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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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Air Force Space Command released a report on 2019-09-05 titled "The Future of Space 2060 and Implications for U.S. Strategy" based on a workshop the command hosted with experts and academics.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 18, 2019Air Force tries to set record straight on what the Space Force is really about

Blue Origin received $500,000,000 in Air Force funding to help defray the expense of meeting the government’s unique launch requirements.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialSep 18, 2019Air Force confident NDAA will back its launch procurement strategy

Boeing is asking the Air Force to compel Northrop Grumman to include Boeing in its bid for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductSep 17, 2019Boeing calls for government intervention in ICBM program

Boeing hopes the Air Force will intervene before Northrop Grumman submits its final proposal by December 13, 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 17, 2019Boeing calls for government intervention in ICBM program

The Air Force's final request for proposals allowed bidders to consider team arrangements with competitors.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 17, 2019Boeing calls for government intervention in ICBM program

The DIU-funded launch was originally scheduled for 2019 from the continental United States but was moved to 2020 and relocated to Guam after further discussions with the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 16, 2019Richard Branson headlines Air Force event, pitches Virgin Orbit’s capabilities for national security

Under the Defense Innovation Unit contract, Virgin Orbit will launch an Air Force experimental satellite from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 16, 2019Richard Branson headlines Air Force event, pitches Virgin Orbit’s capabilities for national security

Virgin Orbit received a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit in November 2017 to launch an Air Force experimental satellite.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 16, 2019Richard Branson headlines Air Force event, pitches Virgin Orbit’s capabilities for national security

Barbara Barrett supports creation of the Principal Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration position in the Senate version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act and would oversee establishment of that position and transfer of space acquisition functions from the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics if confirmed.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 12, 2019Air Force nominee Barrett calls for assertive U.S. posture on space, says Space Force is a ‘key imperative’

One goal of the NSSL program is to develop domestic rockets so the Air Force can stop launching satellites on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket powered by the Russian RD-180 engine.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 12, 2019Air Force nominee Barrett calls for assertive U.S. posture on space, says Space Force is a ‘key imperative’

The Senate Appropriations Committee included $70,000,000 in the Air Force Operations and Maintenance account for U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialSep 12, 2019Senate appropriators add $22M for small launch, approve Space Force and Space Development Agency requests

The subcommittee fully funded the Air Force request for the next-generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) satellites and added an additional $536,000,000 to accelerate the program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2019Senate defense appropriators support DoD space request, propose ‘tactical responsive launch’ program

The U.S. Air Force is expected to select two companies in 2020 to share up to 34 national security launches from 2022 through 2026.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2019Launch companies look to government customers for stability

A tactically responsive launch program would complement existing programs such as the $13,000,000 Rocket Systems Launch Program, which is managed by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise and focuses on increasing DoD use of venture-class launch services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2019Senate defense appropriators support DoD space request, propose ‘tactical responsive launch’ program

The Air Force awarded Aevum a Small Business Innovation Research Phase I contract on 2019-08-19 for its autonomous launch and space logistics service.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 9, 2019Vector relinquishes Air Force launch contract, mission re-awarded to Aevum

The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded a $4,900,000 contract to Aevum to lift experimental satellites to low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 9, 2019Vector relinquishes Air Force launch contract, mission re-awarded to Aevum

The Air Force issued a request for information for the Agile Small Launch Operational Normalizer (ASLON) on 2018-12-14, with responses due 2019-01-18.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 9, 2019Vector relinquishes Air Force launch contract, mission re-awarded to Aevum

The ASLON-45 mission will be Aevum’s first Air Force mission and will launch from Cecil Air and Space Port in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mentioned as: US Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 9, 2019Vector relinquishes Air Force launch contract, mission re-awarded to Aevum

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matt Donovan called for Congress to modify Title 10 and provide funding and manpower to empower the United States Space Force to organize, train, and equip ready forces on an equal basis with the other five services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 8, 2019White House pushes back on Senate language on Space Force, missile defense satellites

The Air Force contends that breaking up the acquisition office and creating a separate space acquisition organization could create a separate bureaucracy and likely increase inefficiency and cost.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductSep 8, 2019White House pushes back on Senate language on Space Force, missile defense satellites
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