Space Force boosts contract ceiling for Andromeda space monitoring sats to $6.2B
DENVER ― The Space Force is pumping another $4.4 billion into its contracting pool for next-generation satellites to…
Space Force awards first contracts for satellite threat warning radar payloads
WASHINGTON ― The Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO), in partnership with the Space Force’s innovation arm SpaceWERX,…
With eyes on future NASA moon base, Space Force launches cislunar acquisition task force
COLORADO SPRINGS — The Space Force is launching a new acquisition task force to study how the Defense…
Space Force anticipates first Kronos C2 contracts in April
SATELLITE 2026 — The Space Force intends to begin issuing first contracts next month for its new(ish) Kronos…
DIU wants commercially developed imagery satellites for on-orbit spying
WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) wants to buy commercially produced satellites to take close-ups of other…
China, Russia experiment with stealthy satellites, Space Force official says
SPACEPOWER 2025 — China and Russia are experimenting with stealth technologies aimed at making it harder for radar…
Beyond ‘potpourri’ of sensors: Saltzman pushes holistic approach to space domain awareness
MAUI — The Space Force needs a more “comprehensive program,” including more collaboration with commercial industry, to improve…
Space Force cell explores reorg to push commercial data to military
AMOS 2025 — The Space Force’s Joint Commercial Operations (JCO) cell is in the midst of a reorganization…
Northrop Grumman says first DARC test validates radar tracking capability
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman’s first test of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) confirmed the ability of…