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Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)

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The completed Viasat vehicle will be delivered to the Air Force Research Laboratory in the summer of 2022.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipApr 21, 2022Viasat to begin integration of long-delayed Link 16 military communications satellite

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Viasat a $10,000,000 contract in 2019 to integrate a cubesat with a Link 16 communications terminal.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipApr 21, 2022Viasat to begin integration of long-delayed Link 16 military communications satellite

The Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory site on Maui is owned by the University of Hawaii and hosts the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Maui Optical Station (AMOS).

Mentioned as: Air Force Research LaboratoryOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2022Space domain awareness: A secret weapon against shadowy threats in orbit

AFRL and the Space Force created the Unified Data Library, a cloud-based platform hosting space situational awareness data from commercial, academic, and government organizations.

Mentioned as: AFRLTechnical ProductApr 14, 2022Space domain awareness: A secret weapon against shadowy threats in orbit

KBR won a $39,500,000 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory in January to analyze the effects of natural and manufactured threats to spacecraft, payloads, and space services.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative FinancialApr 14, 2022Space domain awareness: A secret weapon against shadowy threats in orbit

The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate established the Catalyst Accelerator in 2018 to support small businesses with commercial and military applications.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipApr 13, 2022Accelerators offer startups an introduction to government markets

AFWERX, an innovation program managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory, awards more than 1,000 Small Business Innovation Research contracts annually.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipApr 12, 2022How sherpas guide startups through government contracting terrain

Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) is funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralApr 9, 2022Air Force space experiment will seek to demonstrate multi-orbit satellite navigation

NTS-3 was initially evaluated for placement in medium Earth orbit (MEO) before AFRL decided GEO would be a better location to assess multi-orbit PNT architecture benefits.

Mentioned as: AFRLTechnical ProductApr 9, 2022Air Force space experiment will seek to demonstrate multi-orbit satellite navigation

L3Harris won an $84,000,000 contract from AFRL in 2018 to build NTS-3.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipApr 9, 2022Air Force space experiment will seek to demonstrate multi-orbit satellite navigation

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded SpaceX a $102,000,000 contract to study ways the military could use SpaceX launch vehicles to transport cargo and crews point to point on Earth.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipApr 4, 2022Head of U.S. Space Force launch operations ‘watching Starship closely’

Terran Orbital expects to deliver a satellite with six electro-optical payloads to support weather observations for the Air Force Research Laboratory in 2022.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipMar 28, 2022Terran Orbital Begins Trading on the New York Stock Exchange Under Ticker Symbol “LLAP” and Announces Revenue Backlog Now Exceeds $200 million

AFRL intends to develop CHPS capabilities to detect, track, and identify objects operating at lunar distances and beyond, a range of 385,0 m.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative PlanMar 21, 2022Industry proposals sought for ‘cislunar highway patrol’ satellite

Viasat is working with the Air Force Research Laboratory under a seven-year $50,800,000 contract to develop concepts for hybrid networks of commercial satcom and government-owned satellites.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipMar 20, 2022Cyber warfare gets real for satellite operators

PredaSAR Corporation, a Terran Orbital subsidiary, was awarded a $2,000,000 contract by the U.S. Space Systems Command in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory to support an on-orbit cooperative demonstration between the PredaSAR and Blackjack constellations.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipMar 8, 2022Terran Orbital Taps into Booming Small Satellite Market

Phase Four is performing thrust measurements with its Maxwell engine adapted to operate on iodine under an Air Force Research Laboratory–sponsored program.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research LaboratoryOrg RelationshipFeb 17, 2022Phase Four Wins DARPA Contract

One of the use cases sought by AFRL is providing satellite communications for the Arctic region above 55 degrees latitude.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralFeb 1, 2022U.S. Air Force to fund demonstrations of space internet services that integrate multiple constellations

HawkEye 360 has a three-year, $15,500,000 Experimental Purpose Agreement contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative FinancialJan 23, 2022AFRL Assigns Million$$ Contract To HawkEye 360 For Space-Based ISR

The Air Force Research Laboratory announced Colonel Eric Felt’s move on 2022-01-18.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralJan 18, 2022Space Force taps Air Force Research Lab leader for key acquisition post

Colonel Eric Felt has led the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, since July 2018.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralJan 18, 2022Space Force taps Air Force Research Lab leader for key acquisition post
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