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U.S. Air Force

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gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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Hydrosat won a $1,200,000 Air Force contract to investigate uses of thermal infrared data for national security applications on 2023-02-02.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2023Hydrosat wins Air Force contract for thermal infrared data analytics

The AFWERX organization of the U.S. Air Force awarded the contract to Hydrosat.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2023Hydrosat wins Air Force contract for thermal infrared data analytics

On 2022-12-22, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and the Air National Guard, with joint support from the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, flight tested an MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft equipped with a Low Earth Orbit satellite communications Command and Control system.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2023GA-ASI flight tests LEO SATCOM on MQ-9A

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

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 1, 2023OSK Secures $10 Million to Commercialize Hyperspectral Intelligence

The 2023 Summer Series enhances students’ potential to be selected for flights to space as part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative in November 2023 and for the full U.S. Air Force University Nanosatellite Program in 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 30, 2023NASA Collaborate with DOD & Universities to Develop CubeSats for Launch

NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative is collaborating with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force to solicit applicants for a set of hands-on learning engagements for higher education institutions, faculty, and students.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 30, 2023NASA Collaborate with DOD & Universities to Develop CubeSats for Launch

The AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield completed a critical design review milestone with Lockheed Martin as a partner and the U.S. Air Force observing.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 30, 2023L3Harris’ Viper Shield electronic warfare system completes Critical Design Review milestone

The Air Force estimated that about 20 NTS-3 satellites would be needed to provide global PNT coverage.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 27, 2023Satellite billed as the ‘future GPS’ begins key tests

The 1,250-kilogram NTS-3 satellite was built by L3Harris under an $84,000,000 contract awarded in 2018 by the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 27, 2023Satellite billed as the ‘future GPS’ begins key tests

L3Harris delivered the Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) to the U.S. Air Force on 2023-01-26.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 27, 2023Satellite billed as the ‘future GPS’ begins key tests

NTS-3 is an experiment funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to broadcast positioning, navigation, and timing signals from geostationary Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 27, 2023Satellite billed as the ‘future GPS’ begins key tests

The Air Force plans to launch NTS-3 on the USSF-106 mission, which is projected to be the first national security launch by United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanJan 27, 2023Satellite billed as the ‘future GPS’ begins key tests

The U.S. Department of the Air Force designated NTS-3 in 2019 as one of the first three Vanguard programs to deliver innovative capabilities to the warfighter at an accelerated pace.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 26, 2023USAF’s NTS-3 Vanguard is now closer to a 2023 launch

The Department of the Air Force’s Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) Vanguard program reached a major milestone in preparation for the satellite’s launch in late 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 26, 2023USAF’s NTS-3 Vanguard is now closer to a 2023 launch

Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper met with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on 2023-01-26 and urged him to reverse the Air Force’s decision to relocate U.S. Space Command headquarters.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductJan 26, 2023Senators press Defense Secretary Austin to keep Space Command in Colorado

The Air Force Research Laboratory plans to launch a demonstration mission to deep space in 2025 to detect and track objects near the moon that cannot be viewed optically from Earth or from satellites in traditional orbits.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 26, 2023Supporting military operations on Earth to remain U.S. Space Force’s top priority

NTS-3 is managed by the AFRL Transformational Capabilities Office and has program partners in both the U.S. Space Force and the U.S. Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 26, 2023USAF’s NTS-3 Vanguard is now closer to a 2023 launch

The SARSAT Mission Control Center at NOAA’s Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Maryland sends distress location information to Rescue Coordination Centers operated by the U.S. Air Force for land rescues and by the U.S. Coast Guard for water rescues.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 24, 2023NOAA satellites helped to save 397 lives in 2022

The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center received the Personal Locator Beacon alert for the 2022-06-10 Utah hikers and notified the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, which launched a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter to the provided coordinates.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 24, 2023NOAA satellites helped to save 397 lives in 2022

Lockheed Martin built 10 GPS III satellites under a 2008 contract from the U.S. Air Force and will produce at least 10 more GPS IIIF satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 22, 2023Lockheed Martin eyes international customers for GPS augmentation systems
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