NRO signs agreements with commercial providers of hyperspectral imagery
The National Reconnaissance Office has signed five-year agreements with six commercial providers of hyperspectral satellite imagery
U.S. Air Force to test hardware at hypersonic speeds on Varda’s space capsules
The U.S. Air Force plans to use startup Varda Space Industries’ reentry capsules as hypersonic flight test platforms
U.S. Space Force budget includes $60 million for ‘tactically responsive space’
The U.S. Space Force in budget documents submitted to Congress last week is seeking $60 million over the next two years for a program known as tactically responsive space
Arkisys and partners to show how they would build a satellite in orbit
The U.S. Space Force awarded a $1.6 million contract to a team led by Arkisys to demonstrate robotic satellite assembly.
ATL Partners forms new holding company focused on space and air sensors
ATL Partners, a private equity firm, announced March 20 it has formed a new holding company called LightRidge Solutions to oversee a portfolio of space and airborne sensors businesses
China launches second classified Gaofen-13 remote sensing satellite
China added its initially civilian Gaofen Earth observation series Friday with the launch of the classified optical geostationary Gaofen-13 (02) satellite.
DoD seeking seamless military-commercial satellite communications
Companies in the satcom industry are trying to support DoD’s vision of a seamless military-commercial architecture.
Northrop Grumman, IHI team up to bolster Japan’s space domain awareness capabilities
Northrop Grumman and Japanese heavy-industry manufacturer IHI Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding March 15 to develop “small, highly maneuverable satellites and other solutions” that will help bolster Japan’s space domain awareness capabilities, particularly for geosynchronous orbit.
Space Force: We expect to see ‘interfering, blinding’ of satellites during conflict
Gen. B. Chance Saltzman in congressional testimony March 14 singled out China as the “most immediate threat” as it continues to weaponize its space technology.
Viasat deploying ‘zero trust’ cybersecurity across global network
Viasat developed a “zero trust” cybersecurity solution intended to protect its entire global network from hostile intrusions.
As DoD pivots to smaller satellites, Congress airdrops a big one into the budget
The U.S. Defense Department’s head of space acquisitions circulated a memo last fall calling for the Pentagon to embrace a faster, more commercial approach to building satellites. At the top of Frank Calvelli’s “Space Acquisition Tenets” list is to pivot away from billion-dollar behemoths that take a decade to build in favor of smaller spacecraft…
Space Force pauses GPS satellite orders due to excess inventory
With several GPS satellites in storage awaiting launch opportunities, the U.S. Space Force decided to press pause on new orders.
U.S. Space Force budget hits $30 billion in 2024 proposal
President Biden’s $842 billion budget request for the Defense Department for fiscal year 2024 includes $30 billion for the U.S. Space Force, the largest funding request to date for the military space branch.
Canadian military orders space surveillance micro satellite
Canada’s Department of National Defence is moving ahead with a new microsatellite project for space domain awareness.
China is developing a quantum communications satellite network
Chinese research institutes are working to construct a quantum communications network using satellites in low and medium-to-high Earth orbits.
‘Space resilience’ highlighted in Biden’s proposed defense budget
The Biden administration on March 9 unveiled its proposed spending plan for fiscal year 2024 that includes $842 billion for the Defense Department — an increase of $26 billion or 3.2 percent above what Congress enacted in 2023.
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