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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 Defense Innovation Unit partnered with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Weather Systems Branch to develop ground, air, and space-based prototypes for global weather sensing.

Mentioned as: Air Force Life Cycle Management CenterOrg RelationshipMar 7, 2024Muon Space Confirms Successful Deployment and Operational Status of Weather Satellite

Rhea Space Activity received Small Business Innovation Research awards from the U.S. Air Force to develop a "lunar intelligence dashboard" for monitoring spacecraft activities in cislunar space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 6, 2024Rhea Space Activity to fly navigation payloads on lunar lander mission

Terran Orbital was awarded a $15,200,000 contract to supply Ambassador Class satellite platforms with solar arrays and support equipment to the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 6, 2024Terran Orbital Awarded $15.2 Million US Space Force Contract to Supply Satellite Platforms

Axient Corp. won a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory in September 2023 to manage small-satellite military experiments.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 5, 2024Terran Orbital wins $15 million contract for U.S. Space Force satellite experiments

Terran Orbital was awarded a $15,200,000 contract to supply Ambassador Class satellite platforms complete with solar arrays and support equipment to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 5, 2024Terran Orbital’s $15.2 Million contract with U.S. Space Force

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Axient, which is based in Huntsville, Alabama, a $25,000,000 task order in September 2023 for integrated space experiments to be performed over the next three years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 5, 2024Terran Orbital wins $15 million contract for U.S. Space Force satellite experiments

Axient won a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory in September 2023 worth up to $25,000,000 for integrated space experiments.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 4, 2024BlackSky wins defense contract to supply satellite data to train AI models

The September 2023 $25,000,000 task order to Axient from the Air Force Research Laboratory is to be performed over the next three years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 4, 2024BlackSky wins defense contract to supply satellite data to train AI models

Axient awarded BlackSky a $2,000,000 task order in November 2023 on behalf of the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 4, 2024BlackSky wins defense contract to supply satellite data to train AI models

The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a 2018 contract worth $7,200,000,000 for up to 22 GPS IIIF satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 4, 2024Space Force eyes smaller, cheaper GPS satellites to augment constellation

The US Air Force awarded a $102 million contract to SpaceX in January 2022 for developing a point-to-point space transportation system.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 4, 2024Taking stock of the US space program

The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act blocked procurement of WGS-12 until the Department of the Air Force confirmed that commercial satellites could not perform the same service.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 1, 2024Boeing gets $439 million contract for U.S. military communications satellite

Viasat signed an agreement with Northrop Grumman on 2024-02-29 to support an Air Force Research Laboratory experiment using broadband satellite internet to connect military vehicles and aircraft.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 29, 2024Viasat links up with Northrop Grumman for Air Force communications experiment

Northrop Grumman is working under a $95 million, four-year contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory in June 2023 to design, develop, and test three prototype satellite terminals that use multiple commercial and military communication systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 29, 2024Viasat links up with Northrop Grumman for Air Force communications experiment

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has been awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman to support the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) Call 003 program, nicknamed Global Lightning.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 29, 2024Viasat Wins Contract from Northrop Grumman on U.S. Air Force’s Commercial Space Internet Experiments

Viasat will provide its ViaSat-3 satellite communications network to enable military users to access high-bandwidth satellite internet connectivity from existing U.S. Air Force aircraft or ground vehicles as part of its contract with Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 29, 2024Viasat links up with Northrop Grumman for Air Force communications experiment

The Air Force tested the Program 437AP with a camera system designed to photograph satellites during its lofted trajectory in the 1960s.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 26, 2024The middle of No and Where: Johnston Island and the US Air Force’s nuclear anti-satellite weapon

The Air Force aimed for Program 437 to intercept Soviet fractional or multi-orbit bombardment systems that the CIA believed the Soviet Union was developing.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 26, 2024The middle of No and Where: Johnston Island and the US Air Force’s nuclear anti-satellite weapon

The Air Force added missile launch capabilities to Johnston Island in the 1950s.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 26, 2024The middle of No and Where: Johnston Island and the US Air Force’s nuclear anti-satellite weapon

The United States Air Force operated the nuclear-armed Program 437 anti-satellite weapon from Johnston Island from 1962 to 1975.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 26, 2024The middle of No and Where: Johnston Island and the US Air Force’s nuclear anti-satellite weapon
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