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President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to create a Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJun 27, 2018Army troops could be headed to the Space Force

The U.S. Defense Department contract announcement on 2018-06-22 listed the value of the award modification to Aerojet Rocketdyne at $69,800,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialJun 26, 2018RL10 engine added to Air Force agreement with Aerojet Rocketdyne

Rogers' proposal to create a Space Corps fell short last year due to lack of support in the Senate and resistance from the Defense Department.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2018Rep. Mike Rogers: Space Force will be done ‘responsibly’ with minimal disruption

Rogers anticipates the Pentagon will present a plan over the next several months to aid Congress in preparing for the next National Defense Authorization Act.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2018Rep. Mike Rogers: Space Force will be done ‘responsibly’ with minimal disruption

President Trump ordered the Pentagon to start organizing a separate Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2018Rep. Mike Rogers: Space Force will be done ‘responsibly’ with minimal disruption

Congressman Mike Rogers expects the Pentagon to quickly create a Space Force following President Trump's lead.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2018Rep. Mike Rogers: Space Force will be done ‘responsibly’ with minimal disruption

The Joint Staff will work closely with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, other Department of Defense stakeholders, and Congress to implement the president’s guidance on the Space Force.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipJun 18, 2018Trump: ‘We are going to have the Space Force’

The House Appropriations defense subcommittee directed the Pentagon to explain how it will buy communications services from the private sector to supplement military satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJun 16, 2018Defense budget bill creates path for future network of military, commercial communications satellites

The House Appropriations defense subcommittee included language in a report accompanying the 2019 defense spending bill directing the Pentagon to look further into the future of its space-based communications.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipJun 16, 2018Defense budget bill creates path for future network of military, commercial communications satellites

The House version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 directs the Department of Defense to form a U.S. Space Command as a subunit of U.S. Strategic Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipJun 13, 2018Thornberry: ’We are not going to let up’ on military space reorganization

The Department of Defense is conducting a review of its space organizational and management structure as required by section 1601 of the 2017-10-01 NDAA.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseTechnical ProductJun 13, 2018Thornberry: ’We are not going to let up’ on military space reorganization

Congress has added $160,000,000,000 to the Pentagon’s budget over the next two years to increase military readiness and modernization.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialJun 12, 2018U.S. Senator: Do not underestimate China’s determination to win in space

The Pentagon requested $15,000,000 for the Blackjack program in fiscal year 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialJun 7, 2018Senate defense bill proposes big funding boost for military LEO constellation

The U.S. Defense Department is reevaluating its reliance on military-grade electronics produced in the United States.

Mentioned as: defense departmentNarrative GeneralMay 23, 2018Air Force focus on resilience means big changes for spacecraft manufacturing and testing

There are 54,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan, along with thousands of Department of Defense civilians and family members.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNoiseMay 22, 2018Amid tensions in Asia-Pacific, State Dept. calls attention to big-ticket sales of U.S. missiles, aircraft to Japan, South Korea

The Pentagon requested $2,500,000,000 in its 2019 budget for two large ground-based radars.

Mentioned as: The PentagonTechnical ProductMay 20, 2018Missile-tracking satellites are part of the plan to foil Russia’s hypersonic weapons

The Air Force’s original plan did not include a three-star Space Command official in the Pentagon.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 15, 2018Space industry executives meet “East Coast Thompson”

The Air Force decided that Space Command chief Gen. John Raymond should have a deputy based in the Pentagon to reduce his travel time to D.C. and allow him to focus more on operations in Colorado Springs.

Mentioned as: PentagonOrg RelationshipMay 15, 2018Space industry executives meet “East Coast Thompson”

The Defense Department awarded Hughes Network Systems a contract on 2018-05-07 to develop a flexible modem interface for military terminals that enables military and commercial systems to interoperate in the field.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMay 7, 2018DoD taps Hughes, Kratos to prototype joint military-commercial satellite network

The Defense Department is evaluating a shift from buying raw bandwidth and building its own networks to purchasing managed services with recurring monthly capacity.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 7, 2018DoD taps Hughes, Kratos to prototype joint military-commercial satellite network
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