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U.S. Air Force

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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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Above: Orbital received a $75,000 U.S. Air Force contract in May to work with Ascent Solar Technologies on manufacturing thin-film solar photovoltaics in space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 28, 2023Above: Orbital develops energy systems for spacecraft under recent awards

RTX demonstrated advanced and foundational Joint All Domain Command and Control capabilities on 2023-05-11 during the first of two tests at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Northern Edge 2023 exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNoiseJun 28, 2023RTX demos JADC2 capabilities at scale at Northern Edge 2023

Virgin Galactic signed a contract with the Italian Air Force for the mission in October 2019 with initial intent to fly as soon as late 2020 or early 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 26, 2023Virgin Galactic sets date and announces crew for first commercial SpaceShipTwo flight

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

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 26, 2023Mobius Logic awarded U.S. Air Force SBIR Phase 2 contract.

ALITEC fuel has been tested on tactical missile-sized solid rocket motors under a program jointly funded by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 25, 2023Anduril acquires solid rocket motor manufacturer Adranos

GE Aerospace signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJun 23, 2023GE Aerospace signs MOU with HAL to produce Fighter Jet Engines

The U.S. Air Force awarded ULA a contract in May 2019 to launch NROL-68.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 22, 2023ULA’s Delta 4 Heavy launches classified spy satellite

HASC Chairman Representative Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) included language that prevents U.S. Space Command from spending money on new or improved facilities at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado until the Secretary of the Air Force delivers a report on the selection of a permanent location.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJun 22, 2023House Armed Services Committee advances 2024 defense policy bill

Orbital Composites has been awarded six Small Business Innovation Research contracts by the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Navy in the last two years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductJun 20, 2023Orbital Composites leans into space market

The one-year contract extensions include $58,400,000 for automatic data ingestion across the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialJun 19, 2023Space Force extends Palantir’s data-as-a-service contracts

CesiumAstro won a U.S. Air Force contract to develop a phased array antenna for remotely piloted drones.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJun 16, 2023CesiumAstro to develop satcom terminal for U.S. Air Force drone

CesiumAstro hopes the demonstration will lead to larger orders from the Air Force.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 16, 2023CesiumAstro to develop satcom terminal for U.S. Air Force drone

The AESA terminal being developed for the Air Force is slightly smaller than the one CesiumAstro will demonstrate in 2024 on an Airbus commercial aircraft.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductJun 16, 2023CesiumAstro to develop satcom terminal for U.S. Air Force drone

The phased array will give the Air Force access to high-capacity commercial broadband.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJun 16, 2023CesiumAstro to develop satcom terminal for U.S. Air Force drone

The Air Force will need 500 to 2,000 new satcom terminals for drones over the next 10 years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJun 16, 2023CesiumAstro to develop satcom terminal for U.S. Air Force drone

Tomorrow.io launched its R-2 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base on 2023-06-12.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 15, 2023Tomorrow.io Launches Second Satellite and Closes Series E Funding

FOSSA Systems launched new LEO satellites on 2023-06-12 from Vandenberg Air Force Base to an altitude of 537 km.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 14, 2023FOSSA Systems launches their nexgen IoT satellites

Skykraft is collaborating with Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) on a space-based solution to track aircraft and provide global communications between pilots and air traffic controllers regardless of aircraft location.

Mentioned as: Air Navigation Service ProvidersOrg RelationshipJun 14, 2023Skykraft lifts off with another Air Traffic Management satellite stack for 2023

Orbital Sidekick has government contracts to supply hyperspectral data to the United States Department of Defense through partnerships with In-Q-Tel, the Air Force, and the Space Force.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 14, 2023Orbital Sidekick Successfully Launches Third GHOSt Satellite

Orbit Fab secured a $12,000,000 U.S. Air Force Strategic Funding Increase consisting of $6,000,000 from the Air Force and $6,000,000 in matching private funds to develop the Rafti refueling port.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 13, 2023Space Force eager to harness satellite-servicing technologies
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