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The Army will work with the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency, which plans to develop a large communications constellation in LEO known as a transport layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 15, 2019Army eyes commercial megaconstellations to support its future battlefield network

Stephen Kitay identified Senate language as problematic because it does not provide the authorities the Department of Defense would need to establish an independent military service.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 14, 2019Pentagon presses case for Space Force amid political uncertainty

Senate appropriators funded the Department of Defense’s requested amount of $72,400,000 for the Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 14, 2019Pentagon presses case for Space Force amid political uncertainty

In March, the Pentagon formally established the Space Development Agency to develop, demonstrate, and experiment with technologies and architectures aimed at leapfrogging current space systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 10, 2019Time is ripe for entrepreneurs to partner with U.S. national security space groups, says Fred Kennedy

Spacecraft built for the U.S. Defense Department have exacting standards.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 10, 2019Manufacturers say wider range of satellites they build is stressing mission assurance

Air Force Space Command took over responsibility in December for procuring the Defense Department’s commercial satellite communications services from the Defense Information Systems Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 9, 2019Military turns to private sector for rapid space innovation

The Space Development Agency’s $582,000,000 five-year baseline funding is to develop roadmaps for current DoD space programs, fund studies and sensor prototypes for the missile defense tracking layer, and fund studies on space-based interceptors and space-based discrimination.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 6, 2019Space Development Agency lays out five-year plan in $11 billion proposed budget

The Pentagon’s 2020 budget requested nearly $150,000,000 to get the Space Development Agency off the ground, including $44,700,000 for personnel, $20,000,000 for space research and development, and $85,000,000 for space technology prototyping.

Mentioned as: the pentagonNarrative FinancialOct 6, 2019Space Development Agency lays out five-year plan in $11 billion proposed budget

The Space Development Agency plans a mesh network called the transport layer of more than 250 satellites to provide global communications services to the U.S. military.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 6, 2019Space Development Agency lays out five-year plan in $11 billion proposed budget

The Australian Department of Defense made an $83,000,000 investment to build regional coverage with Maxar, enabling early operational use of Maxar’s virtual solution.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 2, 2019Maxar weaving components into new business ventures

Maxar is pursuing opportunities to sell satellites to the U.S. Defense Department and to attract new commercial customers and hosted-payload missions using its satellite manufacturing expertise from SSL.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense DepartmentOrg RelationshipOct 2, 2019Maxar weaving components into new business ventures

Iridium Communications received a five-year Gateway Evolution indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to upgrade a gateway station dedicated to making its satellite communications services available for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseTechnical ProductOct 2, 2019ST Engineering completes Newtec purchase • Azerspace-2 reaches 80% fill rate

The Pentagon’s 2020 budget request included nearly $150,000,000 to grow the Space Development Agency to approximately 100 engineers, scientists, and support contractors by the following year.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialSep 25, 2019Space Development Agency looks for political boost after early stumbles

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched the Defense Department’s Space Test Program-2 mission on 2019-06-25 with 24 satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2019Air Force certified Falcon Heavy for national security launch but more work needed to meet required orbits

The Senate appropriators funded the Pentagon’s full request for the Space Development Agency by approving $44,700,000 for SDA staff in the Defense Wide Operations and Maintenance account.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 12, 2019Senate appropriators add $22M for small launch, approve Space Force and Space Development Agency requests

The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee advanced a Fiscal Year 2020 funding bill that provides $622,500,000,000 in base Department of Defense funding, $70,600,000,000 in overseas contingency operations funding, and $1,700,000,000 in emergency funding.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2019Senate defense appropriators support DoD space request, propose ‘tactical responsive launch’ program

A tactically responsive launch program would complement existing programs such as the $13,000,000 Rocket Systems Launch Program, which is managed by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise and focuses on increasing DoD use of venture-class launch services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2019Senate defense appropriators support DoD space request, propose ‘tactical responsive launch’ program

The Pentagon requested $72,000,000 for expenses related to establishing a Space Force.

Mentioned as: the pentagonNarrative GeneralSep 10, 2019Senate defense appropriators support DoD space request, propose ‘tactical responsive launch’ program

The subcommittee’s position on providing funding for the Space Development Agency remains unclear, while the Department of Defense requested $105,000,000 for SDA to develop a next-generation space architecture and $44,800,000 for SDA operating costs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2019Senate defense appropriators support DoD space request, propose ‘tactical responsive launch’ program

Title 10 of the U.S. Code, enacted in 1956, provides the legal basis for the roles, missions, and organization of the services and the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 8, 2019White House pushes back on Senate language on Space Force, missile defense satellites
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