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The Pentagon has shown growing interest in monitoring objects in the region between Earth and the Moon, including the Cislunar Highway Patrol System (CHIPS) experimental spacecraft mission being developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: The PentagonTechnical ProductDec 1, 2020NASA weighing options for future planetary radar capabilities after Arecibo

The V-BAT is currently deployed in various areas of operation around the world in support of the U.S. Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 26, 2020Martin UAV downselected to participate in Mi2 expeditionary UAS Tech Demo

U.S. Space Command was established in August 2019 as the U.S. military’s 11th unified combatant command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 19, 2020Air Force reveals candidate locations for U.S. Space Command headquarters

S. 4827 would codify elements of Space Policy Directive 3, the policy signed in June 2018 that directs the Department of Commerce to take over civil STM responsibilities from the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 19, 2020Space traffic management bill clears Senate committee

Voyager Space Holdings’ investors are seeking consistency and safe places to invest, including companies that work with the U.S. Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipNov 16, 2020Voyager Space eyes new acquisitions as industry appears headed for consolidation

Approximately 50 remote sensing satellites are owned by the U.S. military or intelligence agencies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 16, 2020Study: As space industry offers more services, government missing out on opportunities

Approximately 1,040 of the communications satellites in orbit are U.S. systems, with about 960 owned by private companies and 50 owned and operated by the U.S. military and intelligence community.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 16, 2020Study: As space industry offers more services, government missing out on opportunities

As commercial space situational awareness solutions improve, the Department of Defense will have more options for integrating commercial space data.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanNov 16, 2020Study: As space industry offers more services, government missing out on opportunities

Organizations in the U.S. military, private sector, and academia are investing in STEM education programs in response to a projected demand for space jobs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 15, 2020Rep. Doug Lamborn: U.S. needs plan to develop workforce for growing space sector

The Defense Department’s 2021 budget request includes $71,400,000 for the ESS program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2020Senate report criticizes Space Force plan to acquire secure, nuclear-survivable satcom

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Defense Department’s inclusion of $71,400,000 for the ESS program in the 2021 budget request.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2020Senate report criticizes Space Force plan to acquire secure, nuclear-survivable satcom

The explanatory statement accompanying the Senate Appropriations Committee’s $696,000,000,000 markup of the Defense Department spending bill for Fiscal Year 2021 was released 2020-11-10.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialNov 12, 2020Senate report criticizes Space Force plan to acquire secure, nuclear-survivable satcom

The committee’s concerns appeared in an explanatory statement accompanying the $696,000,000,000 markup of the Defense Department spending bill for Fiscal Year 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialNov 10, 2020Senate defense appropriators take issue with agencies that buy launch services directly from providers

The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency issued a solicitation for launch services for 28 satellites and requested bidders to provide a delivery-on-orbit service that requires the contractor to determine the number of launches needed to meet SDA requirements.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 10, 2020Senate defense appropriators take issue with agencies that buy launch services directly from providers

Adam Smith emphasized the importance of stable leadership at the Pentagon until President-Elect Biden is sworn into office in January.

Mentioned as: PentagonTechnical ProductNov 9, 2020Trump ousts defense secretary Mark Esper

Many Democrats agree that the Pentagon needs to address threats to U.S. space assets.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 9, 2020Biden administration not seen as a threat to Space Force

G-EGD provides access to map-ready, unclassified imagery to support the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, federal civilian agencies, and over 55 foreign partners.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 9, 2020NGA’s primary commercial imagery delivery system now includes small satellites

Senator Jim Inhofe spoke with Christopher Miller and plans to work with him to maintain stability at the Pentagon.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 9, 2020Trump ousts defense secretary Mark Esper

Representative Adam Smith stated that terminating Esper destabilizes the Pentagon ahead of the presidential transition.

Mentioned as: PentagonOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2020Trump ousts defense secretary Mark Esper

L3Harris Technologies will develop and demonstrate an artificial intelligence–machine learning interface for Defense Department applications under a multimillion-dollar contract announced on 2020-10-26.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2020L3Harris wins contract to apply artificial intelligence to remotely sensed data
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