BAE Systems has received a $151 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to further develop the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution, or FORGE, Command and Control ground system. Advancing Missile Warning System SSC said Monday the Other Transaction Authority contract aims to enhance the country&#...
5G connectivity has the potential to mitigate latency and enable large amounts of data to pass through communications systems, a bonus for the military. But so too do non-terrestrial networks — which are facilitated not by cellular towers but rather arrays of satellites — as long as they are situated in low Earth orbit rather than...
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has received a potential five-year, $99.9 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to perform prototyping work and deliver processes for space command and control. The Department of Defense said Friday Space Systems Command awarded the sole-source, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract as part of the third phase of the Smal...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Modern Technology Solutions Inc. a potential five-year, $640 million contract to build and deliver Defensive Cyber Operations for Space, or DCO-S, capabilities across the military branch. “The Digital Bloodhound award selection is a significant step forward for MTSI in providing engineering, test, and sustainment l...
Maj. Gen. Dennis Bythewood uses his experience in space operations to support efforts to bolster the nation’s defense capabilities throughout the U.S. Space Force. Bythewood will speak at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 23. At the event, you can gain insight into the foremost challenges in space operations as th...
The Space Systems Command and the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office have awarded SES Space & Defense a five-year blanket purchase agreement valued at up to $117 million to support the U.S. European Command. The SES subsidiary said Monday that, under the contract, it will provide multi-orbit, multi-band satellite com...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded 12 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $2.5 billion contract to provide advisory and assistance services for Space Systems Command. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the Hemisphere program is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that seeks to support SSC’s Space Doma...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Kongsberg’s defense and aerospace business segment a $329 million contract to provide medium caliber turret systems for the U.S. Marine Corps ACV-30 amphibious combat vehicles. The Department of Defense said Monday the firm-fixed-price contract covers Lots 5 and 6 full-rate production of 175 Protector Remote Turret 20...
The U.S. Space Force has issued a request for proposals to initiate the first on-ramp process to procure Lane 1 launch services as part of the National Security Space Launch program’s third phase. Space Systems Command said Wednesday it will accept proposals through Dec. 13 and expects to make an award by the spring of...
Katie Schroth has been appointed vice president of air and space forces center within the national security sector at MITRE. The McLean, Virginia-based organization said Monday Schroth will develop strategies and establish priorities necessary for MITRE to deliver technical capabilities to support the Department of the Air Force mission ob...
