GSSAP space domain awareness satellite (Air Force Space Command archive) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 9 April 2026 The companies will compete for contracts to build ‘neighborhood watch’ satellites WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force selected 14 companies to compete for contracts under a new $1.8 billion procurement
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 4 April 2026 $71 billion request for the U.S. Space Force for fiscal year 2027 includes more than $60 billion for procurement, research and development WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal calls for a sharp expansion of U.S. military
An Iranian satellite launched by Russia lifts off from Baikonur in Kazakhstan in August 2022. Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty By Thomas Novelly, Published by Defense One, 2 April 2026 Iran’s nascent space program was destroyed. It's still using other nations' space intel. The U.S. military declared space superiority over Iran this
Vantor non-Earth image of a Chinese imaging satellite, collected under the company’s NGA Luno B contract. The synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite features a large deployable antenna that enables high-resolution radar imaging from orbit. By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 1 April 2026 Under NGA’s Luno program, the company
By Stephen Clark, Published by ars Technica, 1 April 2026 “I just don’t want to get caught flat-footed when we start to have to protect US interests out there.” KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida—The US military has always been part of NASA’s human spaceflight program. The first astronauts were nearly all
Image credit: U.S. Space Force By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 1 April 2026 U.S. Space Force personnel supporting operations under U.S. Central Command are positioned in the Middle East, at headquarters in Tampa, Florida, and at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S.
Image: Agentic AI By Nina Armagno and Kim Crider, Published by Space News, 31 March 2026 The future of space warfare will be determined by the speed of decision. As satellite constellations proliferate and adversaries field increasingly sophisticated counterspace capabilities, the ability to sense, analyze and act faster than an
By Mark Pomerleau, Published by Breaking Defense, 25 March 2026 A military exercise known as Southern Star integrates across space and cyber domains. Credit: U.S. Space Command A report by several national intelligence agencies offers mitigations to protect against cyberattacks on LEO satellite constellations. WASHINGTON — As more and more
