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The U.S. Navy plays a crucial role in the space industry through Naval Space Command (NAVSPACECOM). NAVSPACECOM is tasked with developing space capabilities to provide the Navy with global communications, targeting, and reconnaissance using space-based assets. They advocate for space-based capabilities and integrate them into maritime operations, working with partners like the U.S. Space Command to ensure maritime operations are supported by space assets. The Navy also has a history of contributing to manned spaceflight programs, including astronaut recovery and the development of satellite technology for navigation and communication.

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Capella Space won a Department of Defense contract last year to provide airborne synthetic aperture radar data to the U.S. Navy.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Jun 17, 2021Capella Space wins research contract from U.S. Space Development Agency

The MQ-25 T1 is a predecessor to seven test aircraft Boeing is manufacturing under a 2018 contract award.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 8, 2021Aviation History: Boeing MQ-25 T1 UAV Refuels A USN F/A-18 Super Hornet In Flight

MQ-25 T1 will continue flight testing before being shipped to Norfolk, Virginia, for deck handling trials aboard a U.S. Navy carrier later this year.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 8, 2021Aviation History: Boeing MQ-25 T1 UAV Refuels A USN F/A-18 Super Hornet In Flight

On June 4, the MQ-25 T1 successfully extended its hose and drogue to refuel a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jun 8, 2021Aviation History: Boeing MQ-25 T1 UAV Refuels A USN F/A-18 Super Hornet In Flight

The U.S. Navy and Boeing demonstrated air-to-air refueling using the MQ-25 T1 unmanned aircraft for the first time in history.

CapabilityValue 4.2Jun 8, 2021Aviation History: Boeing MQ-25 T1 UAV Refuels A USN F/A-18 Super Hornet In Flight

The $2,200,000,000 increase sought for the Space Force includes new investments in space systems and transfers of funding from the Air Force, Navy, and Army.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0May 28, 2021Biden seeks $2 billion funding boost for U.S. Space Force

GeoBase data collected by Woolpert are deposited into the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s GRiD repository to support other U.S. Department of Defense organizations, including the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.5May 27, 2021Woolpert collecting imagery and lidar, providing technical support in Alaska for USAF GeoBase Program

Under the U.S. Navy’s Rapidly Integrated Tactical Communications Payload Award, CesiumAstro developed a multi-beam active phased array antenna with software-defined radio and a digital backend capable of connecting disparate networks and providing stand-in resilience in contested environments.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 24, 2021Airborne and In-Orbit Communications Leader CesiumAstro, Inc. Readies for First Mission to Launch; Company Wins Swath of Commercial Milestones

Honeywell will provide the Peruvian Navy with a Middle Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) ground station system.

RelationshipsValue 4.0May 12, 2021Honeywell’s Satellite + Ground Station Tech To Coordinate The Peruvian Navy’s Search + Rescue Ops

With the MEOSAR system acquisition, the Peruvian Navy obtained Honeywell’s full global tracking technology suite, which includes lower Earth orbit and geostationary Earth orbit ground station networks.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6May 12, 2021Honeywell’s Satellite + Ground Station Tech To Coordinate The Peruvian Navy’s Search + Rescue Ops

As Chief Executive of NAVWAR, Admiral Christian "Boris" Becker led an 11,000-person global organization responsible for the design, delivery, and supporting logistics of the U.S. Navy’s global satellite and communications networks and enterprise-wide business systems.

GovernanceCapabilityValue 4.0May 12, 2021Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Names The Firm’s New CEO

TrustComm signed an agreement on 2021-03-16 to be OneWeb's Department of Defense distribution partner focusing on early adopters including the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and the U.S. Army Futures Research Lab.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.5May 10, 2021OneWeb creating government subsidiary after buying TrustComm

The Yaogan-30 satellites may become part of the Chinese Chuangxin-5 (CX-5) constellation that is used by the Chinese Navy for military surveillance.

PlanRelationshipsValue 3.5May 7, 2021China Sends Remote Sensing Satellites To Orbit

The SFI military and strategic team includes R. James Woolsey, former Secretary of the Navy and head of the Central Intelligence Agency.

GovernanceValue 3.0May 5, 2021SpaceFund Intelligence Firm Is Birthed By The SpaceFund VC Company

Martin UAV was one of thirteen respondents to the Navy's Mi2 Challenge.

GeneralValue 2.5Apr 29, 2021Martin UAV selected to prototype Navy UAS

The V-BAT is integral in reshaping mission requirements and capability offerings for the Navy.

CapabilityValue 2.0Apr 29, 2021Martin UAV selected to prototype Navy UAS

The Navy selected Martin UAV's V-BAT for a VTOL UAS prototyping and development effort.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Apr 29, 2021Martin UAV selected to prototype Navy UAS

U.S. Space Command is expanding its space surveillance network by integrating data from ground and sea-based radar used by the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy for missile defense.

PlanCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 20, 2021Congested orbits a top concern for U.S. Space Command

The Chief of Navy inspected EM Solutions’ expanded factory facility that will accommodate production of two much larger maritime communications terminals.

GrowthCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 12, 2021EM Solutions Completes Cobra Terminal Shipments To The Royal Australian Navy

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael Bernacchi, director of Strategy, Plans and Policy, signed the arrangement at USSPACECOM.

LegalValue 1.4Apr 2, 2021U.S. Space Command Invites Liaison Officer From Japan Air Self-Defense Force To The Command
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