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U.S. Air Force

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gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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The U.S. Air Force has completed the ARRW booster test series and is ready to move forward to all-up-round testing later 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 14, 2022Successful demo release by the USAF of the AGM-183A hypersonic missile

The push for a common enterprise ground system began in 2018 with a memo signed by then-Air Force Space Command commander Gen. John Raymond declaring EGS the common platform to execute satellite operations for tactical command and control of space assets.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 14, 2022A common ground system for military satellites is proving to be harder than envisioned

Senator Tommy Tuberville expressed support for the Air Force draft review of the relocation of U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductJul 13, 2022Air Force completes draft environmental review of U.S. Space Command candidate locations

The Air Force conducted environmental assessments of five other locations considered reasonable alternatives for U.S. Space Command: Peterson Space Force Base, Kirtland Air Force Base, Offutt Air Force Base, Port San Antonio, and Space Coast Spaceport.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductJul 13, 2022Air Force completes draft environmental review of U.S. Space Command candidate locations

The Air Force will consider concerns raised by the DoD IG and GAO regarding the time required for Space Command headquarters to reach full operational capability after relocation.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductJul 13, 2022Air Force completes draft environmental review of U.S. Space Command candidate locations

The Department of the Air Force released a draft environmental assessment on July 13 stating that the proposed relocation of U.S. Space Command to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, would have no significant impacts on the human or natural environment.

Mentioned as: Department of the Air ForceTechnical ProductJul 13, 2022Air Force completes draft environmental review of U.S. Space Command candidate locations

Agencies participating in the SSC Industry Day include U.S. Space Command, Air Force Research Laboratory, and the USSF 19 Space Defense Squadron.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 12, 2022Space Systems Command’s next Industry Day to highlight Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

The hybrid space architecture project is being conducted in collaboration with the Space Force and the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 7, 2022Defense Innovation Unit selects contractors to build hybrid space network

WFOV’s infrared sensor payload was developed by L3Harris Technologies under a 2016 contract from the U.S. Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 1, 2022ULA’s Atlas 5 launches U.S. Space Force experimental missile-warning satellite

ICEYE has secured complete satellite missions with several international customers that include two satellites launched in May 2022 provided to the Brazilian Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 28, 2022ICEYE’s new business will offer complete SAR missions for customers

The Brazilian Air Force will own and operate the two ICEYE satellites launched in May 2022 to support environmental and national security objectives.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJun 28, 2022ICEYE’s new business will offer complete SAR missions for customers

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded BAE Systems a $7,800,000 contract to develop tightly integrated machine learning software for the Multi-Sensor Exploitation for Tactical Autonomy (META) program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 27, 2022BAE Systems selected to Advance Autonomous Technology for Automatic Target Recognition

Congress created the assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration position in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2022New head of Space Force acquisitions looks to get back to basics

Hughes and OneWeb are performing the Thule project under a $3,400,000 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 23, 2022Hughes and OneWeb deploy high-speed internet for U.S. military at remote Arctic base

The Smart Sensor test event was the first time the Smart Sensor system was integrated, flown, and independently tested on a government-owned aircraft operated by USAF test pilots.

Mentioned as: usafTechnical ProductJun 23, 2022DoD CDAO Partners with USAF to Conduct Developmental Test Flight of AI and autonomy-enabled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Airbus is working with the German Air Force to provide the Luftwaffe with a technical allowance to commence national A400M flight trials with fuel loads of up to 50 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the near term.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 22, 2022Airbus supports German Air Force transformation to sustainable aviation fuel

Congress added $600,000,000 in 2018 for a Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite that the Air Force did not originally request.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialJun 22, 2022DoD Satcom: Big money for military satellites, slow shift to commercial services

With the support of leading Air Navigation Service Providers, easyJet will evaluate Iris’ capabilities on up to 11 Airbus A320neo aircraft beginning in November 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 21, 2022Iris program’s first airline partner, easyJet, to unlock environmental, operational benefits as first airline partner from Inmarsat, ESA

The U.S. Space Force plans to formally establish the National Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio on 2022-06-24.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 20, 2022Space Force to establish intelligence unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Momentus selected Scout to deliver spacecraft vision capabilities for upcoming missions and Scout won a $50,000 U.S. Air Force contract to demonstrate space-collected data for debris tracking and collision predictions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 17, 2022Getting SSA off the ground
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