Air Force Space Command
Air Force: SSA is no more; it’s ’Space Domain Awareness’
SDA is the new term replacing Space Situational Awareness, according to an Oct. 4 memo from Air Force Space Command.
Air Force to require cybersecurity audits of commercial satellite communications providers
The Infrastructure Asset Pre-Assessment (IA-Pre) program will be run by the Air Force Space Command’s commercial satellite communications office.
Air Force looking for ideas on how to turn launch ranges into ‘national spaceports’
Air Force Space Command to consider options for how to make launch ranges more responsive to commercial needs
GAO report critical of Air Force space command and control program
GAO said the Air Force Space C2 program requires more oversight from the Defense Department.
Military turns to private sector for rapid space innovation
The Defense Department is trying to speed up access to innovative commercial technologies through a variety of contracting mechanisms like other transaction authority as well as pilot and pathfinder programs aimed at testing new technologies and system architectures.
Air Force space commander warns the military needs better intelligence
If satellites in orbit become targets during a conflict, will U.S. forces have adequate intelligence to prevent and thwart attacks?
‘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.
LinQuest wins contract to support establishment of U.S. Space Command
LinQuest Corp. was awarded a $9.2 million contract to assist in the establishment of U.S. Space Command.
Raymond endorses Trump’s Space Force proposal
Raymond says he 'fully supports' DoD's Space Force proposal
U.S. military was immediately aware of India’s anti-satellite missile test
The Air Force said India's anti-satellite missile test posed no risk to the International Space Station
Trump nominates Raymond to be commander of U.S. Space Command
Raymond today is the nation’s top space commander, overseeing space forces under the Air Force and joint forces under U.S. Strategic Command.
Space Force proposal shifts satellite communications procurement to Air Force Secretary
The Pentagon is moving to establish U.S. Space Command to take over warfighting responsibilities while the procurement of equipment and services would be handled by the Space Force, under the Department of the Air Force.
Air Force Space Command confident private companies can support military launch needs
Lt. Gen. David “DT” Thompson noted the U.S. is on the verge of a boom in commercial space, although the health of the industry is “always a little bit of a concern."
President Trump issues order to create U.S. Space Command
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said U.S. Space Command should not be confused with Space Force.
Pentagon to start drilling into the details of establishing a U.S. Space Command
Dunford: "The U.S. SOCOM model is particularly informative on the development and shaping of U.S. Space Command."
Air Force Space Commander: ‘Our constellations are like slow kids in gym class that can’t run very fast’
Gen. Jay Raymond: “There’s an explosion of things happening in the commercial industry. We want to capitalize on that."
Mattis: Reorganization of military space forces already in motion
Mattis: “We have worked with Congress and the White House to define the evolving space problem that we confront."
First order of business for Air Force space innovation office: Decide what it wants to build
Randy Walden, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office: “It’s not the label on the door that actually makes you rapid. It’s the culture.”
Army weighs commercial options for battlefield comms • Space Command D.C. boss introduced • DoD eyes space-based missile defense
Leading a new effort to improve connectivity for Army units is Maj. Gen. David Bassett, program executive officer for command, control, and communications-tactical, or PEO C3T.
WATCH NOW | Air Force Space Command’s man in Washington makes debut
The new Pentagon-based vice commander of Air Force Space Command, Lt. Gen. David “DT” Thompson, made his first public appearance May 15, 2018, at a Washington Space Business Roundtable luncheon.
