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On Sept. 29, 2026, defense aerospace contractor L3Harris Technologies received an undefinitized contract valued at over $6 billion from Lockheed Martin. The seven-year award finances a multi-facility manufacturing expansion to […]
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On Sept. 22, 2026, the Space Development Agency (SDA) issued a formal request for proposals (RFP) valued at $369 million to procure next-generation ground communications infrastructure for its missile warning […]
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On Thursday, July 9, 2026, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SpaceRCO) selected Innovative Signal Analysis (ISA), a subsidiary of HawkEye 360 Inc., to develop an adaptable radar-warning […]
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Two SpaceX contracts, a House mark dissolving SDA, and a New Glenn pad fire — read together, they ended the multi-prime model for U.S. military space.
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An unreleased U.S. Space Force internal assessment has flagged a critical satellite program designed to alert American forces of incoming hypersonic and ballistic missile attacks as one of the service’s […]
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The United States is advancing its tactical low-Earth orbit (LEO) capabilities with active deployments, while European counterparts are still in the prototyping stage. This divergence creates a significant timeline mismatch. Without a designated NATO authority to mandate interoperability standards, the alliance faces a critical decision on how to ensure a cohesive space-based defense architecture before the 2026 budget cycle.
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Acting SDA chief Dr. Gurpartap "GP" Sandhoo told reporters at Space Symposium 2026 that Tranche 1 Transport Layer launches will restart in May or June.
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On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded a $68,546,456 contract modification to Lockheed Martin Space to continue the development of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent […]
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The proposed doubling of the U.S. Space Force budget to 71 billion dollars for fiscal year 2027 represents a monumental shift in how the Department of Defense intends to dominate […]
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The satellite industry has built roughly 10 percent of the optical ground infrastructure it needs. Without 200 to 500 optical ground stations, the Pentagon's $35 billion PWSA and $185 billion Golden Dome programs risk becoming stranded assets — data moves flawlessly in orbit but cannot reach the ground.
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