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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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The aerospace and defense industry has universally accepted that the future of orbital superiority lies in proliferated, software-defined constellations. The mandate from the Space Development Agency (SDA), with support from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), is clear: move away from vulnerable, exquisite "battlestars" and build agile, interconnected data networks in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). But while our architectural theory has evolved, the hardware foundation we are building it on is trapped in a dangerous compromise.
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