Pentagon to consider SpaceX alternative for Space Force satellite program
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Air Force is reconsidering its procurement of satellites for a low Earth orbit military ...
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With strategic acquisitions, Rocket Lab pursues prime defense contractor status
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab’s $275 million acquisition of satellite payload provider Geost is just the latest move in a broader ...
Read moreDetailsIf European leaders want to beef up defense in space, they should look to the Space Development Agency
At the risk of understating the case, Europe has been shaken by recent geopolitical events. ‘Great power politics’ is back, ...
Read moreDetailsSAIC wins $55 million Space Development Agency contract for satellite network integration
WASHINGTON — Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has secured a $55 million contract from the Space Development Agency to serve ...
Read moreDetailsDerek Tournear to return as Space Development Agency director after investigation
WASHINGTON — Derek Tournear, a senior Space Force procurement official, will return to his role as director of the Space ...
Read moreDetailsSpace Development Agency adjusts satellite procurement strategy
WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency is recalibrating its procurement strategy for a next-generation constellation of military satellites, following lessons ...
Read moreDetailsSpace Development Agency’s satellite program pushes launch timeline
SDA announced that the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 1 launch campaign is now anticipated to begin in late summer ...
Read moreDetailsSpace Development Agency pushes back on GAO’s criticism
WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency (SDA) is disputing findings in a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that raised ...
Read moreDetailsCongressional watchdog flags risks in Space Development Agency’s satellite program
The Government Accountability Office specifically raises concerns about the technical maturity of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture’s laser communications technology. ...
Read moreDetailsSpace Development Agency seeks industry input on integrating satellite network into ‘Iron Dome’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) is moving quickly to align its satellite network with a sweeping new ...
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