Military & Defense
DAF Shifts to ‘Wartime’ Acquisition Footing, Activates First Portfolio Executives
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) officially placed its procurement enterprise on a "wartime footing" on Thursday, Jan. 8, commencing the immediate implementation of the "Warfighting Acquisition System." ...
Kratos Signals Support for Defense Policy Shift Toward Industrial Reinvestment
Kratos has historically differentiated itself by maintaining a high level of self-funded research and development (R&D) ...
Space Systems Command Issues RFI for Commercial Environmental Monitoring Data
Space Systems Command is seeking commercial solutions to augment military weather satellites ...
CACI Secures $212M Task Order to Overhaul U.S. Space Force Network Infrastructure
These upgrades are designed to replace aging, fragmented systems with a scalable architecture ...
U.S. Space and Cyber Commands Support Massive Air Assault to Capture Maduro
U.S. Space Command ensured uninterrupted GPS/PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), allowing helicopters to navigate at just 100 feet above the water in total darkness and low cloud ceilings ...
USSOCOM Explores Starlink and Starshield Integration for AC-130J Gunships
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has initiated market research to assess the feasibility of integrating SpaceX’s Starlink and Starshield satellite communications terminals onto the AC-130J Ghostrider fleet. In a Request for Information (RFI) released Dec. 30, the command outlined requirements ...
The Pentagon’s Real Estate Play to Break the West Coast Launch Monopoly
In a move that signals a shift in the Pentagon's long-term orbital logistics strategy, Space Launch Delta 30 (SLD 30) released a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting industry interest in Space Launch Complex 14 (SLC-14) at Vandenberg Space Force Base ...
U.S. Space Force and SpaceX Partner to Develop 480-Satellite MILNET Constellation
A significant expansion of the U.S. government's reliance on commercial megaconstellation technology for national security ...
DoD Report: China’s ISR Fleet Swells to 510+ Satellites, ‘Informatized’ Warfare Accelerates
The Department of Defense (DoD) released its mandated "2025 Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China" report on Tuesday, confirming that Beijing’s operational satellite fleet has expanded to more than 1,189 spacecraft, with a specific emphasis on ...
MDA Taps Sidus, Ursa Space for $151 Billion ‘Golden Dome’ SHIELD Contract
WASHINGTON — The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) selected 1,086 additional companies, including Sidus Space and Ursa Space Systems, to compete for task orders under the $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract on Thursday, Dec. 18. The massive indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicle ...
When Playground Metaphors Drift into Warfighting Doctrine
The space industry is splitting into two distinct cultural identities: commercial players utilizing meme-friendly branding versus a defense sector aggressively adopting lethal nomenclature ...
SECAF Meink Unveils ‘Portfolio Acquisition’ Model to Speed Space Force Procurement
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced a structural overhaul of the service’s acquisition authorities on Dec. 11, revealing a transition from the traditional Program Executive Officer (PEO) model to "Portfolio Acquisition Executives" (PAEs) designed to decentralize decision-making ...
USSF Cements ‘Combat Identity’ with New Weapon System Names at Spacepower 2025
By Sean Payne, SatNews Events ORLANDO, Fla. — Moving to solidify the cultural shift from a support service to a warfighting branch, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman unveiled the first official names for U.S. Space Force (USSF) weapon ...
BAE Systems Secures $16 Million DARPA Contract to Advance Autonomous Space-Based Surveillance
NASHUA, N.H. — The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs organization a $16 million Phase 2 contract for the Oversight program, a strategic initiative designed to maintain constant tracking "custody" of terrestrial targets ...
Space Force Association Launches National Spacepower Center to Bridge Policy ‘Knowledge Gap’
By Sean Payne, SatNews Events ORLANDO, Fla. — Targeting a critical disconnect between technical space operators and the government officials who fund them, the Space Force Association (SFA) has established the National Spacepower Center (NSpC). Unveiled during the Spacepower Conference, ...
Lawmakers Restore Funding for SDA Tranche 3, Add $1.2 Billion to Space Force R&D
WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators have authorized a significant funding increase for the U.S. Space Force’s proliferation strategy, rejecting a service-proposed pause on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) next generation of data transport satellites. In the compromise version of the Fiscal ...
Muon Space tapped by SpaceWERX to adapt climate sensors for missile tracking
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Muon Space has secured a $1.9 million Direct-to-Phase II (D2P2) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from SpaceWERX to adapt its commercial remote sensing technology for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) missile defense architecture. Announced Dec ...
Kongsberg, Helsing Target 2029 for Sovereign European IST Constellation
OSLO, Norway — Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and German AI defense firm Helsing signed a teaming agreement on Tuesday, December 9, to develop and deploy a sovereign, space-based Intelligence, Surveillance, and Targeting (IST) constellation by 2029. The initiative, characterized by ...
SFA Launches National Spacepower Center to Educate Leaders on Space Warfare
The Space Force Association (SFA) has unveiled the National Spacepower Center (NSpC), a new virtual hub designed to bridge the knowledge gap for U.S. leaders regarding space as a military domain. The Big Picture As space systems become increasingly central ...
Northrop Grumman & USAF Complete Critical F-16 Separation Test for SiAW Hypersonic Missile
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force have successfully completed a separation test of the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) from an F-16 at Eglin Air Force Base. While the F-16 served as the testbed to validate aerodynamic performance and safety, ...
