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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 completed Viasat vehicle will be delivered to the Air Force Research Laboratory in the summer of 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 21, 2022Viasat to begin integration of long-delayed Link 16 military communications satellite

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Viasat a $10,000,000 contract in 2019 to integrate a cubesat with a Link 16 communications terminal.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 21, 2022Viasat to begin integration of long-delayed Link 16 military communications satellite

SpaceX lofted the latest batch of 10 Iridium Next satellites in early 2019 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: air forceTechnical ProductApr 21, 2022Iridium in talks to launch more backup satellites this year

The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Space Force, in collaboration with the security research community, opened registration on 2022-04-08 for the qualification round of the third annual Space Security Challenge: Hack-A-Sat satellite hacking competition.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 19, 2022Space Security Challenge 2022: Hack-A-Sat 3 Registration Is Open

Northrop Grumman has more than 2,200 employees across Colorado supporting customers that include the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and the intelligence community.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 19, 2022Northrop Grumman To Develop Next-Gen Relay Ground Station For NIWC

SpaceX received a contract from the U.S. Air Force in February 2019 to launch NROL-85 and NROL-87.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 17, 2022SpaceX launches NROL-85 spy satellite for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office

KBR won a $39,500,000 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory in January to analyze the effects of natural and manufactured threats to spacecraft, payloads, and space services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialApr 14, 2022Space domain awareness: A secret weapon against shadowy threats in orbit

Winkler was responsible for oversight of all U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army programs and DoD space activities in his last position.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2022Kratos Names A New Vice President of Corporate Development + Nat’l Security Programs

Orbital Sidekick secured Small Business Innovation Research contracts, funding from the Air Force Strategic Financing program (STRATFI), and investment from In-Q-Tel.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 13, 2022Accelerators offer startups an introduction to government markets

The ISAM strategy was coordinated by OSTP and involved various government agencies including NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the Federal Aviation Administration.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 13, 2022White House releases in-space servicing strategy

The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate established the Catalyst Accelerator in 2018 to support small businesses with commercial and military applications.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 13, 2022Accelerators offer startups an introduction to government markets

AFWERX, an innovation program managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory, awards more than 1,000 Small Business Innovation Research contracts annually.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 12, 2022How sherpas guide startups through government contracting terrain

The U.S. Air Force established AFWERX in 2017 to speed adoption of commercial technology for government missions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 12, 2022How sherpas guide startups through government contracting terrain

An earlier version of the proposal submitted on 2022-04-01 and rejected by the White House had recommended a two-component construct combining the regular Space Force and Air Force Reserve space professionals into a combined component and creating a single reserve component Space National Guard generated by seamless transition of current Air National Guard units performing space missions.

Mentioned as: air national guardNarrative GeneralApr 11, 2022Space National Guard put on indefinite hold

The Department of the Air Force submitted a proposal to Congress on 2022-04-01 to establish a regular active-duty U.S. Space Force with full-time and part-time members instead of a dedicated reserve force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 11, 2022Space National Guard put on indefinite hold

Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) is funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 9, 2022Air Force space experiment will seek to demonstrate multi-orbit satellite navigation

BlackSky formed a strategic advisory group on 2022-04-04 led by retired Navy vice admiral Joseph Kernan, retired Army general John Mulholland, and retired Air Force colonel Michael Dickey.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductApr 7, 2022BlackSky looks to expand its military business amid growing interest in commercial satellite imagery

DroneShield's offering is validated by deployments with the US Air Force and Australian Army.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 7, 2022Nearmap and DroneShield join forces to protect against unmanned aerial threats

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear toured York Space Systems’ manufacturing facilities on 2022-04-04.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 5, 2022York Space to triple satellite production to meet military and commercial demand

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall delivered a keynote speech at the 37th Space Symposium on 2022-04-05 in Colorado Springs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 5, 2022Kendall: Space Force budget boost speaks to the value of space in defense strategy
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