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U.S. Air Force

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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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The SSPIDR Project is under contracted development in partnership with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralDec 16, 2022Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Transmission of Directed RF Energy for Space Solar Power

The SSPIDR Project is developed in partnership with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralDec 15, 2022Northrop Grumman is turning science fiction into science fact by transmitting solar energy from space to Earth

Prior to the U.S. Air Force certifying SpaceX’s Falcon 9 for national security launches in 2015, United Launch Alliance was the U.S. military’s only launch provider.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2022Space launch supply chokepoint puts U.S. in vulnerable spot, expert warns

CTEN is a milestone for Raytheon Intelligence & Space to advance the U.S. Air Force's alignment with the DOD's JADC2 vision.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralDec 13, 2022Raytheon Intelligence & Space developing a Common Tactical Edge Network for the USAF’s Advanced Battle Management System

Raytheon Intelligence & Space has been selected to develop a Common Tactical Edge Network (CTEN) for the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralDec 13, 2022Raytheon Intelligence & Space developing a Common Tactical Edge Network for the USAF’s Advanced Battle Management System

Raytheon Intelligence & Space's work will be completed at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Aerial Networks Division at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.

Mentioned as: Air Force Life Cycle Management CenterOrg RelationshipDec 13, 2022Raytheon Intelligence & Space developing a Common Tactical Edge Network for the USAF’s Advanced Battle Management System

Raytheon Technologies was selected as an industry partner for the U.S. Air Force's ABMS Digital Infrastructure Consortium.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralDec 13, 2022Raytheon Intelligence & Space developing a Common Tactical Edge Network for the USAF’s Advanced Battle Management System

U.S. Air Force and community leaders cut the ribbon for the High-Power Electromagnetic Effects and Modeling (HPEM) Facility at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, on 2022-12-07.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductDec 12, 2022U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) opens a new high-powered microwave laboratory

The final launch date and time within the 2022-12-14–21 launch window will be decided in cooperation with the Brazilian Air Force and the Brazilian Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DCTA) based on weather conditions at the Alcântara Space Center in Brazil.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralDec 8, 2022INNOSPACE schedules their 1st suborbital rocket for smallsats test flight

The Air Force Research Laboratory received a $72,000,000 contract award for an experimental spacecraft to monitor the xGEO region.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipDec 7, 2022Defense Innovation Unit seeks commercial options to deploy satellites in deep space

In 2021 the U.S. Air Force awarded SpiderOak a Small Business Innovation Research contract to test OrbitSecure on military satellites and ground stations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipDec 7, 2022TriSept and SpiderOak unveil strategic partnership

Frank Calvelli is the assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralDec 6, 2022Space Force procurement chief emphatic about the ‘need for speed’

The U.S. Air Force has purchased Starlink services to support units in Europe and Africa.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralDec 3, 2022SpaceX rolls out new business line focused on military satellite services

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate, in collaboration with AFRL’s Transformational Capabilities Office, awarded Advanced Space a $72,000,000 contract to deliver the Oracle spacecraft program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 25, 2022Advanced Space Receives Contract from AFRL to Deliver Oracle Spacecraft Program

The U.S. Air Force created the Mission Manifest Office in 2018 to maximize rideshare opportunities on national security space missions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductNov 21, 2022Space Force to recompete contract for integration of rideshare payloads

Hermeus is partnering with the U.S. Air Force and NASA to develop a series of autonomous aircraft to de-risk hypersonic technology.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 20, 2022Hypersonic milestone completed by Hermeus

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Advanced Space a $72,000,000 contract on 2022-11-10 to build Oracle, a mission to test space situational awareness technologies beyond Earth orbit out to the moon.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 14, 2022CAPSTONE enters lunar orbit

Lt. Col. Joseph Fritschen, X-37B Program Director in the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, emphasizes that the X-37B enables on-orbit experiments to be returned safely for in-depth ground analysis and that the OTV-6 service module allowed hosting more experiments than previous missions.

Mentioned as: Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities OfficeTechnical ProductNov 14, 2022USSF’s X-37B orbital test vehicle concludes a sixth successful mission

Gen. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, frames the OTV-6 mission as highlighting the Space Force’s focus on collaboration in space exploration and expanding low-cost access to space for partners within and outside the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: Department of the Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 14, 2022USSF’s X-37B orbital test vehicle concludes a sixth successful mission

Orbital Test Vehicle 6 was the sixth mission of the crewless reusable X-37B spaceplane built by Boeing and jointly operated by the U.S. Space Force and the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2022X-37B spaceplane completes its sixth mission, lands after nearly 30 months in orbit
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