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The Air Force is responsible for approximately 70 percent of the 62 systems that comprise NC3.
The Air Force plans to acquire more than 650 missiles under the GBSD program.
The Air Force awarded a $328,000,000 contract to Northrop Grumman in August 2017 to mature GBSD designs after a three-way competition.
The Air Force awarded a $349,000,000 contract to Boeing in August 2017 to mature GBSD designs after a three-way competition.
The Air Force is spending $10,000,000 to develop a flexible modem interface to connect existing terminals to commercial networks and military satellites.
United Launch Alliance was one of several companies seeking Launch Service Agreements from the U.S. Air Force to support continued development of new launch vehicles.
The Air Force’s Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellites detect missile launches from geostationary Earth orbit.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn orbital launch vehicle has a first stage designed to be reused and will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Aerojet Rocketdyne signed a modification of its Rocket Propulsion System other transaction authority agreement with the U.S. Air Force on 2018-06-25 to incorporate work on the RL10C-X engine.
The Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office has 250 people and manages a $30,000,000,000 portfolio.
Congress created the Space Rapid Capabilities Office with a $316,000,000 budget and a headquarters at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
The Air Force is considering adapting the open mission systems model used for the B-21 bomber so future software and electronics upgrades for satellites can be bought from commercial suppliers.
The Air Force decided to begin modernizing its missile warning constellation within the next five years and awarded Lockheed Martin the contract for geostationary orbit satellites and Northrop Grumman the contract for polar orbit satellites.
The U.S. Air Force awarded SpaceX a $130,000,000 contract to launch the Air Force Space Command AFSPC-52 satellite.
Rogers insists that space operations should be removed from the Air Force bureaucracy.
A study ordered by Congress in the 2018 defense policy bill will examine options for reorganizing the Air Force with a separate space branch and was outsourced to the Center for Naval Analyses.
Viasat Inc. was awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract by the United States Air Force in May 2018 worth up to $42,000,000 for supplemental units, maintenance, and support services for the AN/USQ-140(V) MIDS Low Volume Terminals.
Deborah Lee James recommended that multiple roadmaps for creating a Space Force be developed, including options that would avoid breaking up the Air Force.
A less palatable option for the Air Force would be creating a full-blown space service with its own civilian leadership that oversees Army and Navy space assets and their budgets.
The National Defense Authorization Act of 1947 created the U.S. Air Force.