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United Semiconductors has a track record of supplying semiconductor substrates to the U.S. Department of Defense.

NARRATIVE GENERAL1/8/20261/8宇宙ニュース・Space BD、山形大学の超小型衛星プロジェクト支援事業受託 ほか3件

Ursa Major announced plans to expand beyond its rocket engine business into 3D printing solid rocket motors due to demand from the Department of Defense.

NARRATIVE GROWTH11/19/2025Ursa Major Closes $100M Series E

The first objective of the action plan includes tasks to enable an enduring human presence in cislunar space, conduct science, and support the workforce, with NASA as the lead for most tasks and the Defense Department as the lead agency on workforce tasks.

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/18/2024OSTP releases cislunar science and technology plans

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. successfully launched a suborbital mission in November to test hypersonic technology for the U.S. Department of Defense.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT12/9/2024Mission success for Rocket Lab’s latest suborbital hypersonic launch

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. successfully launched a suborbital mission in November 2024 to test hypersonic technology for the U.S. Department of Defense.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT12/9/2024Mission Success for Rocket Lab’s Latest Suborbital Hypersonic Launch

Rocket Lab successfully launched the STP-27RD mission of research and development satellites for the Department of Defense in 2019.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT4/8/2024U.S. Space Force Awards Rocket Lab Launch Contract for Space Test Program (STP)-S30

With the new contract, SES Space & Defense will support U.S. Department of Defense customers with MEO low-latency HTS services across the globe.

ORG RELATIONSHIP11/8/2023U.S. Department of Defense awards MEO BPA to SES Space & Defense

The Teal 2 drone is approved by the U.S. Department of Defense as Blue UAS and is available for purchase through the federal government's GSA Advantage website.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/21/2023Red Cat to Supply 106 Teal 2 Drone Systems to US Customs and Border Protection

The Teal 2 drone is approved by the U.S. Department of Defense as Blue UAS and is available for purchase through GSA Advantage.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/20/2023Red Cat signs contract with U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 106 Teal 2 drone systems

The Teal 2 is approved by the U.S. Department of Defense as Blue UAS and is available for purchase through the federal government’s GSA Advantage website.

NARRATIVE GENERAL8/8/2023Red Cat subsidiary Teal Drones receives million$ PO for Teal 2 sUAS to DLA

Orbit Fab was the first company to sign a fuel delivery agreement with the Department of Defense for hydrazine in GEO.

NARRATIVE GENERAL8/1/2023Orbit Fab’s new Chief Operating Officer will ramp up production and testing for RAFTI™ refueling port

The Senate Appropriations Committee assessed that the commercial marketplace has matured to provide services directly to both the intelligence community and the Department of Defense and that receiving data in a tactically relevant timeline is essential to mission success.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT7/31/2023Space Force programs get trimmed in Senate appropriations bill

Lane 2 of NSSL Phase 3 requires heavy-lift launchers that can fly payloads to nine reference orbits that include some of the most demanding Department of Defense and intelligence agency missions.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/19/2023Space Force changed launch procurement plan due to concerns about capacity

The United States Space Force and United States Space Command are directed to develop a plan to expand existing threat-sharing arrangements with commercial space operators that are under contract with the Department of Defense.

NARRATIVE GROWTH6/12/2023Space domain awareness provisions in draft NDAA proposal

The Government Accountability Office released its annual assessment of Pentagon procurements on 2023-06-08 that examined 101 of the Pentagon’s largest programs.

NARRATIVE GENERAL6/8/2023GAO flags concerns about Space Force satellite procurements

The first launch of Rocket 4 is intended to ensure that Rocket 4 will support future U.S. Department of Defense mission requirements.

NARRATIVE GENERAL5/17/2023Astra Space Secures New Launch Contract Add-On From US Department of Defense

The first launch of Rocket 4 is intended to ensure that Rocket 4 will support future U.S. Department of Defense mission requirements.

NARRATIVE GENERAL5/17/2023Astra Space Secures New Launch Contract Add-On From US Department of Defense

The first launch of Rocket 4 is intended to test the overall operations of Launch System 2, collect flight data prior to re-commencing commercial flight operations, and ensure that Rocket 4 will support future DoD mission requirements.

NARRATIVE GENERAL5/16/2023Department of Defense Awards Astra New Launch Contract Add-On

Most of the Department of Defense’s ground-based radars can only track objects larger than 0.1 m in diameter in low Earth orbit.

NARRATIVE GENERAL4/24/2023Report: Space Force could benefit from commercial data to monitor satellites and debris

Most of the Department of Defense’s ground-based radars can only track objects about 1 m in diameter in geostationary Earth orbit.

NARRATIVE GENERAL4/24/2023Report: Space Force could benefit from commercial data to monitor satellites and debris
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