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U.S. Air Force

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gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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The new contract expands the scope of a December 2019 Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) award.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 18, 2021Northrop Grumman’s SATCOM-Enabled Freedom Radio Advancing JADC2 Connectivity Layer

The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate awarded an $8,400,000 contract to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. to support the Precise flight experiment.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 17, 2021U.S. Air Force Research Lab Awards Million$ To Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems

Soteria Advanced Technologies Ltd. has been contracted to provide the SKYTRAC SDL-350 satellite communications system for undisclosed Air Force operations in Africa.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 17, 2021SKYTRAC and Soteria Provide Secure BVLOS Connectivity For Special Mission Aircraft In Africa

Scout Space won a $50,000 Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the U.S. Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 16, 2021Startups developing space traffic monitoring system to help manage growing debris problem

Scout Space won a U.S. Air Force contract on 2021-11-16 to integrate data from satellites and ground sensors that monitor objects in orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 16, 2021Startups developing space traffic monitoring system to help manage growing debris problem

The Air Force Research Laboratory announced the award on 2025-11-15.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 15, 2021Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory wins $1 billion contract from AFRL

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force and U.S. Space Command signed a space security collaboration agreement in March that includes assigning a full-time liaison officer from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to U.S. Space Command headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNoiseNov 15, 2021Japan to launch 2nd space defense unit to protect satellites from electromagnetic attack

The Air Force awarded SpiderOak Mission Systems a Small Business Innovation Research contract to test its secure communications protocol OrbitSecure on military satellites and ground stations.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductNov 15, 2021Sure, there’s hype. But blockchain has concrete space applications

Capella Space established relationships in the last year with the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2021Capella to install optical terminals on imaging satellites to share data with DoD space agency

At the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Jason B. Mello led a team of senior scientists and directed an over $500,000,000 per year portfolio researching and developing future technologies for the Air Force and Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 4, 2021Firefly Aerospace Appoints A President For Their STS Subsidiary

Rhea Space Activity won a U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research contract to design a software tool for monitoring the trajectory of satellites in cislunar space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductNov 3, 2021SpaceFund to invest in navigation system for cislunar space

The U.S. Air Force awarded RSA a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop a comprehensive LUNINT capability.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductNov 3, 2021SpaceFund Invests In Rhea Space + Their Autonomous Space Navigation Tech

The second demonstration of the eBee TAC was conducted at the US Air Force Academy in mid-September 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 1, 2021senseFly, an AgEagle company, named to Blue sUAS 2.0 list of drone suppliers by the US Defense Innovation Unit

The ROK Air Force will perform joint drills with the U.S. Space Force under an 2021-08-27 agreement signed between ROK Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Park In-ho and U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. Raymond at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 27, 2021US-South Korea joint space drills to focus on space situational awareness

The ROK Air Force plans to develop a full-fledged space monitoring capacity and a limited ability to perform military operations in space by adding new space assets under Space Odyssey 2050.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanOct 27, 2021US-South Korea joint space drills to focus on space situational awareness

Under the Space Odyssey 2050 strategy, the ROK Air Force plans to add a satellite laser tracking system, a space object laser tracking system, small satellite launchers, and a satellite jamming system to its space assets by the late-2020s.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanOct 27, 2021US-South Korea joint space drills to focus on space situational awareness

The ROK Air Force has improved its space situational awareness capabilities since 2017 through joint projects with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 27, 2021US-South Korea joint space drills to focus on space situational awareness

Park Ki-tae is the inaugural chief of the ROK Air Force’s Space Operations Center, which launched in September 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 27, 2021US-South Korea joint space drills to focus on space situational awareness

Kratos Unmanned Systems Division was awarded a $17,677,612, 12-month, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to design and develop an Off Board Sensing Station (OBSS) unmanned aerial system in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Autonomous Collaborative Platforms technology maturation portfolio.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 27, 2021Kratos Awarded Million$$ For AFRL OBSS UAS Development

In July 2021, the ROK Air Force asked Korean Air and Seoul National University to conduct joint research on the feasibility of using modified Boeing 747-400 aircraft for air-launching space rockets and orbital vehicles.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 27, 2021US-South Korea joint space drills to focus on space situational awareness
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