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U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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The Air Force and Space Force are working to speed up acquisitions by reducing bureaucratic layers and delegating authorities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 7, 2021Defense appropriators ‘disappointed’ with management of Space Force acquisitions

Frank Kendall has been nominated as secretary of the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 7, 2021Defense appropriators ‘disappointed’ with management of Space Force acquisitions

Former Air Force Lt. General Steve Kwast is associated with Genesis Systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 5, 2021SpaceFund Intelligence Firm Is Birthed By The SpaceFund VC Company

The Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $13,000,000,000 contract last year to develop GBSD.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 5, 2021U.S. Air Force to investigate aborted ICBM test flight

The Air Force plans to establish GBSD units at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming; Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana; and Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.

Mentioned as: US Air ForceTechnical ProductMay 5, 2021U.S. Air Force to investigate aborted ICBM test flight

The U.S. Air Force contracted Lockheed Martin to develop an interim ground control system for the GPS 3 satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 1, 2021Raytheon gets $228 million contract extension for GPS ground system

The U.S. Air Force began launching GPS 3 satellites in 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 1, 2021Raytheon gets $228 million contract extension for GPS ground system

The U.S. Space Force hosted the first Space Engagement Talks with the Israeli Air Force during separate virtual sessions on 2021-04-19-20.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 29, 2021USSF + Israeli Air Force Space Engagement Talks Successfully Completed

Air Force Research Laboratory is planning a 2023 launch of the NTS-3 experimental satellite for positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT).

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 28, 2021Air Force NTS-3 navigation satellite to launch in 2023

The demonstration was part of a multi-national Joint All Domain Command and Control demonstration hosted by U.S. European Command, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, and the Department of the Air Force Chief Architect Office.

Mentioned as: Department of the Air Force Chief Architect OfficeTechnical ProductApr 28, 2021Kratos 1st Company To Exhibit The Optimization Of Wideband SATCOM Using Enterprise Management and Control

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launched the NROL-82 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 27, 2021UPDATE 2: A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy Rocket Powers The NROL-82 Mission To Orbit

Space Micro received five separate SBIR/STTR contracts in 2021-01-01 from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force AFWERX, and NASA.

Mentioned as: air forceOrg RelationshipApr 27, 2021Five SBIR Contracts Awarded To Space Micro

The Air Force and the Space Force are counting on United Launch Alliance to introduce a new launch vehicle later 2021 that uses a domestic engine.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 27, 2021Air Force secretary nominee Kendall well versed in the challenges of space acquisitions

Air Force and Space Force operators at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, monitor objects in space and issue collision warnings.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductApr 26, 2021Space Force sees need for civilian agency to manage congestion

United Launch Alliance launched the classified National Reconnaissance Office satellite NROL-82 on a Delta IV Heavy rocket on 2021-04-26 at 1:47 p.m. Pacific from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 26, 2021Delta 4 Heavy sends spy satellite to orbit in ULA’s first launch of 2021

The U.S. Space Force was spun out of the U.S. Air Force in 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 25, 2021U.S. military’s appetite for information fueling demand for space technology

The Radarsat Constellation Mission was launched on 2019-06-12 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 20, 2021Canada budgets for next-generation EO satellites and ground systems

Peter Garretson, a retired U.S. Air Force officer, stated that the intelligence community views China's space program as one seeking civil-military integration.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductApr 16, 2021Analysts: China’s space programs are a security concern to the U.S. but not all are nefarious

Tom McIntyre earned a Master of Science in aeronautical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1998.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2021Ball Aerospace’s Two New Washington D.C. Directors’ Experience Will Support Washington Operations

Apogee supports the USAF Defensive Cyberspace Operations by advising and assisting Sixteenth Air Force staff on cyber-related intelligence and ISR issues.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 13, 2021USAF’s Air Combat Command Adds To Apogee’s ISR, Cyberspace + Innovation Division Contract
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