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Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)

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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contracted OneWeb to demonstrate managed satcom services in Arctic locations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air Force Research LaboratoryTechnical ProductMay 10, 2021OneWeb creating government subsidiary after buying TrustComm

OneWeb has an 18-month contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory worth about $3,400,000 for testing services between certain U.S. Northern Command sites.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research LaboratoryTechnical ProductMay 10, 2021OneWeb creating government subsidiary after buying TrustComm

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contracted OneWeb to demonstrate managed satellite communications services in strategic Arctic locations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air Force Research LaboratoryTechnical ProductMay 5, 2021Hughes and OneWeb get U.S. Air Force contract for Arctic broadband

The AFRL contract for the OneWeb Arctic demonstrations is valued at about $3,400,000 and has an 18-month period.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative FinancialMay 5, 2021Hughes and OneWeb get U.S. Air Force contract for Arctic broadband

The U.S. Air Force Research Lab selected Hughes Network Systems and OneWeb to demonstrate managed LEO SATCOM services to connect the Arctic region to sites around the globe.

Mentioned as: air force research labTechnical ProductMay 5, 2021Hughes + OneWeb Receive AFRL Award To Demo Arctic LEO SATCOM TacComms Services

The NTS-3 launch delay is due to launch scheduling and results from NTS-3 being a rideshare with other United States Space Force customers, with AFRL not controlling the overall schedule.

Mentioned as: AFRLOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2021Air Force NTS-3 navigation satellite to launch in 2023

The launch delay provides AFRL additional time to complete the NTS-3 ground system work.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralApr 28, 2021Air Force NTS-3 navigation satellite to launch in 2023

Air Force Research Laboratory is planning a 2023 launch of the NTS-3 experimental satellite for positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT).

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralApr 28, 2021Air Force NTS-3 navigation satellite to launch in 2023

The U.S. Space Force will take ownership of NTS-3 after AFRL completes the experiment and will integrate it into its regular set of capabilities.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative PlanApr 28, 2021Air Force NTS-3 navigation satellite to launch in 2023

L3Harris is building the 1,250-kilogram NTS-3 satellite under an $84,000,000 contract that AFRL awarded in December 2018.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipApr 28, 2021Air Force NTS-3 navigation satellite to launch in 2023

The Air Force Research Laboratory partnered with Kratos Unmanned Systems Division and Area-I to complete the XQ-58A Valkyrie’s sixth test/demonstration flight on 2021-03-26 at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipApr 6, 2021Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie successfully completes sixth flight, including first payload release from internal weapons bay

Space Domain Awareness in Orlando won $10,000 in prize money from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Hyperspace Challenge for a laser-tracking device for cubesats and space debris.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research LaboratoryOrg RelationshipMar 22, 2021A little love from the Air Force can put a space business on the map

The Air Force Research Laboratory signed a seven-year $50,800,000 contract with Viasat to study integration of commercial and government satellite communications.

Mentioned as: the air force research laboratoryTechnical ProductMar 15, 2021Air Force enlists Viasat to help integrate commercial and military satellite networks

AFRL’s Space Vehicles Directorate will work with Viasat to develop ways to integrate commercial satcom with government-owned satellites into a seamless network.

Mentioned as: AFRL Space Vehicles DirectorateOrg RelationshipMar 15, 2021Air Force enlists Viasat to help integrate commercial and military satellite networks

A three-stage suborbital sounding rocket launched an Air Force Research Laboratory experiment from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on 2021-03-03.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralMar 4, 2021Space Force sounding rocket launches experiment to study Earth’s ionosphere

The U.S. Space Force and the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise launched an experimental research payload for the Air Force Research Laboratory aboard a Terrier-Terrier-Oriole sounding rocket on 2021-03-03.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralMar 3, 2021Experimental Research Rocket Launched By USSF + SMC From Wallops

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded SpaceX an $8,500,000 contract to investigate advanced materials and manufacturing techniques for heat shields that protect hypersonic vehicles in flight.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative FinancialMar 1, 2021SpaceX wins Air Force manufacturing research contract for hypersonic vehicle thermal shields

The 2019 Orbital Test Bed spacecraft hosted NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock and a modular solar array developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralFeb 22, 2021General Atomics selects Firefly to launch NASA Earth science instrument

DARPA, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Space Development Agency produced a holiday card featuring pictures of the Mandrake 2 satellites.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralFeb 11, 2021DoD space agency launching experiments in preparation for 2022 satellite deployments

The Air Force Research Laboratory is working with ViaSat to deploy a Link 16 terminal on a small satellite in low Earth orbit as a network relay.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research LaboratoryOrg RelationshipFeb 11, 2021DoD space agency launching experiments in preparation for 2022 satellite deployments
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