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Originally from India, Apurva Minchekar was an Air Force and Space Force Reporter. She worked for Inside Defense from March 2023 to January 2024 and has experience writing for print and digital platforms in India and the U.S. She has a Master's in Journalism from Boston University.
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The Space Force is creating a service component to support regional combatant commands in Africa and Europe to leverage integration, collaboration and cooperation with joint "teammates," partners and allies in respective regions, a senior Space Force official said today at the Air, Space and Cyber conference.
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- Air Mobility Command aims to digitally connect 25% of the mobility fleet by 2025 and connect the ground systems, including the air operations centers, air mobility operation wings and contingency response groups, according to a senior Air Force official.
To echo the Guardians' function of defending America's interest in space, the Space Force announced Sept. 6 a new mission statement -- "secure our Nation's interest in, from and to space."
The Space Force awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to Hughes Defense to provide low Earth orbit satellite services, according to an Aug. 22 announcement.
Firefly Aerospace announced Sept. 5 its collaboration with L3Harris Technologies for three satellite launches on Firefly's Alpha vehicle in 2026 from the SLC-2 launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The Space Development Agency is planning to procure at least 54 space vehicles as part of the Tranche 2 Tracking Layer to launch in April 2027, according to a notice posted yesterday.
The Space Development Agency announced Sept. 2 that it has successfully launched 13 Tranche 0 satellites for its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
The Air Force is planning to release a "draft system requirements document for the KC-135 replacement aircraft system" later this month, according to a notice posted today.
The Defense Department is looking for commercial solutions to develop and demonstrate on-orbit tactically responsive space systems, according to a notice posted yesterday.
The Air Force announced it conducted an Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon hypersonic missile test on Aug. 19 but did not provide any details.
The Space Development Agency awarded $1.5 billion to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to build 72 Tranche 2 Transport Layer- Beta variant satellites scheduled to launch in September 2026, according to an announcement by SDA today.
The Space Force is looking for solutions that will help the service integrate military payloads onto a mature space vehicle with minimal modifications, according to a notice posted today.
The Air Force has awarded a $235 million contract to JetZero to build the next phase of a blended-wing body prototype aircraft by 2027, according to an announcement yesterday.
U.S. Space Command implementing a trans-regional missile defense concept is keeping the command in a position of advantage over strategic competitors, according to a senior space official.
Russia "remains a capable space competitor" even though the ongoing war in Ukraine has slowed down its pace of building space capabilities, Maj. Gen. Michael Morrissey, U.S. Space Command director of plans and policy, said today.
Senate lawmakers have expressed their support for prioritizing the development of hypersonic systems to counterattack enemy weapons, according to the report accompanying the Senate Appropriations Committee's fiscal year 2024 defense spending bill.
Northrop Grumman delivered two critical satellite constellations of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission, which will provide protected satellite communications to the Northern polar region, according to an Aug. 7 announcement.
The Space Development Agency is building a satellite testing center at Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND to expand its low-Earth satellite mission and expects to complete it by 2026, according to an announcement yesterday.
The Space Force's new deep space radar system at Site-2 and Site-3 is expected to be operational in June 2028 and June 2029, respectively, according to an Aug. 7 notice.
Lockheed Martin announced today it has completed the critical design review for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer program, a part of the SDA's contract awarded to build 42 satellites.