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U.S. Air Force

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gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
www.airforce.com/
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The Air Force plans to install a Starlink terminal on an AC-130 gunship aircraft for testing the service in the near term.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanNov 5, 2019Air Force enthusiastic about commercial LEO broadband after successful tests

On 2019-11-06 the companies were scheduled to present their plans publicly and the U.S. Air Force was prepared to announce additional contracts.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 5, 2019Air Force awards $9 million on first Space Pitch Day San Francisco

Optivolt Labs received $750,000 to provide a deployable solar power system for U.S. Air Force space communications.

Mentioned as: air forceNarrative GeneralNov 5, 2019Air Force awards $9 million on first Space Pitch Day San Francisco

The U.S. Air Force awarded a total of $9,000,000 to 12 companies on the first Air Force Space Pitch Day in San Francisco on 2019-11-05.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 5, 2019Air Force awards $9 million on first Space Pitch Day San Francisco

Air Force Space Command will hold a tabletop exercise 2019-11-05-7 in Chantilly, Virginia focused on the future of military launch facilities and their ability to support growth in commercial space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 3, 2019Air Force looking for ideas on how to turn launch ranges into ‘national spaceports’

Under the Space C2 program, the Air Force is developing software applications used by military commanders and analysts to monitor and understand activity in space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 31, 2019Air Force claims accomplishments in Space C2 program in wake of critical report

The Air Force is working with the Pentagon to address concerns raised by the GAO about the Space C2 program.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2019Air Force claims accomplishments in Space C2 program in wake of critical report

Investing in early-stage U.S. startups via initiatives like Pitch Day is intended to grow the Air Force’s supplier base and develop a dual-use industry base outside the traditional defense sector.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductOct 30, 2019Space companies to compete for $40 million pot at Air Force live pitch event

The Air Force’s latest Space C2 effort uses agile software development methods to incrementally deliver updates.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 30, 2019GAO report critical of Air Force space command and control program

The U.S. Air Force selected 30 startups and small businesses to participate in a live pitch event on 2019-11-05-6 in San Francisco focused on the space industry.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 30, 2019Space companies to compete for $40 million pot at Air Force live pitch event

The Government Accountability Office gave low marks to the Air Force’s Space Command and Control program in a report released on 2019-10-30.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductOct 30, 2019GAO report critical of Air Force space command and control program

The House Armed Services Committee recommended a $21,500,000 cut to the Air Force’s $72,800,000 funding request for Space C2 for fiscal year 2020.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialOct 30, 2019GAO report critical of Air Force space command and control program

The undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment directed the Air Force in a May 2019 memo to provide an acquisition strategy for Space C2 by November 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 30, 2019GAO report critical of Air Force space command and control program

The Air Force is hosting a Hypersonics Pitch Day on 2019-11-07 in Niceville, Florida, near Eglin Air Force Base.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 30, 2019Space companies to compete for $40 million pot at Air Force live pitch event

The Air Force is targeting Pitch Day awards to companies that have developed new types of infrared sensors or synthetic aperture radar that have not yet been commercialized.

Mentioned as: the air forceTechnical ProductOct 30, 2019Space companies to compete for $40 million pot at Air Force live pitch event

The U.S. Air Force selected York to deliver two spacecraft for deployment in geosynchronous orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductOct 29, 2019York Space Systems expands facility to speed up spacecraft production

York Space Systems’ S-CLASS platform achieved a successful launch prior to 2019-10-29 and has been awarded missions for the United States Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 29, 2019York Space Systems Accelerates Satellite Production with Facility Expansion

The Air Force contract for ASLON-45 requires the launch to occur before 2021-10-01.

Mentioned as: the air forceTechnical ProductOct 29, 2019Vector’s lost contract gives wings to new startup Aevum

Aevum moved from winning a $50,000 SBIR study grant to receiving a $4,900,000 U.S. Air Force launch contract within three weeks.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 29, 2019Vector’s lost contract gives wings to new startup Aevum

On 2019-10-10, Aevum became one of eight launch service providers qualified by the U.S. Air Force to compete for $986,000,000 in small- and medium-sized launch missions over nine years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 29, 2019Vector’s lost contract gives wings to new startup Aevum
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