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...
NASA’s Johnson Space Center is soliciting proposals for the contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems, or COSMOS, program valued at up to $1.8 billion. According to a notice posted on SAM.gov, the space agency requires support services to ensure the availability, integrity, reliability and security of critical command ...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a potential $1.8 billion contract modification to build and launch the first two polar space vehicles under the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the company will also transition the Next-Gen OPIR Polar Space Vehicles 1 and 2 to operations ...
Boeing subsidiary Millennium Space Systems has received a potential $386 million other transaction agreement from Space Systems Command to deliver a second plane of six Epoch 1 satellites for medium Earth orbit. “Once on orbit, Epoch 1 satellites will play a vital role in delivering advanced missile warning and tracking capabilities,” Lt. Co...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded two task orders worth $733.6 million combined to SpaceX to provide Lane 1 launch services as part of the third phase of the National Security Space Launch program. The service said Friday the awards mark the first two Lane 1 launch service task orders, or LSTO, issued by Space...
Comtech Telecommunications has introduced a strategy to transform the company into a pure-play satellite and space communications provider. T&W Segment Strategic Alternatives Process The technology company said Thursday the transformation strategy includes an exploration of strategic alternatives for its terrestrial and wireless networks busines...
