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U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
www.airforce.com/
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Chicago-based SpiderOak won two U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research contracts in 2021 for OrbitSecure, an off-the-shelf product to enhance satellite and constellation cybersecurity.

Mentioned as: air forceTechnical ProductMar 8, 2022Beames becomes SpiderOak’s chairman of the board

The Space Force was purpose-built from the ground up with support from the U.S. Air Force, creating an operational partnership between the two services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 6, 2022Generals Brown + Raymond Highlight The Strengths + The ‘Intertwined’ Nature Of Their Separate Services

The Space Systems Command overhaul reverses the previous SMC 2.0 structure that the Air Force conceived in 2018 and completed by 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 4, 2022Space Force to reorganize its acquisition command to ‘focus on the threat’

Chief of Space Operations Gen. John 'Jay' Raymond and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall directed a review of Space Systems Command shortly after SSC was established in August 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 4, 2022Space Force to reorganize its acquisition command to ‘focus on the threat’

Space Force leaders unveiled details of the Space Systems Command reorganization at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium on 2024-03-04.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 4, 2022Space Force to reorganize its acquisition command to ‘focus on the threat’

There is an urgent need to replace some aging legacy systems in the Air Force according to Frank Kendall.

Mentioned as: the air forceNarrative GeneralMar 3, 2022Kendall: Space ‘order of battle’ a top priority in U.S. defense budget and strategy

Frank Kendall issued a list of budget priorities called 'operational imperatives' for the Air Force and Space Force to better compete with China.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 3, 2022Kendall: Space ‘order of battle’ a top priority in U.S. defense budget and strategy

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall delivered remarks at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium on 2022-03-03.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 3, 2022Air Force Secretary: We’re worried about Russia but China is a bigger strategic threat

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall stated that the possibility of conflict in space is influencing military budget priorities for 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 3, 2022Kendall: Space ‘order of battle’ a top priority in U.S. defense budget and strategy

Frank Kendall noted that the Air Force uses aging and vulnerable legacy systems like JSTARS and AWACS radar aircraft.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductMar 3, 2022Kendall: Space ‘order of battle’ a top priority in U.S. defense budget and strategy

The U.S. Air Force awarded Xplore a $50,000 contract in 2020 to study positioning, navigation and timing solutions for cislunar space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 26, 2022Xplore banks $16.2 million for space-as-a-service

David Buck, president of BRPH Mission Solutions and a retired Air Force lieutenant general, predicted the Defense Department would eventually become comfortable using other commercial spaceports.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 25, 2022More spaceports, more problems

The Department of the Air Force implemented Next-Gen OPIR GEO Block 0 as a Go Fast acquisition program.

Mentioned as: Department of the Air ForceTechnical ProductFeb 25, 2022Raytheon Intelligence & Space Completes Next Gen OPIR GEO Block 0 Milestone For Missile Warning Satellites

The U.S. Air Force spent $1,500,000,000 on the Space Fence space surveillance radar to track objects in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 23, 2022Northrop Grumman wins $341 million Space Force contract to develop a deep-space tracking radar

The Air Force’s 2018 budget request did not include funding for WGS satellites beyond the 10 already ordered from Boeing.

Mentioned as: the air forceTechnical ProductFeb 22, 2022U.S. and international partners to share launch cost of new communications satellite

Virgin Galactic postponed a mission for the Italian Air Force and scheduled maintenance on VSS Unity and VMS Eve to last until the third quarter of 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 22, 2022Virgin Galactic on schedule to start commercial human suborbital flights this year

The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $605,000,000 contract in April 2019 to design and build WGS-11+.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 22, 2022U.S. and international partners to share launch cost of new communications satellite

In two U.S. Air Force demonstrations, Northrop Grumman partnered with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to showcase that the SPOC solution can operate simultaneous waveforms with an Open Mission Systems (OMS) interface, an industry first.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 8, 2022Northrop Grumman and Kratos Demonstrate Bringing JADC2 Connectivity to Life For DoD

Northrop Grumman was awarded a SPOC contract by the U.S. Air Force in January 2020.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 8, 2022Northrop Grumman and Kratos Demonstrate Bringing JADC2 Connectivity to Life For DoD

Northrop Grumman’s SPOC solution provides the U.S. Air Force with an open architecture, advanced connectivity capability designed to address near-term JADC2 mission needs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 8, 2022Northrop Grumman and Kratos Demonstrate Bringing JADC2 Connectivity to Life For DoD
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