DoD
Major moves in DoD space reorganization to start in early 2019
Shanahan on the Space Force legislation: “What I feel confident about is that the proposal that we are going to carry forward makes sense.”
Deputy Defense Secretary Shanahan hints at future shifts in space investments
In a keynote speech at AUSA, Shanahan called on the Army to change how it buys technology for its future force, especially in newer areas of warfare like cyber and space.
White House report: Defense industry faces ‘unprecedented challenges,’ China’s ‘economic aggression’ a threat to national security
DoD business practices, market trends, globalization and manufacturing costs make “future access to space qualified domestic industrial sources uncertain.”
Op-ed | Military satcom evolving to meet resiliency requirements
As the military sometimes must operate in contested environments, they will need more resilient communications system to overcome any intentional interference.
Space Force in for a rough ride
As the White House forges on with plans to create a new military branch for space, political and bureaucratic headwinds appear to be gaining strength.
FIRST UP Satcom | Viasat wins $122.5M FCC subsidy • Gilat suppling ground equipment for Yamal-601 • Avanti eyes DoD business with Comsat
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Mike Griffin’s tough talk to Pentagon contractors: Be a team player, look at your own red tape
Griffin: "The bumper sticker version of my job is that I don’t have anything to do with anything that the Defense Department is currently buying. "
SN Military.Space | Space reorganization: Reform fatigue already? • SMD Symposium underway in Huntsville • DARPA soon to announce Blackjack winners
These are uncertain times for many of the agencies and offices in the military-space-industrial landscape.
Space launch vehicles eyed by the military to move supplies around the world
Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart: If the military wanted to transport cargo across the globe, the technology is available to do that, but a lot of planning and engineering would be required.
Pentagon delays release of space reorganization study
Deputy Secretary Shanahan's highly anticipated study is seen as the foundation for future legislation that Congress would write next year to create a Space Force.
Pentagon moves to cut procurement red tape in a bid to catch up with technology
How the Pentagon buys technology in the digital age is a major concern as more of the innovation the military needs is privately funded.
U.S. STRATCOM to take over responsibility for nuclear command, control and communications
The Pentagon’s Nuclear Posture Review released in February raised alarms about the state of the NC3 system.
Pentagon sees quantum computing as key weapon for war in space
The military wants to apply quantum computing to secure communications and inertial navigation in GPS denied environments.
Trump: ‘We are going to have the Space Force’
Trump: Creating a Space Force and promoting space exploration by NASA and the private sector will be “important for the nation’s psyche.”
Air Force confident it can build satellites faster. A bigger concern: software
Will Roper: “I’m excited to be a part of space modernization."
