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Lockheed Martin GPS 3F satellite rendering.

Fixed-price satellite contracts earn high grades in Space Force report card

Military satellites acquired under fixed-price contracts get high praise in a report submitted to Congress by the Department of the Air Force.

by Sandra Erwin June 2, 2023June 2, 2023

Private equity firm closes $6.4 billion deal to acquire Maxar Technologies

by Sandra Erwin May 3, 2023May 3, 2023

Space Development Agency’s first satellite launch hailed as model

by Sandra Erwin April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

An artist's depiction of the Space Based Space Surveillance satellite tracking space debris. The 18th Space Control Squadron uses data collected from SBSS, and other sensors in the Space Surveillance Network, to track objects orbiting the earth, and provide Space Domain Awareness for space faring nations.

ATL Partners forms new holding company focused on space and air sensors

by Sandra Erwin March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

Space Force procurement chief looking for big wins in 2023

by Sandra Erwin January 18, 2023February 1, 2023

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Space Force official: To beat China, U.S. has to spend smarter

by Sandra Erwin January 11, 2023February 1, 2023

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Maxar Technologies acquired by private equity firm in $6.4 billion deal

by Sandra Erwin December 16, 2022January 30, 2023

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Space acquisition chief: DoD will buy small satellites, at fixed prices

by Sandra Erwin December 15, 2022January 30, 2023

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Space Force procurement chief emphatic about the ‘need for speed’

by Sandra Erwin December 6, 2022January 30, 2023

New guidance from Space Force acquisition boss: ‘The traditional ways must be reformed’

by Sandra Erwin November 1, 2022January 28, 2023