Space Force selects five firms for ‘Protected Tactical Satcom’ design contracts

Northrop Grumman and Boeing are developing prototypes for the Evolved Strategic SATCOM program. (Northrop Grumman) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 29 July 2025 Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Viasat, Intelsat and Astranis will receive a combined $37.2 million under six-month contracts WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has awarded contracts

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GPS Jamming Extends to Low-Earth Orbit as Pentagon Races to Bolster Constellation

Russia's Pole-21E electronic countermeasures systems are designed to radiate energy in attempts to confuse cruise missiles, guided bombs, and other satellite-guided systems: Russian Ministry of Defense By Shaun Waterman, Published by Air and Space Forces, 29 July 2025 LAS VEGAS—The jamming of GPS signals around Ukraine has become so severe

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Space Force to launch eighth X-37B spaceplane flight next month

The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 7, 2025. (Veloz Alexander/U.S. Space Force) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 28 July 2025 The Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane will take off on its eighth mission next month, this

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Space Force’s Golden Dome chief says space-based missile interceptors are possible today. ‘We have proven every element of the physics’

Gen. Michael Guetlein, Vice Chief of Space Operations at the 7th Annual Air Force Association Schriever Space Futures Forum. Credit: U.S. Space Force By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 23 July 2025 "I firmly believe that the technology that we need to deliver Golden Dome exists today." The head of

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USSF Space Systems Command stands up two new System Deltas

Press Release, Published by Space Systems Command, 23 July 2025 Summary: SSC has activated two new System Deltas within the mission area of the Space Force Program Executive Officer for Space Sensing. This activation advances a purpose-built Space Force aligned with the USSF’s Unified Mission Readiness construct -- matching form

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Space-Based Missile Interceptors For Golden Dome Being Tested By Northrop

Los Alamos National Laboratory via Aerospace Projects Review By Joseph Trevithick, Published by The War Zone, 22 July 2025 Competition to supply parts of Golden Dome is heating up with Northrop Grumman stating they have begun ground testing orbital missiles. Northrop Grumman is conducting ground-based testing related to space-based interceptors

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Space Force rehearses mobilization of private satellite assets during orbital emergencies

The Space Force wants to leverage commercial space capabilities during wartime through a Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve. (Jumpeestudio) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 21 July 2025 The two-day exercise held in Colorado Springs marked the second in a series of Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR) wargames WASHINGTON —

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‘Sparring in space’ – BBC gains rare access to US base tracking global missile strikes

Space Force operators monitor missile-warning satellite data at the Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. Credit: Space Systems Command By Jonathan Beale, Published by the BBC, 16 July 2025 There's a short sharp shout: "Launch Yemen!" The men and women in uniform sitting in

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