Acting Air Force Secretary John Roth, joined by the Air and Space Forces’ highest-ranking officers, told a Senate subcommittee on June 8 the department’s budget proposal recognizes challenges posed by China and Russia while also laying the groundwork for the forces needed in 2030 and beyond. “The long-term strategic competition with China and Russia demands […]
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Danish Ministry Of Defence Awards Intelsat General (IGC) With 6 Year Contract For MILSATCOM + IGC Successfully Demos FlexGround Service For USAF
Intelsat General Communications, LLC (IGC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat, has been awarded a six-year contract with the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO). Intelsat provides DALO with full-time, Ku-Band, satellite communication capacity and also facilitates communications between DALO’s Danish hub, which is co-located with an Intelsat teleport, and ships operating […]
Kratos 1st Company To Exhibit The Optimization Of Wideband SATCOM Using Enterprise Management and Control
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has been the first company to successfully exhibit an integrated SATCOM capability that provides real-time Situational Awareness (SA) to an operationally secure environment. The demonstration included roaming among different networks to optimize wideband satellite communications (SATCOM) using Enterprise Management and Control (EM&C). EM&C is an effort by […]
Five SBIR Contracts Awarded To Space Micro
Space Micro Inc. has received five separate SBIR contracts to develop and enhance their products for scientific, defense and dual purposes — these Q1 2021 awards were received from U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force AFWERX and NASA. Space Micro’s core expertise in developing and orbiting reliable radiation-hardened space subsystems, including communications (RF and optical), processors […]
The USAF’s AFWERX Awards Solstar Space With An SBIR Phase 1 Contract
Solstar Space has been awarded a U.S. Air Force, AFWERX SBIR Phase 1 contract — as a participant in the Phase 1 cohort, Solstar Space will conduct feasibility studies with the Department of Defense (DoD) to demonstrate how the company’s onboard, satellite Critical Data Relay supports continuous connectivity and provides vital global communications for spacecraft […]
USAF’s Air Combat Command Adds To Apogee’s ISR, Cyberspace + Innovation Division Contract
Recently, Apogee Engineering (Apogee) marked their first year anniversary by adding to their contract with Air Combat Command’s Intelligence Directorate (ACC/A2) to provide requirements analysis, systems engineering and operational subject matter expertise in the Air Force Cryptologic Office’s (AFCO) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)–Cyberspace and Multi-Domain Innovation Division. In this role, Apogee provides highly qualified […]
Space & Missile Systems Center To Be Re-Designated As The USAF’s New Space Systems Command
The U.S. Space Force has released the organizational structure for the military arm’s new Space Systems Command — the Command is set to officially stand up in the summer of 2021, once all required conditions are met to re-designate the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, as SSC headquarters. […]
NextGen Federal Systems Secures USAF Global Synthetic Weather Radar (GSWR) Contract
NextGen Federal Systems has been awarded the Global Synthetic Weather Radar (GSWR) Research to Operations (R2O) contract by the US Air Force. MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s (MIT LL) research effort established the viability of leveraging available observation data as input to Machine Learning (ML) algorithms to derive radar-like data. Operationalizing the GSWR research capability will provide […]