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How SMC 2.0 plans to buy the next generation of military satellites
The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center last month put out a call for industry ideas for a “Modular Enterprise Spacecraft Bus Procurement.”
Mixed reactions to Senate Armed Services’ Space Force hearing
After last week’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, the Space Force odds are all over the place.
Shanahan: To beat China we need Space Force, Space Command, Space Development Agency
In a keynote address at the 35th Space Symposium, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan laid out his most forceful case so far for the establishment of a new military branch for space.
Why the Air Force needs more money for next-gen OPIR
The commander of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Lt. Gen. John Thompson, last week reminded lawmakers that hundreds of millions of dollars above what's in the budget are still needed to accelerate the schedule of the early warning satellite constellation known as next-gen OPIR, or overhead persistent infrared.
Congress worries authorities it gave DoD might backfire
As is often the case with procurement reforms Congress imposes on DoD, the devil is in the implementation. And lawmakers now worry that DoD may be overusing Section 804 in programs where skipping tests and reviews could be problematic.
House appropriators suggest Navy and Air Force should merge satellite communications programs
Is it time for the Navy to turn over the Mobile User Objective System to the Air Force? The House Appropriations Committee is calling on the leaders of the services to consider such a move.
Not everyone on Capitol Hill disapproves of the Air Force launch strategy
The House Appropriations Committee commended the Air Force’s launch procurement strategy for increasing competition and eliminating U.S. reliance on Russian rocket engines.
Air Force space launch funds reprogrammed to pay for Trump’s border wall
The Air Force space budget is taking a hit as a result of the Pentagon reprogramming $1.5 billion from fiscal 2019 funds to pay for President Trump’s wall along the U. S-Mexico border.
Majority of Army’s space soldiers will not transfer to the Space Force
The Army’s top leaders have voiced full support for the Trump administration’s Space Force proposal but don’t plan to turn over the entire Army space cadre to the new service.
‘Agile software’ to replace troubled JMS
A troubled effort by the Air Force Space Command to modernize the system that tracks and catalogs space objects is pivoting in a new direction.
Space Development Agency a big win for Mike Griffin, but pushback continues
When the Pentagon revealed March 13 that the Space Development Agency had been officially created, the reaction was a mix of confusion, excitement and disappointment.
Cape Canaveral preparing for key military launches
The Air Force 45th Space Wing is gearing up for three high-profile space launches at Cape Canaveral over the coming months.
Why the Space Force can’t merge with the NRO
Is a Space Force incomplete without the National Reconnaissance Office? That appears to be a lingering question as the debate over the Trump administration’s proposal to establish a new military branch unfolds on Capitol Hill.
Air Force Secretary fires back at Space Development Agency
There's been quite a bit of fireworks at the 35th Space Symposium. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson on Tuesday shot back at the new director of the Space Development Agency Fred Kennedy, who has laid out a plan to disrupt the military space business.
Political fight intensifies as Air Force prepares to kick off launch competition
The fact that we are hearing conflicting stories coming from the Pentagon and from SMC speaks to the political scrutiny surrounding the National Security Space Launch program.
U.S. military monitoring debris from India’s anti-satellite missile test
The Air Force Space Command’s 18th Space Control Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, continues to track the cloud of space debris caused by India’s March 27 missile launch aimed at one of its own satellites in low Earth orbit.
