Military Space USA 2021

SMi Group are proud to announce the return of the 2nd annual Military Space USA Conference and Exhibition taking place at the Renaissance Hotel, Los Angeles, on the 7th–9th June.

With the US DoD pushing the acquisition of the next generat…

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…

Space Force, Air Force key tasks not being derailed by coronavirus

Goldfein: "We're still flying global mobility missions and conducting global space operations.”

Space Force to deliver report to Congress on proposed changes to acquisitions

Congress in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act directed the Secretary of the Air Force to propose an “alternative space acquisition system.”

RAND study: U.S. Space Force has to define its mission

RAND says most space operational units and space acquisition organizations in DoD should be moved to the Space Force.

U.S. Space Force declares ‘offensive’ communications jammer ready for deployment

The Counter Communications System Block 10.2 was declared operational by the Space and Missile Systems Center’s special programs directorate.

Space Force leaders concerned about quality of threat intelligence

Thompson: “We need intelligence to understand what the threat is and what it does.”

Space Force’s 2021 budget plan is heavy on satellites and launch

Here’s an analysis of the proposed U.S. Space Force budget’s high points.

Acquisition in state of confusion: Questions loom on the role of the Space Development Agency

The U.S. Space Force is just beginning to organize as a new branch of the armed forces and its leaders face a daunting to-do list. High on that list is figuring out the management of space acquisitions.

Space Force officials defend plan to consider alternatives to a Space National Guard

DoD is taking a "clean sheet" look at how reserve components would support the U.S. Space Force

U.S. Space Force budget projected to grow $2.6 billion over the next five years

The bulk of the budget growth is for the procurement of classified space systems, and very little is for personnel growth.

Elon Musk calls on U.S. Space Force to embrace fully reusable rockets: ‘Make Starfleet happen’

Musk said military innovation in space can't happen as long as it continues to use expendable rockets.

Air Force Academy 2020 graduates will join U.S. Space Force

From an Air Force Academy graduating class of about 1,000, as many as 62 or 63 second lieutenants will go to the Space Force.

Space Force official: Transfers of military personnel to Space Force are strictly voluntary

Thompson: “To those who do not want to be part of the Space Force, we are not going to ask you involuntarily to join.”

Patrick AFB, Cape Canaveral soon to be renamed Space Force bases

Also under consideration is what to call the space wings.

U.S. military’s annual list of ‘unfunded priorities’ includes $1 billion for Space Force

One of the largest single items is $255 million to launch two GPS 3 satellites