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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 Space and Missile Systems Center transferred the Counter Communications System Block 10.2 to the 4th Space Control Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, on 2020-03-12 after testing it over the past year.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 15, 2020U.S. Space Force declares ‘offensive’ communications jammer ready for deployment

The U.S. Air Force first deployed the Counter Communications System in 2004 in response to foreign electronic warfare systems disrupting American satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 15, 2020U.S. Space Force declares ‘offensive’ communications jammer ready for deployment

The Pentagon’s 2020 budget includes $182,000,000 for a new NASIC headquarters building at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 11, 2020Space Force leaders concerned about quality of threat intelligence

NASA’s Infrared Astronomical Satellite, launched in 1983, came within meters of colliding with Gravity Gradient Stabilization Experiment-4, a U.S. Air Force satellite launched in 1967, in January.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 11, 2020Assure Space won’t cover collision risk in low Earth orbit

The Joint Polar Satellite System 2 spacecraft will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 10, 2020NOAA finalizes secondary payload for JPSS-2 launch

Susan Mashiko retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2014.

Mentioned as: air forceNarrative GeneralMar 9, 2020VOX Space adds retired Air Force major general Mashiko to board of directors

The Falcon 9 launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 11:50 p.m. Eastern.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 7, 2020Falcon 9 launches final first-generation Dragon

The U.S. Air Force decided in 2017 to end production of new SBIRS satellites and transition to Next-Gen OPIR for improved survivability against electronic and cyberattacks.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 6, 2020Space Force’s 2021 budget plan is heavy on satellites and launch

The U.S. Air Force signed an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense to host two EPS-Recapitalization payloads on Space Norway spacecraft.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 6, 2020Space Force’s 2021 budget plan is heavy on satellites and launch

The 2021 budget includes $1,050,000,000 to fund three Air Force Space Command missions code named AFSPC-36, AFSPC-87 and AFSPC-112.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 6, 2020Space Force’s 2021 budget plan is heavy on satellites and launch

The National Guard's 2020 funding for space operations includes $71,000,000 for 1,100 personnel assigned to Air National Guard units and $5,000,000 for 152 personnel from the Army National Guard.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 5, 2020Space Force officials defend plan to consider alternatives to a Space National Guard

The U.S. Air Force started the Protected Tactical Satcom program in 2018 to develop secure satellite communications services that reduce dependence on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite system.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 4, 2020Boeing, Lockheed win U.S. Space Force contracts to develop satcom payloads

Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett will re-open the process to select a permanent headquarters for U.S. Space Command later 2020 to give state and local leaders a fresh opportunity to make their pitches.

Mentioned as: air forceNarrative PlanMar 4, 2020Air Force to restart base selection process for U.S. Space Command headquarters

PredaSAR is a Florida startup led by retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Roger Teague.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductMar 3, 2020PredaSAR raises $25 million for radar satellite constellation

The projected $2,600,000,000 represents additional costs for the Space Force beyond the $15,400,000,000 transferred from Air Force accounts.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialMar 2, 2020U.S. Space Force budget projected to grow $2.6 billion over the next five years

In its fiscal year 2021 budget request, the Air Force shifted $15,400,000,000 to the Space Force from accounts that were previously in Air Force appropriations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialMar 2, 2020U.S. Space Force budget projected to grow $2.6 billion over the next five years

The Space Force was established on 2019-12-20 under the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 2, 2020U.S. Space Force budget projected to grow $2.6 billion over the next five years

Congress in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act directed the Air Force to provide an estimate of the cost to stand up the Space Force and fund its key programs over the next five years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 2, 2020U.S. Space Force budget projected to grow $2.6 billion over the next five years

Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett submitted a report to congressional committees projecting the U.S. Space Force budget to grow by $2,600,000,000 over the next five years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialMar 2, 2020U.S. Space Force budget projected to grow $2.6 billion over the next five years

The Trump administration transferred money from existing Air Force space programs to fund the Space Force 2021 request rather than adding $15,400,000,000 in new Pentagon funds.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 1, 2020U.S. Space Force gets its first budget in name only
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