Air Force
Defence Space 2020 : Military Space: Mobilise, Modernise, Transform
Defence Space 2020 is the leading platform for all those who seek to influence emerging thinking on the UK’s military space capability and plans. Bringing together senior UK Government officials, industry, academics, and leaders in disruptive te…
Military Space Situational Awareness 2020
SMi Group are proud to announce the 15th annual Military Space Situational Awareness Conference and Exhibition will return to London on the 29th and 30th April 2020.
As space becomes more congested, competitive and contested; the need for …
Air Force seeking commercial technologies for cislunar space operations
On the wish list for the next round of SBIR bids are technologies for operations far beyond geosynchronous Earth orbit, near the moon's orbit.
Barrett: Air Force to ‘move out smartly’ on Space Force
Barrett said the Air Force is reviewing the NDAA conference agreement and discussing next steps
L3Harris, Northrop Grumman win contracts to connect Air Force hardware with commercial space broadband
The contracts are the latest awarded under a project called Defense Experimentation Using the Commercial Space Internet
6th Space Resiliency Summit
The 6th Annual Space Resiliency Summit is an educational summit which will convene senior intelligence officials, government leaders, academia, and solution providers to discuss the developing technology, infrastructure, and policies surrounding …
U.S. Space Command eager to hand over space traffic duties to Commerce Department
Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting said the transfer of space traffic management responsibilities can't happen until Commerce gets the necessary resources.
Top procurement official warns budget impasse ‘debilitating’ to military space programs
Will Roper said an extended CR is especially damaging for space "where we are trying to build systems to be survivable."
Air Force enthusiastic about commercial LEO broadband after successful tests
The Air Force wants to work with multiple satcom providers that are currently building LEO constellations
21st Annual Global MilSatCom
SMi Group are proud to announce the 21st annual Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition will return to London on the 5th, 6th and 7th November alongside a Small Satellites and Disruptive Space Technology focus day on the 4th November.
As…
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.
Space companies to compete for $40 million pot at Air Force live pitch event
The Air Force has invited 30 companies to "Space Pitch Day" in San Francisco
Air Force to begin sweeping study of space launch industry capabilities and future markets
The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center announced the start of a National Security Launch Architecture study.
Air Force X-37B secret spaceplane lands after 780 days in orbit
A U.S. Air Force X-37B spaceplane made a pre-dawn landing Oct. 27 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after spending 780 days in orbit, breaking its own record by 62 days.
HASC Chairman: Single-contractor bid for new ICBM is ‘troubling’
Smith said he offered to help Boeing but the company wasn't interested.
Senate confirms Barbara Barrett to be Air Force secretary
The vote on Oct. 16 makes Barrett the third consecutive woman confirmed to lead the Air Force and its 685,000 airmen.
