By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 10 August 2022 DARPA is pursuing a new laser terminal design that would be compatible with any constellation HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Five commercial satellite operators — SpaceX, Telesat, SpaceLink, Viasat and Amazon’s Kuiper — are among 11 organizations selected by the Defense Advanced Research
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 10 August 2022 When Gen-3 satellites are operational, Army users will be able to task one of the satellites nd downlink imagery HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Earth observation company BlackSky will launch new imaging satellites in 2023 and one of them will be used
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 9 August 2022 Maxar will supply 14 satellite buses and provide support services as a subcontractor to L3Harris HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Maxar Technologies announced Aug. 9 it was selected by L3Harris to manufacture 14 missile-detection satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency. DoD’s space
By Tara Copp, Published by Defense One, 4 August 2022 U.S. intelligence and military are speeding new sensors to space. They are still working on details of who’s ultimately in charge during a conflict. The National Reconnaissance Office controls some of the most advanced sensing capabilities in space, which are
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 4 August 2022 “We're proliferating our architecture,” said NRO Director Chris Scolese WASHINGTON — The head of the National Reconnaissance Office said the agency will continue to build large, bespoke satellites but also will increasingly rely on lower cost commercial smallsats and payloads developed
By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 1 August 2022 WASHINGTON — Senate lawmakers want to boost the Space Force’s budget by more than $2 billion to support missile warning satellite development, responsive launch capabilities and improved testing and training infrastructure. The proposed increase comes as part of the Senate
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 1 August 2022 The Pentagon assigned the Space Force responsibilities as “integrator for joint space requirements" WASHINGTON – The Space Force, the military branch responsible for providing satellite-based services to the U.S. armed forces, was also recently assigned the role of “integrator for joint
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 1 August, 2022 Assuming the Thursday launch goes as planned, the last of the satellites, SBIRS GEO-6, is expected to be up and running by "late spring, early summer" next year, according to Maj. Matt Blystone. WASHINGTON: The Space Force plans to launch
