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The Department of Defense has a long-standing process for selecting the location of military installations.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductOct 18, 2021Investigations of U.S. Space Command’s basing decision to continue into 2022

Ovzon received a direct award from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide 50 Ovzon T6 mobile satellite terminals.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 18, 2021DoD Awards Ovzon With A Million$ Order For T6 Mobile Satellite Terminals

The U.S. Department of Defense order for 50 Ovzon T6 mobile satellite terminals is valued at $1,920,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialOct 18, 2021DoD Awards Ovzon With A Million$ Order For T6 Mobile Satellite Terminals

All feedback on the Draft T1DES RFP must be provided via email to osd.pentagon.ousd-r-e.mbx.hq085022r0001@mail.mil no later than 2021-11-08 at 12:00pm EST with the subject line "SDA Draft T1DES RFP Feedback."

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 17, 2021Draft RFP From Space Development Agency Is Seeking Industry Feedback On T1DES

Both the U.S. Department of Defense and commercial space companies are planning and building satellite constellations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 14, 2021Space Micro Expands Their Manufacturing Capabilities For Space Subsystems

In June, Orolia and U.S. government stakeholders including NOAA and the Department of Defense established proficiency for meeting and demonstrating the newly adopted Second Generation Cospas-Sarsat specification (406 MHz).

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductOct 14, 20212Gen Beacon Tech Demo’d By Orolia Defense & Security With The U.S. Government

Orbit Fab expects the CRADA with the Air Force Research Laboratory to reduce the risk necessary to bring refueling to Department of Defense space assets.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductOct 14, 2021Orbit Fab signs technology sharing agreement with U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

Rocket Lab had been awarded competitive Phase I and Phase II awards with the Department of Defense that made the company eligible for a NASA Phase 3 launch award.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 11, 2021Rocket Lab to launch NASA smallsat using SBIR award

The Transport Layer will support multiple Defense Department customers and branches of the military.

Mentioned as: Defense DepartmentTechnical ProductOct 11, 2021Space Development Agency seeks proposals for 18 satellites with experimental payloads

The Space Development Agency is interested in industry-developed sensors and other technologies that support the Department of Defense strategy to use satellites to track targets on the ground, at sea, and in the air and share that intelligence across military platforms worldwide.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductOct 11, 2021Space Development Agency seeks proposals for 18 satellites with experimental payloads

Valley Tech Systems is focused on redefining technology for maneuvering reentry systems, missile defense, commercial and DoD space launch systems, small launch vehicles, and payloads.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 4, 2021Voyager Space Acquires Valley Tech Systems

Maxar Technologies won a $44,000,000 contract option from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to continue providing the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and other government agencies with access to unclassified high-resolution commercial imagery from Maxar and other commercial data providers.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 4, 2021NGA renews Maxar contract for satellite imagery

The Department of Defense operates its own satellites and seeks ways to access commercial satellite capacity when needed.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 1, 2021DoD seeks ideas for connecting government and commercial satellites

Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation have argued that the U.S. Space Command basing decision was politically motivated and not based on the Defense Department’s established objective criteria for selecting basing locations.

Mentioned as: Defense DepartmentTechnical ProductSep 30, 2021Lawmakers ask Air Force Secretary to ‘pause all actions’ on Space Command relocation

The transfers of Army and Navy SATCOM responsibilities to the U.S. Space Force are scheduled to be effective as of 2021-10-01 if the Department of Defense budget is passed and signed.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 28, 2021U.S. Space Force To Acquire U.S. Army + U.S. Navy SATCOM Mission Areas

The solution developed through the Smartronix–Orbital Insight partnership is built on AWS and will help Orbital Insight meet DoD Impact Level 4 and Impact Level 5 security controls for mission customer data.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanSep 28, 2021Partnership Between Smartronix + Orbital Insight To Drive Space + ISR Innovation On Amazon Web Services

The Space Force’s Mission Manifest Office operates as the U.S. Space Force’s Gateway to Space by coordinating rides to space for Department of Defense and Intelligence Community sponsored satellite vehicles.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2021UPDATE 2: NASA’s Landsat 9 Mission Successfully Launched By ULA From Vandenberg Space Force Base, Plus, US Space Force Reports On Their Involvement

The Space Enterprise Consortium was established in 2017 to facilitate engagement between the Department of Defense space community, industry, and academia.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 25, 2021SpaceX, ULA, Rocket Lab + Blue Origin Receive Space Systems Command Prototype Project Contracts

Xplore Inc. received a $2,000,000 contract from National Security Innovation Capital within the Defense Innovation Unit of the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 22, 2021National Security Innovation Capital Delivers Million$ Contract To Xplore

Descartes Labs is expanding into new roles serving the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2021Descartes Labs Names New Head Of Government Business
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