By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 11 May 2021 Projects will be co-funded by the government and contractors under “other transactions authority” agreements managed by the Space Enterprise Consortium WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force on May 11 issued three requests for industry proposals on technologies that the military will
By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 11 May 2021 WASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Northrop Grumman $13.3 million for continued work on a new satellite demonstration known as Blackjack, according to a recent contract announcement. Project Blackjack will demonstrate the military utility of a mesh network
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 10 May 2021 The company's software-defined Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) technology will offer military users an agile new signal from low Earth orbit (LEO) that is not dependent on existing satellite navigation systems," said Nicholas Paraskevopoulos, Northrop Grumman's chief technology officer. WASHINGTON:
By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 8 May 2021 WASHINGTON — One of the top lawmakers in charge of the defense budget raised doubts Friday about whether the U.S. Space Force has lived up to its promise to reform the way it purchases space systems. While the nascent service has
By Matt Kennard and Mark Curtis, Published by Declassified UK, 7 May 2021 Declassified UK obtains first evidence of the environmental footprint of Britain’s surveillance agency, GCHQ, which shows its staff are flying nearly three times more than the average Briton annually, raising questions about the scale of its global
By Paul Brinkmannm, Published by Space Daily, 7 May 2021 Washington DC (UPI) - Two space companies that are protesting NASA's $2.9 billion lunar contract award to SpaceX allege the deal would make future moon landings more risky, while the claims leave the timetable for a crewed mission in limbo.
By Evan Craighead, Published by Space War, 7 May 2021 Washington DC (Sputnik) - The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) called on the US Department of Defense to provide the US Congress with recommendations for a potential Space Force Reserve element. Presently, members of the National Guard are conducting
By Staff Writers, Published by Space War, 7 May 2021 Washington DC (SPX) - Hughes Network Systems and OneWeb have been selected by the US Air Force Research Lab to demonstrate managed LEO satellite communications (SATCOM) services to connect the Arctic region to sites around the globe. Under the agreement,
