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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 started the FORGE program in 2019 to serve as the ground system for SBIRS and for Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) satellites projected to be launched over the next decade.

Mentioned as: the air forceTechnical ProductFeb 7, 2022SciTec gets $5 million Space Force contract to process data from missile-warning satellites

The U.S. Air Force had planned to stop buying WGS satellites after the 10th was delivered.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 3, 2022Space Force communications satellite WGS-11 clears critical design review

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

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2022SpaceX launches classified satellite for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office

The second COSMO-SkyMed CSG satellite was launched at 00:11 CET from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2022Thales Alenia Space’s COSMO-SkyMed CSG Gains Orbit

The U.S. Air Force decided in 2018 to terminate the JMS program following years of cost overruns and criticism for poor performance.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 27, 2022Space Force’s troubled space-tracking system is officially shut down

The DEFORMO project seeks to develop an Air-to-Space Laser Communications Pod that could be deployed on a variety of USAF aircraft.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 26, 2022USSF Presents Space Micro With An Air-To-Space Lasercom Development Contract

HawkEye 360 has a three-year, $15,500,000 Experimental Purpose Agreement contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialJan 23, 2022AFRL Assigns Million$$ Contract To HawkEye 360 For Space-Based ISR

The U.S. Air Force awarded SpaceX a $102,000,000 five-year contract on 2022-01-14 to demonstrate technologies and capabilities to transport military cargo and humanitarian aid around the world on a heavy rocket.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 19, 2022SpaceX wins $102 million Air Force contract to demonstrate technologies for point-to-point space transportation

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall prioritized energizing the Space Force’s procurement bureaucracy in 2022 to acquire advanced technologies for satellite protection.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 19, 2022Space and national security: What to expect in 2022

Under the $280,000,000 contract, Bluestaq is broadening the scope of the UDL beyond space data to support the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialJan 18, 2022Bluestaq gets new investor to fund growth in defense and space data management

The Air Force Research Laboratory announced Colonel Eric Felt’s move on 2022-01-18.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 18, 2022Space Force taps Air Force Research Lab leader for key acquisition post

The missile warning, tactical ISR, and space data transport architecture designs will be reviewed by the Department of the Air Force and Defense Department leadership with the goal of funding new systems in the fiscal year 2024 budget request.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanJan 18, 2022Raymond: Space Force in 2022 to focus on the design of a resilient architecture

Colonel Eric Felt has led the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, since July 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 18, 2022Space Force taps Air Force Research Lab leader for key acquisition post

Brandywine Photonics won an Air Force Small Business Innovation Research contract in 2018 to develop a theater weather imaging and cloud characterization sensor.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 17, 2022Space Force signals demand for commercial weather data, but will the industry deliver?

Tomorrow.io won a $19,300,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force to support deployment of a radar-equipped weather satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 17, 2022Space Force signals demand for commercial weather data, but will the industry deliver?

Atomos Space has won and executed over $2,000,000 in contracts with NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: air forceOrg RelationshipJan 17, 2022Investments Into Atomos Space Garners Million$ For OTV Tech Development

Under its Air Force contract, Tomorrow.io will provide data-as-a-service to the military and other governmental agencies, including NOAA.

Mentioned as: US Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 17, 2022Space Force signals demand for commercial weather data, but will the industry deliver?

GEARRS-3 is the third cubesat launched in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and U.S. Space Systems Command’s Space Test Program (STP-3) to test experimental satellite-to-satellite communication systems and tracking.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 17, 2022Success For NearSpace Launch’s Smallsat Orbit Acquisition Via Virgin Orbit’s Mission

SpaceX is slated to launch two satellites for Space Norway late 2022 carrying payloads for the U.S. Air Force, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense, and British satellite operator Inmarsat.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2022Space Norway plots recovery mission for failed subsea cable

Atomos Space has executed over $2,000,000 in contracts with NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Space Force to support its OTV plans.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 12, 2022Atomos Space secures funding to develop space tug business
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