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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 U.S. Air Force intends to award five-year Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement contracts in mid-2020 to two providers to split approximately 30 national security launches starting in fiscal year 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 12, 2020Independent study of launch market says U.S. Air Force should support three domestic providers

The RAND study recommends having a viable third provider at least until 2023 to provide breathing room for the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2020Independent study of launch market says U.S. Air Force should support three domestic providers

The RAND study does not recommend changing the Air Force decision to award national security launch contracts to two providers later 2020.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 12, 2020Independent study of launch market says U.S. Air Force should support three domestic providers

ABL Space Systems established a presence at Edwards Air Force Base test site 1-56 of the AFRL rocket propulsion division.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 9, 2020Small launch startup ABL Space Systems to test rocket hardware at Edwards Air Force Base

The Air Force Research Laboratory signed an agreement with ABL Space Systems to jointly develop and test rocket propulsion components for future use in launch vehicles.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 9, 2020Small launch startup ABL Space Systems to test rocket hardware at Edwards Air Force Base

The U.S. Air Force launched four SBIRS satellites in 2011, 2013, 2017, and 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 8, 2020U.S. early warning satellites helped avert casualties from Iran’s missile attack

Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General David Deptula planned air operations in the Middle East during the 1991 Gulf War and worked with the Defense Support Program early warning satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 8, 2020U.S. early warning satellites helped avert casualties from Iran’s missile attack

Melanie Preisser is vice president of national systems at York Space Systems and is a former U.S. Air Force officer who oversaw space and intelligence programs at the Pentagon and the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 7, 2020York Space Systems unveils Hydra Mission Series

The National Defense Authorization Act directs the secretary of the Air Force to submit by 2020-02-01 a report on how the Space Force will be organized and its anticipated funding requirements.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 4, 202045th Space Wing prepares for first launch under the U.S. Space Force

About 16,000 Air Force personnel who support the five space wings became part of the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJan 4, 202045th Space Wing prepares for first launch under the U.S. Space Force

The 14th Air Force, headquartered at Vandenberg, was renamed Space Operations Command on 2019-12-27.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJan 4, 202045th Space Wing prepares for first launch under the U.S. Space Force

The Air Force had almost $800,000,000 allocated for its SBIR program in 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialDec 26, 2019Air Force rolls out red carpet, credit card to attract small business

Many companies at Air Force Space Pitch Day received $50,000 phase one SBIR awards for customer discovery.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialDec 26, 2019Air Force rolls out red carpet, credit card to attract small business

The WGS-11 satellite is being acquired with funds Congress inserted into the fiscal year 2018 budget that the Air Force had not requested.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipDec 26, 2019Boeing to deliver WGS-11 communications satellite to U.S. Air Force by 2024

Air Force Space Pitch Day was held in San Francisco in November 2019 where 30 companies received a total of $22,500,000 in SBIR funding.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipDec 26, 2019Air Force rolls out red carpet, credit card to attract small business

David Shahady moved into his role directing the Air Force SBIR and STTR programs in late 2015.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralDec 26, 2019Air Force rolls out red carpet, credit card to attract small business

Boeing will deliver the 11th satellite of the Wideband Global Satellite Communication (WGS) constellation to the U.S. Air Force by 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanDec 26, 2019Boeing to deliver WGS-11 communications satellite to U.S. Air Force by 2024

The 2019-12-02 memo requested transfers to the Space Force for fiscal year 2020 including $9,300,000,000 from Air Force space-related weapons systems and operations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialDec 20, 2019Trump signs defense bill establishing U.S. Space Force: What comes next

Civilians will continue to work under the Department of the Air Force regardless of assignment to air or space elements and are not required to transfer service status.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanDec 20, 2019Trump signs defense bill establishing U.S. Space Force: What comes next

Renaming Air Force installations as Space Force bases is one of seven recommendations from the Space Force Planning Task Force intended to show visible progress toward establishing the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductDec 20, 2019Following standup of U.S. Space Force, Air Force bases could be renamed as space bases
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