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The Air Force began deploying GPS 3 satellites designed to be more resistant to jamming and spoofing.
Since 2015 the Air Force has funded upgrades to the legacy GPS ground control system so it can control GPS 3 satellites and provide an encrypted broadcast until OCX is available.
The Air Force does not expect to launch the final GPS 3F satellite in the series until 2034.
The U.S. Air Force’s 10th Wideband Global Satcom communications satellite (WGS-10) launched on a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket at 8:26 PM EST from Space Launch Complex-37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
The Space Development Agency decision surprised many inside the Pentagon and was not well received by Air Force organizations that currently develop space systems.
If Congress authorizes the new branch for fiscal year 2020, the Air Force must specify the staff that would have to be in place by 2018-10-01 to form the Space Force headquarters.
The Air Force share of DoD space investments is $10,300,000,000.
Heather Wilson will step down as Secretary of the Air Force to become president of the University of Texas at El Paso and is expected to depart on 2019-05-31.
Patrick Shanahan directed the Air Force in a 2019-02-21 memo to begin the detailed planning necessary to establish a U.S. Space Force when the legislation proposed by the President is enacted.
The House Armed Services Committee approved legislation in 2017 to create a Space Corps under the Department of the Air Force.
The Air Force is requesting $1,700,000,000 for the GPS III program in fiscal year 2020.
The Air Force is requesting $1,600,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 to double funding for missile warning satellites, including $1,400,000,000 for RDT&E for next-gen OPIR and about $200,000,000 to continue procurement of the Space Based Infrared System.
The U.S. Air Force is requesting $13,800,000,000 for space programs in its fiscal year 2020 budget.
In addition to the Air Force’s $13.8 billion, the fiscal year 2020 defense budget request includes $306,000,000 to establish three new organizations: a U.S. Space Force, a Space Development Agency, and U.S. Space Command.
About $10,300,000,000 of the Air Force fiscal year 2020 space portfolio funds the development and procurement of space technologies such as satellites, ground systems, and launch services.
The U.S. Air Force launched the first GPS satellite in 1978.
The Global Positioning System constellation consists of 31 satellites developed and operated by the U.S. Air Force.
The Department of Defense is seeking congressional approval to establish a U.S. Space Force as a sixth branch of the U.S. military under the Department of the Air Force.
The U.S. Air Force awarded a contract to Ball Aerospace for the Weather System Follow-on — Microwave satellite with a planned 2022 launch.
Heather Wilson prioritized the Air Force’s space mission while supporting efforts to stand up a Space Force in fiscal year 2020.