The Space Force awarded Viasat a contract worth up to $450 million to establish a mission operations center that will integrate network operations and data transport across multiple satellite systems. […]

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Douglas Schiess declined to discuss the types or capabilities of U.S. weapons in orbit, citing a recent Russian satellite incident as an example of why space domain awareness is critical to protecting U.S. and allied assets. […]

Space Systems Command’s Project Enigma is replacing the physical transfer of classified engineering data with a secure digital environment connecting government and industry partners. […]

The awards will test standardized interfaces and on-orbit links designed to open the future military data network to competing satellite providers. […]

Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess will become the third officer to lead the Space Force as Gen. Chance Saltzman prepares to retire and the service pursues its largest budget request to date. […]

The new agreements expand the industrial base for the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator program, building on a $4.16 billion SpaceX award announced in May. […]

The Space Force aims to aims to field an initial satellite constellation by 2028 through a multi-vendor acquisition strategy to provide persistent global tracking of airborne threats. […]

The U.S. Space Force added $4.4 billion to its effort to develop space monitoring satellites and services, sending a 10-year contract vehicle from a ceiling value of $1.84 billion to $6.24 billion, according to a notice from the service. […]

President Donald Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to serve as the next chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force, according to an announcement on Friday. […]

The U.S. Space Force acquisition arm has tapped 12 companies to help develop space-based interceptor prototypes for President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative. […]

The U.S. Space Force announced on Monday that it canceled its contract with RTX – formerly known as Raytheon Technologies – for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) program following years of technical issues and delays. […]

The U.S. Space Force on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its Global Positioning System (GPS) Block III series, completing a key phase of a long-running effort to modernize the constellation. […]

Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of the Golden Dome missile defense program, told lawmakers Wednesday that space-based interceptors – a key element of Golden Dome – could be excluded from the final design due to their potential cost. […]

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Front Door program has expanded to the U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), offering a new avenue for commercial companies to connect with military leaders. […]

The U.S. Space Force selected 14 vendors to compete for task orders under a 10-year, $1.84 billion contract vehicle to develop space monitoring satellites and services, the service announced Wednesday. […]

Chandra Donelson, the U.S. Space Force’s chief data and artificial intelligence (AI) officer (CDAO), announced she plans to step down from her role, according to a LinkedIn post made earlier today. […]

The U.S. Space Force is moving forward with a new, strategic approach aimed at ensuring its readiness for future space competition, according to Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman. […]

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command now has two Defensive Cyber Operations Squadrons to defend its launch ranges from cyber threats during launch operations, the command announced recently. […]

The U.S. Space Force is implementing all nine of its acquisition portfolios as part of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) broader efforts to reform its weapon acquisition process. […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded nine National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 launches aimed at improving missile warning and missile tracking capabilities. […]

The U.S. Space Force expects to finish work next year on a 15-year strategic roadmap that will outline the systems, infrastructure, and personnel the service needs to counter emerging threats. […]

The U.S. Space Force is rapidly reshaping how it develops and delivers capabilities, unveiling a plan designed to speed acquisitions and increase agility under the Pentagon’s new acquisition reform initiative. […]

The U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) established a new acquisition organization focused on advancing military communications (MC) and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities, SSC announced on Nov. 13. […]

The U.S. Space Force awarded a contract to Vantor to strengthen its ability to continuously track high-interest space objects, including those that pass through areas not visible to ground-based sensors, according to a recent press release from the company. […]

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is asking industry to help shape the future of its orbital surveillance fleet, seeking feedback on a draft request for proposals for the next generation of satellites aimed at advancing on-orbit space domain awareness. […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) launched 21 satellites Oct. 15 as part of its growing data transport network. The launch was the second mission in a campaign to deploy 154 spacecraft under SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). […]

The U.S. Space Force has activated a new acquisition unit tasked with advancing its efforts across narrowband, tactical, and strategic satellite communications (SATCOM) systems. […]

The U.S. Space Force is expanding warfighter access to commercial space services by launching a new working capital fund, projected to exceed $1 billion annually, to help military users purchase services such as commercial satellite communications. […]

The U.S. Space Force has formally approved the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) – a software-driven program for managing, processing, and sharing space monitoring data – for operational use. […]

The U.S. Space Force has launched a new 10-week initial qualification training course to prepare acquisition officers in program management, contracting, and space system testing, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman announced this week. […]