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U.S. Air Force

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gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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Benchmark Space Systems received a two-year, $2,810,000 Air Force Research Laboratory SPRINT award to further develop and test flight-optimized thrusters running on ASCENT fuel.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 30, 2023Benchmark Space Systems wins 2nd AFRL contract for new thrusters testing

The U.S. Air Force designed and built the radar sites during the Cold War primarily to detect and track intercontinental ballistic missiles and sea-launched ballistic missiles while also conducting general space surveillance and satellite tracking.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductAug 29, 2023SAIC wins $574 million contract to maintain Space Force radar sites

Benchmark Space Systems won a $2,810,000 U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contract to continue development and testing of thrusters running on Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic (ASCENT) fuel.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialAug 29, 2023Benchmark wins AFRL award to develop thrusters for ASCENT

The U.S. Air Force awarded Umbra a $1,250,000 contract to demonstrate the capabilities of space-based radar sensors to track moving ground targets.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 22, 2023umbra-selected-to-demonstrate-space-based-radar-to-track-moving-targets

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

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 22, 2023Umbra Selected by AFWERX for $1.25M SBIR Phase II Contract

The Air Force will work with Umbra on space-based moving target indication under a Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 contract dated 2023-08-22.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 22, 2023umbra-selected-to-demonstrate-space-based-radar-to-track-moving-targets

In 2021, the Air Force and Space Force planned to work with the U.S. intelligence community to pursue a space-based target tracking capability intended to replace JSTARS.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 22, 2023umbra-selected-to-demonstrate-space-based-radar-to-track-moving-targets

Umbra intends to partner with AFWERX, the broader Department of the Air Force, and other Department of Defense and intelligence community stakeholders to provide affordable spacecraft, ground infrastructure, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology.

Mentioned as: department of the air forceTechnical ProductAug 22, 2023Umbra Selected by AFWERX for $1.25M SBIR Phase II Contract

AFWERX launched IGNITE, a platform where defense users can search for and interact with thousands of small businesses that have received Department of the Air Force SBIR or STTR awards.

Mentioned as: Department of the Air ForceTechnical ProductAug 20, 2023AFWERX’ new IGNITE platform for defense innovation

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations published a bulletin on 2023-08-18 about foreign intelligence targeting of the U.S. space industry.

Mentioned as: Air Force Office of Special InvestigationsTechnical ProductAug 18, 2023U.S. government warns of foreign intelligence threats to the space industry

GSSAP 2 was one of six Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites built by Northrop Grumman that the U.S. Air Force began launching in 2014.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 15, 2023U.S. deactivates GSSAP surveillance satellite, two new ones in the works

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018 to expand the range of innovations the DAF funds.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2023RTI awarded million$ defense research contract by AFWERX

The 2023 Hyperspace Challenge accelerator is funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory and the SpaceWERX office.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 14, 2023Space Force pitch to private sector: ‘Help us with space protection’

The Department of the Air Force began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018, which expanded the range of innovations eligible for DAF funding.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 11, 2023SCOUT in Collaboration with Stanford University Wins $1.5M Phase II STTR from US Space Force

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

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 11, 2023SCOUT awarded million$ by SpaceWERX

SCOUT Space was selected by SpaceWERX for a Phase II STTR award in the amount of $$1,500,000 focused on "Robust Cross-Domain Optical Navigation with Space-Based Sensors" to address Department of the Air Force challenges.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 11, 2023SCOUT in Collaboration with Stanford University Wins $1.5M Phase II STTR from US Space Force

The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR process by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines, expanding the pool of potential applicants, and implementing process improvements in contract execution to reduce bureaucratic overhead.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 11, 2023SCOUT awarded million$ by SpaceWERX

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, was awarded a $36,000,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop and demonstrate a platform-agnostic, Beyond-Line-Of-Sight (BLOS) SATCOM pod.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 10, 2023RTX Trilogy: Contract to develop platform agnostic BLOS SATCOM solution / New large form factor CubeSat / DARPA award for AI to human values

GA-ASI demonstrated Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) using the U.S. Air Force’s Project FoX system, which included a touchscreen tablet for fighter cockpits.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 10, 2023GA-ASI advances the ecosystem for autonomously operational UCAV

Starfish Space secured $1,800,000 from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX technology accelerator to develop its satellite guidance software.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 8, 2023Starfish Space wins Air Force contract to develop satellite guidance software
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