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U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
www.airforce.com/
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The Air Force Research Laboratory’s directed energy division has an annual budget of $355,000,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 14, 2022Air Force scientist takes over as director of Space Force rapid procurement agency

BlueHalo won an $11,000,000 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a pair of optical laser communications terminals and a ground station for on-orbit experiments.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 14, 2022BlueHalo wins $11 million Air Force contract for laser communications terminals

Valiant Shield takes place 2022-06-01–17 at Andersen Air Force Base.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJun 14, 2022Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s success with machine-to-machine communications exercise before Valiant Shield 2022

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s directed energy division has 1,200 employees.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJun 14, 2022Air Force scientist takes over as director of Space Force rapid procurement agency

Since 2018, Atlas Space Operations has worked under Air Force Small Business Innovation Research contracts to develop a ground segment to support hybrid space networks.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 13, 2022Atlas wins Defense Innovation Unit Award for hybrid network

Atlas Space Operations won its first Department of Defense contract in 2018 to provide satellite communications for a U.S. Air Force Academy satellite.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 13, 2022Atlas wins Defense Innovation Unit Award for hybrid network

Under a 2017 Small Business Innovation Research contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, Roccor developed a deployable L-band antenna that can receive and transmit Link 16 signals via satellite.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 7, 2022Redwire, MDA, to produce tactical communications antennas for military satellites

From early March 2020 through January 2021 the Air Force implemented a revised basing process at the direction of then Secretary of Defense Mark Esper that culminated in the selection of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 2, 2022GAO: U.S. Space Command basing decision process fell short on ‘transparency and credibility’

The Government Accountability Office released a report on 2022-06-02 raising concerns about how the U.S. Air Force selected Huntsville, Alabama as its preferred location for U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: air forceNarrative GeneralJun 2, 2022GAO: U.S. Space Command basing decision process fell short on ‘transparency and credibility’

GAO found that the Air Force’s basing decision process largely followed guidelines directed by the secretary of defense from December 2018 through early March 2020.

Mentioned as: the air forceNarrative GeneralJun 2, 2022GAO: U.S. Space Command basing decision process fell short on ‘transparency and credibility’

In its revised basing process, the Air Force solicited nominations from all 50 states instead of beginning with a set of candidates based on their ability to meet defined functional requirements.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductJun 2, 2022GAO: U.S. Space Command basing decision process fell short on ‘transparency and credibility’

Peter Garretson, a former U.S. Air Force officer, led a 2007 study on space-based solar power at the National Security Space Office.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductMay 28, 2022NASA to reexamine space-based solar power

Starliner launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 6:36 a.m. on Friday, 2021-12-20 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 25, 2022‘Rosie The Rocketeer’ Aboard NASA + Boeing’s Starliner Lands Safely After Departing ISS

Launcher won a separate SBIR award from the U.S. Air Force in 2019 valued at $1,500,000 for E-2 engine development.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 25, 2022Launcher wins Space Force contract to support engine development

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress released an AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) off the Southern California coast on 2022-05-14.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2022U.S. Air Force Conducts Successful Hypersonic Weapon Test

The $44,000,000 KBR task order directly supports the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Cyber Systems Engineering Directorate.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2022KBR Receives Million$$ Task Order From DoD To Protect U.S.A.F. Systems + Software

KBR was awarded a $44,000,000 task order to protect U.S. Air Force systems and software from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialMay 24, 2022KBR Receives Million$$ Task Order From DoD To Protect U.S.A.F. Systems + Software

Work on the $750,000, 15-month contract between Skyline Nav AI and the Air Force Research Laboratory began in March 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 23, 2022Skyline Nav AI, Draper win contract with Air Force Research Lab

Michael Moran, a retired U.S. Air Force officer, describes the Ukraine conflict as the first commercial imagery conflict.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductMay 20, 2022On National Security | Drawing lessons from the first ‘commercial space war’

Air Combat Command established an Operational Planning Team under Gen. Mark Kelly to determine resources required to meet short- and long-term demands for the AFSPACE mission.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 15, 2022AFSPACE Becomes The Fifth U.S. Space Command Service Component
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