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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 U.S. Air Force created the Space Enterprise Consortium in 2017 to attract startups and commercial companies from the space industry to bid on military projects.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2021After further review, Space Force confirms selection of NSTXL to manage industry consortium

On 2021-01-13, Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett selected Redstone Arsenal as the future location of U.S. Space Command headquarters one day before stepping down from her post.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2021Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal selected as future home of U.S. Space Command

The Department of the Air Force anticipated making a final decision on the permanent location of U.S. Space Command headquarters in spring 2023, pending the results of the required environmental impact analysis.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2021Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal selected as future home of U.S. Space Command

The Air Force revealed the shortlist of U.S. Space Command candidate locations on 2020-11-19.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductJan 13, 2021Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal selected as future home of U.S. Space Command

The Air Force launched the U.S. Space Command basing selection process in May with an open bidding process that received bids from 24 states.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2021Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal selected as future home of U.S. Space Command

Aerojet Rocketdyne originally developed the AR1 with U.S. Air Force funding as a possible replacement for the Russian RD-180 engine.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 12, 2021Aerojet Rocketdyne completes assembly of its first AR1 rocket engine

In 2016 the U.S. Air Force awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a contract worth more than $800,000,000 for development, testing, and certification of the AR1.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 12, 2021Aerojet Rocketdyne completes assembly of its first AR1 rocket engine

The Department of the Air Force anticipates making a final decision for the location of the U.S. Space Command Headquarters in spring 2023 pending the results of the required environmental impact analysis.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2021Redstone Arsenal In Alabama Preferred Choice For US Space Command HQ

NextGen Federal Systems has been awarded the Global Synthetic Weather Radar (GSWR) Research to Operations (R2O) contract by the US Air Force.

Mentioned as: US Air ForceTechnical ProductJan 11, 2021NextGen Federal Systems Secures USAF Global Synthetic Weather Radar (GSWR) Contract

The updated GSWR capability will be integrated into the Air Force Weather Virtual Private Cloud.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 11, 2021NextGen Federal Systems Secures USAF Global Synthetic Weather Radar (GSWR) Contract

NextGen will contribute significantly to the Air Force Weather mission through the GSWR program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 11, 2021NextGen Federal Systems Secures USAF Global Synthetic Weather Radar (GSWR) Contract

Raytheon Intelligence & Space delivered its 3,000th Miniaturized Airborne GPS Receiver (MAGR) 2000-S24 system to the U.S. Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2021Raytheon Intelligence & Space delivers its 3,000th GPS Receiver to U.S. Air Force

The DTI AN/TPQ-18 Transmitter Upgrade was performed under contract FA8823-18-C-0013, which includes installation at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 5, 2021Diversified Technologies’ New C-Band Radar For Vandenberg AFB

The E400 delivered to the Air National Guard was equipped with a live-streaming thermal and RGB video payload.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 5, 2021Event 38 Unmanned Systems completes delivery of E400 to Air National Guard

Diversified Technologies, Inc. built a new transmitter for the U.S. Air Force Western Range AN/TPQ-18 radar facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 5, 2021Diversified Technologies’ New C-Band Radar For Vandenberg AFB

The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $13,300,000,000 contract in September to develop the GBSD over the next seven years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 5, 2021Head of U.S. Strategic Command blasts GBSD critics: ‘Minuteman 3 cannot be life-extended’

The 2017 characterization of SBIRS as vulnerable led the Air Force to accelerate development of the Next-Gen OPIR constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 4, 2021Lockheed Martin gets $4.9 billion contract to build three missile-warning satellites for U.S. Space Force

NASA’s Landsat-9 mission is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 launch vehicle in September 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 4, 2021NASA’s Landsat-9 USSF Developed ESPA EFS Passes Design Status Review 3

The U.S. Space Development Agency awarded Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) a nearly $155,000,000 contract for launch services from Vandenberg Air Force Base for the Agency’s Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer space vehicles.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 4, 2021SpaceX Is The Recipient Of A Multi-Million $$$ Award From The SDA

GomSpace signed a second FACSAT-2 contract to support advanced science and technology activities that will enhance the satellite capabilities of the Colombian Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanJan 3, 2021GomSpace’s Contract Enhances Colombian Air Force and CODALTEC’s Satellite Capabilities
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