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U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
www.airforce.com/
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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

The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force provide about 80% of all Department of Defense resources in the Arctic region, including military bases, training complexes, satellites, command-and-control stations, and early warning and missile defense radars.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 12, 2022Melting Arctic ice opens new front in strategic power competition

The U.S. Air Force is stationing 54 F-35 advanced fighter aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.

Mentioned as: air forceNarrative GeneralMay 12, 2022Melting Arctic ice opens new front in strategic power competition

The U.S. Space Force was established in 2019 as an independent military service and active-duty space units were moved out of the Air Force into the new Space Force without creating a Space National Guard.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 12, 2022Manchin introduces bipartisan bill to establish Space National Guard

Under the DCGS GEOINT Field Support contract, Raytheon Intelligence & Space will partner with the U.S. Air Force to facilitate the transition to the Open Architecture DCGS.

Mentioned as: air forceOrg RelationshipMay 12, 2022Continuing Their Support For USAF Geospatial Intelligence Is Raytheon Intelligence & Space

The U.S. Air Force arranged for two U.S. military communications payloads to be launched on Norwegian satellites operated by Space Norway to fill gaps in satellite communications coverage over the Arctic.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 12, 2022Melting Arctic ice opens new front in strategic power competition

The U.S. Air Force awarded a $19,300,000 contract to Tomorrow.io last year to support development of the company’s first four weather satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 11, 2022Tomorrow.io Reveals Plans For The 1st Commercial Multi-Sensor Weather Satellite Constellation

Tomorrow.io completed a critical design review (CDR) of its proprietary weather radar satellites with the U.S. Air Force earlier 2022-05.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 11, 2022Tomorrow.io Reveals Plans For The 1st Commercial Multi-Sensor Weather Satellite Constellation

Senator Tommy Tuberville stated that the Air Force's process leading to the selection of Redstone Arsenal was solid and based on objective factors.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 10, 2022DoD inspector general finds nothing improper in U.S. Space Command basing decision

The Air Force scored bases using publicly available data and site visits conducted by basing office personnel.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductMay 10, 2022DoD inspector general finds nothing improper in U.S. Space Command basing decision

The IG released its findings on May 10 in a report titled 'Evaluation of the Air Force Selection Process for the Permanent Location of the U.S. Space Command Headquarters.'

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductMay 10, 2022DoD inspector general finds nothing improper in U.S. Space Command basing decision

DoD approved four evaluation factors recommended by the Air Force to assess six candidate locations for U.S. Space Command headquarters.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductMay 10, 2022DoD inspector general finds nothing improper in U.S. Space Command basing decision

The Air Force developed the 2020 basing action based on best practices used by the Army when it selected Austin, Texas, for the Army Futures Command in 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 10, 2022DoD inspector general finds nothing improper in U.S. Space Command basing decision

Air Force Gen. John Hyten attributed $40,000,000,000 in Defense Department savings to competition enabled by SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialMay 4, 2022Nelson criticizes “plague” of cost-plus NASA contracts

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee questioned Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond about the Space Force’s plans to acquire next-generation technologies and develop its future workforce during a 2022-05-03 hearing on the Department of the Air Force’s 2023 budget request.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 3, 2022Space Force leaders questioned on their plans to invest in technology and workforce

The Space Force currently receives support from more than 800 members of the Air National Guard serving in eight states.

Mentioned as: Air National GuardOrg RelationshipMay 3, 2022Space Force leaders questioned on their plans to invest in technology and workforce

The U.S. Air Force started the PTS program in 2018 to reduce military dependence on AEHF satellites for the most sensitive classified communications.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 1, 2022U.S. to ramp up spending on classified communications satellites

ALITEC was tested on tactical missile-sized solid rocket motors under a program jointly funded by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 26, 2022Adranos, a startup that makes solid rocket motors, closes $20 million funding round

The demonstrations validated the training capabilities of U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force personnel for conducting liquid rocket operations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 24, 2022AFRL + ABL Space Systems Collaborate To Demo Launch Systems That Can Be Operated Rapidly Via Small Teams From Nontraditional Sites

The U.S. Air Force awarded Bluestaq a contract in 2019 to build a repository of space domain awareness data from commercial providers for military users.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 22, 2022Space Force radar that monitors low Earth orbit to feed data directly to cloud platform
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