The Space Force awarded Booz Allen a contract to oversee systems integration within its space sensing portfolio, which includes the Missile Track Custody program, depicted above. (Raytheon Intelligence and Space) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 4 October 2023 WASHINGTON — The Space Force awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 4 October 2023 The seven-year contract is for engineering and integration of space sensing systems, including missile-warning and weather satellites WASHINGTON — Booz Allen Hamilton won a seven-year $630 million contract from the U.S. Space Force for systems engineering and integration of satellite systems
Clouds roll over the Thule Tracking Station, known as callsign "POGO," operated by the 23rd Space Operations Squadron, Detachment 1, at Thule Air Base, now known as Pituffik Space Base, in Greenland, in 2022. POGO is the northernmost unit of seven worldwide tracking stations in the Satellite Control Network. A
By Ashish Dangwal, Published by The Eurasian Times, 25 September 2023 In its ongoing efforts to counteract China’s increasing influence in the region, the United States is contemplating permanently deploying its advanced Patriot air defense systems in the Pacific island nation of Palau. Due to its strategically advantageous position between
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 22 September 2023 In a letter to congressional committees, the Air Force certifies that WGS-12 can’t be replaced by commercial alternatives WASHINGTON — Boeing expects to get a contract in the coming months to build a new communications satellite for the U.S. military, funded
By Bett Tingley, Published by space.com, 9 September 2023 The United States Space Force has a new mission statement. Space Force unveiled the new statement this week, outlining the service's mission in just nine brief words: "Secure our Nation's interests in, from, and to space." In a statement, the service's
By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 28 August 2023 Officials talked about Tuesday’s launch of NROL-107 in a bid to “deter the adversary.” A Tuesday launch will aim to put highly secret object-tracking satellites into geosynchronous orbit, U.S. officials said in a press conference about an upcoming National Reconnaissance
By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 21 August 2023 Seventy-two satellites, which will begin launching in 2026, will be “the space backbone for the Joint All Domain Command and Control.” The Space Development Agency awarded Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin contracts to each build 36 satellites to carry data in
