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U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
www.airforce.com/
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The Department of the Air Force began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 16, 2024Hydrosat gains million$ contract from the U.S.A.F. to enhance thermal imagery for National Defense

Hydrosat will deliver thermal satellite data from its VanZyl satellites to the U.S. Air Force for the first time under this contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 16, 2024Hydrosat gains million$ contract from the U.S.A.F. to enhance thermal imagery for National Defense

Under the $1,900,000 contract, Hydrosat will provide cloud and weather prediction capabilities based on its thermal satellite data for the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 16, 2024Hydrosat gains million$ contract from the U.S.A.F. to enhance thermal imagery for National Defense

Hydrosat was selected by the U.S. Air Force for a $1,900,000 contract to provide thermal satellite data to the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 16, 2024Hydrosat gains million$ contract from the U.S.A.F. to enhance thermal imagery for National Defense

Titov was accompanied by Nikolai Kamanin, the Soviet Air Force representative to the Soviet space program, during his American trip.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 7, 2024Cosmonaut exploitation: the CIA and Gherman Titov’s 1962 visit to the United States

Cady Coleman became a research chemist in the Air Force before becoming an astronaut.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 30, 2024Review: Sharing Space

Proponents of the Space Force’s 2019 creation argued at the time that establishing the service would reorganize existing Air Force space personnel and assets with minimal additional costs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 11, 2024U.S. Space Force budget falls short, officials warn

Bamboo Eagle 24-3 took place at various locations across the United States and the eastern Pacific Ocean from 2024-07-29 to 2024-08-10, and was based out of Nellis Air Force Base.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 11, 2024Viasat Supports U.S. Air Force with Next Generation Connectivity in Bamboo Eagle Exercise

Viasat supports Air Mobility Command’s initiative to equip 25 percent of the Mobility Air Forces fleet with next-generation resilient connectivity by 2025 ('25 by 25').

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 11, 2024Viasat Supports U.S. Air Force with Next Generation Connectivity in Bamboo Eagle Exercise

PlanetiQ successfully launched the GNOMES-5 satellite on 2024-08-16 from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 11, 2024PlanetiQ awarded million$ NOAA Contract

Air Combat Command developed tactics, techniques, and procedures with Mobility Air Forces for non-traditional tactical command and control during Bamboo Eagle 24-3 with mission-critical applications operated by the Airborne Mission System Specialist.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 11, 2024Viasat Supports U.S. Air Force with Next Generation Connectivity in Bamboo Eagle Exercise

Mobius Logic, Inc. was selected by AFWERX for a Tactical Fund Increase (TACFI) contract worth $3,200,000 focused on developing AI and reinforcement learning tools for an asymmetric autonomous space fleet and augmenting the existing manned fleet to address Department of the Air Force challenges.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 9, 2024Mobius Logic, Inc. wins million$ TACFI Award

The Department of the Air Force began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 9, 2024Mobius Logic, Inc. wins million$ TACFI Award

A 2021 test conducted with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency used different optical terminals that did not comply with the current SDA standard.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 4, 2024SpaceX satellites with Tesat terminals achieve first laser data exchange for U.S. military

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Benchmark Space Systems $4,900,000 to develop propulsion systems for the ASCENT monopropellant.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 4, 2024Benchmark wins $4.9 million award for ASCENT propulsion systems

The Department of the Air Force might slow GPS IIIF purchases in 2026 to help finance R-GPS given a surplus of four GPS III satellites already delivered and awaiting launch.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 4, 2024Space Force defends plan to buy smaller, cheaper satellites to reinforce GPS

On 2024-09-04, Benchmark Space Systems won a two-year, $4,900,000 Air Force Research Lab award to further develop non-catalytic 22 Newton-to-100 Newton class propulsion systems using ASCENT monopropellant for government missions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 4, 2024Press Release: Benchmark Awarded $4.9M Air Force Research Lab Contract to Scale Ascent-Fueled Thrusters For Government Missions

Lee Rosen is ThinkOrbital’s co-founder and a retired Air Force colonel.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 30, 2024Space startup ThinkOrbital taps retired general John Shaw as advisor

John Shaw's appointment follows ThinkOrbital's hiring of retired Air Force Col. Justin Chandler as vice president of government relations and strategic partnerships.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 30, 2024Space startup ThinkOrbital taps retired general John Shaw as advisor

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Raytheon Technologies a $51,700,000 contract to develop satellite communications antennas for military aircraft.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 29, 2024Raytheon wins $51.7 million contract for military satcom antennas
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