-02-03 report to Congress stated that DoD cannot execute its military space missions today without the Guard and Reserve.
National Guard Bureau officials and adjutants general from five states met with reporters at the Pentagon on 2020-02-12 to advocate establishing a Space National Guard as a reserve component to the U.S. Space Force.
The Department of Defense will work with interagency partners led by the Department of Commerce to develop guidance that mitigates risks of disruption to critical infrastructure that rely on positioning, navigation, and timing services.
The Pentagon’s 2020-02-03 report to Congress identified an opportunity for the Space Force to design a new human capital management approach tailored to the space mission set and current-generation preferences.
The Pentagon’s fiscal year 2021 budget request includes $88,000,000 to complete construction of a Consolidated Space Operations Facility at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.
The Pentagon released DoD budget documents on 2020-02-10 that documented the 2021 budget request.
The Department of Defense projects the U.S. Space Force headquarters will grow to 1,800 people by fiscal year 2025.
The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit solicits pitches from the space industry for next-generation technologies.
The Pentagon is developing an updated U.S. defense space strategy to replace the 2011 version.
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act created the U.S. Space Force and gives the Department of Defense and the Air Force flexibility to adjust the organization subject to conditions.
Fred Kennedy, former head of the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency, indicated that defense and intelligence agencies are eager to leverage the capabilities from small satellites and networks.
Accion Systems’ total funding figure of $36,000,000 includes $14,000,000 in awards from the U.S. Defense Department and NASA.
The report estimates that the new service will not require more than $500,000,000 annually above current Department of Defense spending on space organizations and that total additional costs would not exceed $2,000,000,000 over the next five years.
The Department of Defense plans to invest at least $100,000,000,000 in space systems over the next decade.
Observations by LeoLabs and the Defense Department after the 2020-01-29 conjunction confirmed both IRAS and GGSE 4 were intact.