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U.S. Air Force

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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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Valley Tech Systems holds multiple awards from the Missile Defense Agency, NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Army for its advanced technologies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 4, 2021Voyager Space Acquires Valley Tech Systems

In 2015, the U.S. Air Force rebaselined the contract for SBIRS GEO-5 and GEO-6 to upgrade both satellites to the LM2100 Combat Bus at no additional cost.

Mentioned as: air forceTechnical ProductOct 4, 2021The Enhanced SBIRS GEO-6 Satellite Ready Early For Scheduled 2022 Launch

The decision for the Republic of Korea Air Force to join U.S. Space Force–led joint military drills was made during an 2021-08-27 meeting between 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 ForceOrg RelationshipOct 4, 2021South Korea’s air force opens space ops center

Liteye’s C-AUDS C-sUAS systems were contracted to the U.S. Air Force between 2018 and 2020 to provide detection, tracking, and identification of Group 1 and Group 2 UAS in a range of combat environments globally.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 1, 2021Liteye awarded $7M contract to support deployed C-sUAS Systems

Tomorrow.io won a $19,300,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force to support its planned constellation of approximately 32 weather satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 1, 2021Tomorrow.io wins Air Force funding for weather satellite constellation

The U.S. Air Force has been flying large, unmanned aircraft out of Syracuse Airport since 2015.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 29, 2021Governor Hochul announces New York’s 50-mile drone corridor to host first-in-the-nation 5G test network for unmanned aircraft

BIRD Aerosystems serves the Czech air force among its customers.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 29, 2021IDET 2021: BIRD Aerosystems to present its AMPS family of solutions, including the patented SPREOS DIRCM

A Falcon 9 rocket launched on 2020-01-06 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying an installment of Starlink satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 28, 2021U.S. Space Force To Acquire U.S. Army + U.S. Navy SATCOM Mission Areas

The test firing of the eSR-73 demonstration motor builds upon Aerojet Rocketdyne's work for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory on the Missile Components Advanced Technologies Demonstration Motor program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2021Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Arkansas Site Ready To Produce Large, Solid Rocket Motors

The space acquisition executive office, called SAF SQ, will be created by merging a couple of existing acquisition units on the Air Force headquarters staff.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductSep 21, 2021Space Force looking for ‘unity’ in acquisitions despite a medley of agencies

Congress directed the Air Force to establish the space acquisition executive office by October 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 21, 2021Space Force looking for ‘unity’ in acquisitions despite a medley of agencies

Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond unveiled the "Guardian Ideal" document on 2021-09-21 at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber conference.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 21, 2021Space Force talent strategy is a departure from the norm

The Space Force dress uniform was unveiled on 2021-09-21 at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber conference in National Harbor, Maryland.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 21, 2021Space Force unveils dress uniforms for guardians

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall delivered the keynote speech at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland on 2021-09-20.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 20, 2021Kendall: If China can’t beat the U.S. in the air it will try in space

The Department of the Air Force seeks to expand and strengthen partnerships with industry, small business, academia, and government laboratories to increase the transformational impact of external innovations on the Air Force and Space Force.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductSep 20, 2021AFRL Invites New Science, Technology Ideas Through Air Force, Space Force Tech Connect

The Department of the Air Force published the Science and Technology 2030 Strategy in April 2019 to guide its S&T ecosystem toward rapidly developing warfighting capabilities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 20, 2021AFRL Invites New Science, Technology Ideas Through Air Force, Space Force Tech Connect

The CAS program started in 2016 when the Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Braxton Science and Technology Group a small business innovation research contract to explore commercial augmentation of the military satellite control network.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 19, 2021Space Force grappling with aging infrastructure used to operate satellites

At its Central Florida location, L3Harris is developing and testing the experimental Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 16, 2021L3Harris opens manufacturing facility in Indiana for DoD missile-defense satellites

Hydrosat received $798,519 in SBIR grants from the U.S. Air Force to use LEO thermal imagery with higher resolution and a faster repeat cycle to provide improved and more up-to-date information for flight planners.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2021Impact Investment By SpaceFund Into Hydrosat

A number of projects are being funded by the Army and the Air Force to adapt commercial satcom technologies for military use.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 9, 2021Satcom executives see growing military demand for more secure, mobile equipment
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