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U.S. Air Force

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gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall stated that space is a no man's land where each side has the other side under observation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 29, 2022Kendall: Power competition in space becoming more destabilizing

Kendall issued a list of focus areas for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, with the first being a resilient space order of battle.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 29, 2022Kendall: Power competition in space becoming more destabilizing

Some of the roughly 1,500 Air National Guard personnel who support space operations could choose to join the Space Force, while those who do not might be reassigned to support Air Force units.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 28, 2022Lamborn: ‘Merit on both sides’ of debate over Space National Guard

Concurrent Technologies Corporation was awarded a $5,200,000 contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to build the world’s largest additive manufacturing machine.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2022Concurrent Technologies delving into AFRL contract to build world’s largest additive manufacturing (AM) machine

United Launch Alliance launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office satellite on a Delta 4 Heavy rocket on 2022-09-24 at 3:25 p.m. Pacific from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 24, 2022NRO satellite flies to orbit in Delta 4’s final West Coast launch

Space Launch Complex-6 was originally built in the 1960s to launch the Air Force’s never-flown Manned Orbital Laboratory.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2022ULA’s Delta 4 prepares for final West Coast launch as Vandenberg seeks new tenants

L3Harris is building a navigation satellite for the U.S. Air Force using a Northrop Grumman bus that is projected to launch in 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2022L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites will use a newly designed Maxar bus

When the U.S. Air Force announced in 2018 it would stop buying SBIRS satellites and acquire Next-Gen OPIR, officials argued that the new satellites would be less costly and more survivable than SBIRS.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2022DoD to end procurements of geosynchronous missile-warning satellites

Katalyst received U.S. Air Force small business innovation research funding to develop software that characterizes objects in orbit using advanced algorithms to assist with attribution.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductSep 18, 2022Private industry aims to fill demand for space threat intelligence

An Air Force Space Command memo in 2019 directed the Department of Defense to use the term space domain awareness to convey that the military views space as a domain of war similar to sea, air, and land.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 18, 2022Private industry aims to fill demand for space threat intelligence

The U.S. Space Force, established in December 2019, took over from the U.S. Air Force the development and procurement of geostationary missile-warning satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 16, 2022New tri-agency office to coordinate U.S. missile-defense space programs

The F-15 Eagle is the second U.S. Air Force fighter platform to receive DIGAR GPS upgrades following the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Mentioned as: air forceNarrative GeneralSep 13, 2022BAE Systems provides enhanced GPS tech for F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft

The U.S. Air Force started the FORGE program in 2019 to serve as the ground system for the current SBIRS constellation and Next-Gen OPIR satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 10, 2022SciTec wins $272 million Space Force contract for data analytics software

Saber Astronautics previously received a $1,800,000 U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research award in 2019 to develop Space Cockpit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 5, 2022Space Force extends Saber Astronautics’ contract for space visualization software

Space Cockpit was developed on the U.S. Air Force’s Platform One enterprise system using DevSecOps standards.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductSep 5, 2022Space Force extends Saber Astronautics’ contract for space visualization software

Ursa Major won a $3,600,000 U.S. Air Force contract to support development of the company’s Hadley liquid engine for small launch vehicles.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 31, 2022Ursa Major wins $3.6 million U.S. Air Force contract to flight-qualify rocket engine

The Air Force qualification campaign will seek to demonstrate that Hadley operates safely and reliably within the power level and mixture ratio required for missions of Department of Defense interest.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 31, 2022Ursa Major wins $3.6 million U.S. Air Force contract to flight-qualify rocket engine

The $3,600,000 Air Force contract is a small business innovation research contract known as a TACFI, or Tactical Funding Increase, that includes both government and private funds.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductAug 31, 2022Ursa Major wins $3.6 million U.S. Air Force contract to flight-qualify rocket engine

The MoU brings together AAI and LFV as two air navigation service providers to explore smart aviation solutions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 29, 2022AAI signs MoU with Sweden for smart & sustainable aviation technology

The Air Force signed a $1,900,000 contract to provide Starlink services to military bases.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 25, 2022FCC Commissioner criticizes Starlink’s $900 million subsidy rejection
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