Image: Jumpeestudio By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 22 October 2024 The Proliferated Low Earth Orbit satellite services program, launched in 2023, has already used $660 million of its allocated $900 million budget in just over a year WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is likely to expand its
Tranche 1 Transport Layer Cellular Network will begin launching in 2024/5. (Northrop Grumman) By Rich Smith, Published by The Motley Fool, 20 October 2024 Key Points Space Force initiated a new missile defense satellite project in 2021 called the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture program. More than half a dozen companies
U.S. Air Force crews set up satellite communications equipment at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Credit: U.S. Air Force By Greg Hadley, Published by Air and Space Forces, 16 October 2024 The Army is doubling down on giving Soldiers better access to space capabilities—and insisting none of their efforts to advantage
Northrop Grumman's low-Earth orbit constellation of satellites detecting missile launches by an unidentified adversary. Northrop Grumman was selected to build 14 satellites with infrared sensors for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TRK) to detect, identify, and track hypersonic weapons and missiles from their earliest stages of launch
Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexcio, headquarters to SpRCO By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 27 September 2024 A future challenge for the R2C2 program will be figuring out how it fits under the Pentagon's overarching Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) efforts, Kelly Hammett, director of the
Vandenberg Tracking Station and the Ellison Onizuka Satellite Operations Facility support the Satellite Control Network. Credit: U.S. Space Force By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 25 September 2024 The Space Systems Command is interested in creating a “commercial antenna marketplace” WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is moving forward
GPS III satellite, (Lockheed Martin image) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 23 September 2024 The Space Systems Command awarded contracts to Astranis, Axient, L3Harris and Sierra Space WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force selected four companies to develop concepts for smaller, more cost-effective GPS satellites based on commercial
Companies in the space industry are developing a new class of weather satellites for civil and military customers. Credit: Raytheon Intelligence & Space By Lauren C. Williams, Published by Defense One, 16 September 2024 Companies have started to weigh in on the service's commercial augmentation space reserve program. Seeking to
