The Pentagon is using new acquisition strategies for Golden Dome The program could be worth as much as $3.6 trillion over the next 20 years Get the latest Golden Dome partnership opportunities at the 2026 Air and Space Summit! Golden Dome is more than just a cutting-edge missile defense system. It’s an ambitious investment in a new...
SDA has awarded two AMDT3 OTA prototype agreements L3Harris will provide missile defense variant satellites The 2026 Air & Space Summit will explore AI, Golden Dome and more The Space Development Agency has awarded approximately $1.75 billion in prototype agreements to L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Space to deliver 36 Accelerated ...
Acting Air Force Assistant Secretary for Space Acquisition and Integration Thomas Ainsworth issued a memo that finalizes the Space Force’s nine mission-focused PAEs Of the nine PAE positions, only four are filled by permanent appointees Ainsworth will deliver a keynote, while PAEs Sandhoo and Frazier will join panel discussions at the 202...
Greg Heckler, deputy program manager for capability development for NASA’s SCaN program, spoke on a podcast about the O2O, the LCRNS and the surface network system The official described the current moment as the “platinum era of satellite communications,” noting that U.S. companies are making major investments in LEO, MEO and GEO ...
The Department of the Air Force is making an aggressive case for one of the largest budget increases in its history, arguing that decades of underinvestment, growing threats from near-peer competitors and the accelerating importance of space operations demand a significant infusion of resources. During a June 9 hearing before the Senate Appropriatio...
The Space Data Network Backbone is envisioned to be a resilient and optically connected satellite constellation The program is designed to deliver secure, high-speed and high-bandwidth data links for essential weapon systems like the Golden Dome missile defense program Get the newest high-tech space business opportunities from Space Force Col. Ryan ...
SpaceX has secured a $4.16 billion Space Force OTA for the SB-AMTI program The award supports the development of a space-based airborne target tracking architecture USSF Col. Ryan Frazier will be one of the panelists at the 2026 Air and Space Summit on July 30 SpaceX has received a potential $4.16 billion other transaction authority...
SpaceX has secured a $2.29 billion Space Force agreement to fast-track the SDN Backbone program The satellite network is designed to provide secure, high-speed military communications worldwide SpaceX must deliver a fully operational prototype capability by the end of 2027 The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion other transactio...
Viasat and Intelsat General Communications have secured a combined $437.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force The companies will develop and deliver spacecraft for the PTS-G program The effort will support the Air Force’s push for resilient satellite communications in contested environments The U.S. Space Force has awarded Viasat and...
Space Force awards Northrop $398M SATCOM satellite prototype contract The program aims to strengthen communications in contested environments The award reflects the Pentagon’s push for faster space acquisition models The Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $398 million contract to develop a next-generation protected tactical communicati...
