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U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
www.airforce.com/
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In March 2021, the U.S. Air Force engaged business satellite operators to develop a hybrid architecture that allows switching between commercial and military satellites.

Mentioned as: air forceTechnical ProductJul 14, 2023ResearchAndMarkets.com reports global military vetronics market to reach $7.12 billion by 2032: rising government spending on defense drives growth

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

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 13, 2023Phase Four Selected by AFWERX to Develop Critical Technology for Electric Propulsion

Muon Space was awarded an option to its contract with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Weather Systems Branch and the Defense Innovation Unit to collect ionospheric data on the MuSat-2 satellite mission.

Mentioned as: Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Weather Systems BranchTechnical ProductJul 12, 2023Muon Space Awarded Additional Funding from AFLMC and DIU for Ionospheric Data Collection

The U.S. Air Force is working with Albedo under a separate $1,250,000 contract to integrate Albedo imagery tasking with government systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2023Thermal imagery sector heats up

The U.S. Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center is funding Albedo’s infrared technology under a $1,250,000 contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2023Thermal imagery sector heats up

Muon Space will supply the U.S. Air Force with global soil moisture and sea surface wind measurements and will supply ionospheric data to the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2023Muon wins option to monitor ionosphere for Space Force

The original $2,800,000 contract awarded in 2022 to Muon Space by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Weather Systems Branch and the Defense Innovation Unit requires Muon Space to deliver terrestrial weather products to the Air Force 557th Weather Wing from a space-based prototype microwave sensor.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2023Muon wins option to monitor ionosphere for Space Force

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

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 10, 2023Phase Four Announces AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) Award

Marcus Wandt, a Swedish Air Force pilot selected by ESA as a reserve astronaut in November 2022, will fly on the Axiom commercial flight funded by ESA and the Swedish National Space Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanJul 7, 2023Interest grows for human spaceflight in Europe

Walter Villadei, an Italian Air Force pilot, flew on Virgin Galactic’s first commercial suborbital flight on 2023-06-29 and trained with Axiom Space while serving as a backup on the Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station in May.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 7, 2023Interest grows for human spaceflight in Europe

John Williams served 21 years as a United States Air Force officer in roles including operations, acquisition, budgeting, strategic planning, and command.

Mentioned as: United States Air ForceTechnical ProductJul 6, 2023ATLAS Space Operations launches Freedom Space to support government missions + also names a new CEO

ULA has executed rideshare partnerships with NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and commercial customers to deliver missions to orbits from low Earth orbit to the Moon.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 3, 2023ULA's Next Generation Launch Vehicles is Transforming the Future of Space Launch

Lockheed was awarded the contract to develop the reconnaissance satellite that utilized film-scanning technology for the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 3, 2023Spinning towards the future: crisis response from space

In 1956, the Air Force selected film-scanning technology as the preferred option for satellite reconnaissance.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 3, 2023Spinning towards the future: crisis response from space

Out of the 31 drones, fifteen will be allocated to the navy, while eight each will be assigned to the army and the Indian Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 3, 2023India Initiates Negotiations for Acquisition of MQ-9B Drones from the US

Virgin Galactic performed the June 29 flight for the Italian Air Force under a contract signed in October 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 3, 2023Regulating a maturing commercial spaceflight industry

In 2020 the Air Force awarded Raytheon a $442,300,000 contract to design and develop a FAB-T terminal for aircraft communications with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite network.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 29, 2023Air Force awards Raytheon $625 million contract for nuclear-hardened satcom terminals

iRocket signed a $1,800,000 contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command funded through AFWERX and the Air Force Research Laboratory Technology Directorate.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 29, 2023U.S. Space Force reups iRocket to transform the power of launch vehicles

Virgin Galactic and the Italian Air Force signed a contract in October 2019 to fly three Italian payload specialists on a dedicated research flight.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJun 29, 2023Virgin Galactic completes first commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital flight

The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center awarded Raytheon Technologies a $625,000,000 contract to produce nuclear-hardened satellite communications terminals on 2023-06-28.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 29, 2023Air Force awards Raytheon $625 million contract for nuclear-hardened satcom terminals
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