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Boeing is developing the U.S. military’s 11th Wideband Global Satcom satellite, WGS-11+, which is projected to be completed by 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipNov 15, 2022Boeing’s anti-jam satellite communications payload on track for 2024 launch

Terran Orbital intends to produce satellite buses ranging from 150 to 500 kg to compete for Defense Department, U.S. intelligence agencies, and NASA contracts.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipNov 14, 2022Terran Orbital sees staff departures as it turns focus to military satellites

The X-37B spaceplane is a derivative of the X-37A that NASA designed in the late 1990s to deploy from the Space Shuttle, and the program later was transferred to the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2022X-37B spaceplane completes its sixth mission, lands after nearly 30 months in orbit

Three-year-old NXT Communications secured a deal last year with L3Harris Technologies to deliver electronically steered antennas (ESAs) in the first quarter of 2022 to support U.S. Department of Defense warfighters.

Mentioned as: department of defenseTechnical ProductNov 10, 2022Antenna developer NXT Comm’s assets up for sale

Space Policy Directive-3 directs the Department of Commerce to provide a basic level of space situational awareness for public and private use based on the space catalog compiled by the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductNov 7, 2022Space Force official: We need the Commerce Department’s space traffic office to be successful

Commerce must set up a cloud infrastructure, establish data-sharing agreements with the Department of Defense, procure commercial data, and define processes for issuing collision warnings to satellite operators to implement civilian spaceflight safety services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanNov 3, 2022Civilian space traffic management office coming along, but ‘don’t expect magic’

The transition of spaceflight safety services from DoD to the Office of Space Commerce may begin with geostationary orbit SSA and then launch collision avoidance.

Mentioned as: DoDTechnical ProductNov 3, 2022Civilian space traffic management office coming along, but ‘don’t expect magic’

Tetra-1 will help U.S. Space Force operators develop tactics, techniques, and procedures for Department of Defense missions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanNov 2, 2022U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command launches experimental satellite Tetra-1

The Department of Defense’s priorities in the 2022 National Defense Strategy are defending the homeland paced to the growing multi-domain threat posed by the PRC; deterring strategic attacks against the United States, Allies, and partners; deterring aggression while being prepared to prevail in conflict when necessary with priority on the PRC in the Indo-Pacific and Russia in Europe; and building a resilient Joint Force and defense ecosystem.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 30, 2022U.S. Department of Defense releases the National Defense Strategy review

The Department of Defense released an unclassified National Defense Strategy on 2022-10-27.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 30, 2022U.S. Department of Defense releases the National Defense Strategy review

For many years, the U.S. military has recognized the role of commercial vendors in strategic space wargames.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 27, 2022Russia escalates rhetoric on commercial satellites, calls them ‘legitimate targets for retaliation’

The Pentagon plans to increase its use of commercial space services and considers compensating companies for damages to their spacecraft during armed conflicts.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanOct 27, 2022Russia escalates rhetoric on commercial satellites, calls them ‘legitimate targets for retaliation’

Teal Drones is one of a few Blue UAS List drone manufacturers authorized to provide equipment to the U.S. military.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 27, 2022Teal Drones & Tomahawk Robotics enhances 4-Ship multi-vehicle system

The Department of Defense will field diverse, resilient, and redundant satellite constellations and improve defensive capabilities and reconstitution options to reduce adversary incentives for early attack and to fight through disruption.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductOct 27, 2022U.S. national defense strategy calls for ‘resilient, redundant’ space networks

The Golden Eagle is the first drone mass-produced entirely in the U.S. under strict guidelines from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 27, 2022Teal Drones & Tomahawk Robotics enhances 4-Ship multi-vehicle system

The Biden administration’s 2023 budget proposal for the Defense Department included $24,500,000,000 for the Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 25, 2022Space Force to seek budget boost beyond 2023, China’s capabilities are ‘close to ours’

The Defense Innovation Unit awarded Orbit Fab a $13,300,000 contract to supply hydrazine to a Defense Department spacecraft in geostationary orbit in 2025.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 25, 2022Orbit Fab secures new investor to support satellite refueling efforts

Data collected by MACH-TB will provide insight to the Department of Defense on technology improvement and capability validation.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 23, 2022Dynetics awarded a new contract to increase the pace of hypersonic flight testing

The MEO satellites will add a new layer to the Department of Defense’s planned multi-orbit architecture of space sensors.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductOct 20, 2022Space Force tries to turn over a new leaf in satellite procurement

The Department of Defense included $4,700,000,000 for missile-tracking satellites in its 2023 budget request, including $140,000,000 for the MEO layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 20, 2022Space Force tries to turn over a new leaf in satellite procurement
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