All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
The restructuring is intended to decentralize power from the Pentagon to the mission level.
Slingshot Aerospace achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 to validate its ability to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in support of Department of Defense missions.
United Semiconductors has a track record of supplying semiconductor substrates to the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Request for Information marks a shift toward hardening the terrestrial layer of the Pentagon’s mesh network as the SDA scales its orbital assets to address hypersonic threats.
The Pentagon is directing more than $6.9 billion toward hypersonic weapons programs for fiscal 2025.
The Department of Defense emphasizes the need for a more resilient and responsive defense industrial base.
The 2024 DOD Arctic Strategy identified the Arctic region as a pacing challenge.
The ATLAS program is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense under Title III of the Defense Production Act.
The Pentagon's shift towards proliferated architectures and rapid technology insertion favors nimble actors over bureaucratic giants.
The RFI is part of a broader Department of Defense strategy to transition away from large, monolithic legacy satellites like the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
The 2025 Executive Order begins the sunsetting of the Department of Defense's role in providing free Space Situational Awareness services.
The U.S. military has provided collision-warning data to the global space community at no cost for decades.
The Space Force funds the MILNET program to meet specific Department of Defense connectivity requirements.
On December 22, 2025, the Missile Defense Agency advanced a structural transition in Pentagon procurement with the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract.
The Tranche 3 Tracking Layer is designed to enhance the Pentagon’s ability to detect and track advanced missile threats, including hypersonic glide vehicles.
At the time ULA was formed, the Delta and Atlas rockets were the only U.S. rockets capable of launching heavy Department of Defense satellites.
In 2016, the U.S. Congress prohibited the Department of Defense from awarding launch contracts that use Russian engines after December 31, 2022.
Successful space SPACs in 2025 featured recurring revenue contracts, such as those from NASA or the Department of Defense.
Vigoride-7 is scheduled to carry payloads for several customers, including the U.S. Defense Department and NASA.
The Department of Defense released the 2025 Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China report on Tuesday.