The delay in the review, however, is not expected to impact the planned delivery schedule, an Air Force spokesperson said. That said, neither the Pentagon nor the NRO has revealed the hoped-for schedule.
By Theresa HitchensEnterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
The Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared constellation’s first satellite may see its launch pushed back by a year to 2026.
By Theresa HitchensAir Force Secretary Frank Kendall explained that the “small decrease in the number for the Space Force” isn’t itself quite reflective of reality, as there are mitigating circumstances that lessen the blow.
By Theresa HitchensWith apparent frustration with another program, Space Force acquisition chief Frank Calvelli asked, “What I don’t get… [is] why would somebody want to have this sort of reputation-ruining stain in the papers all the time?”
By Michael MarrowThe Space Force expects the multi-faceted Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) program to cost a total of $2.4 billion.
By Theresa HitchensA five-year funding chart included in the strategy shows a steep increase in planned missile warning spending.
By Theresa HitchensThe contract, announced by the company today, will support Space Systems Command’s Program Executive Office for Space Sensing, which is responsible for the service’s missile warning, weather monitoring and “persistent tactical surveillance” programs.
By Theresa HitchensHow to ensure readiness of next-generation defense technology: Solving the issue of massive heat.
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
The Space Force in May 2020 awarded Northrop Grumman a $2.37 billion contract for the development of the two satellites, which will travel in a highly elliptical orbit crossing over the Earth’s poles.
By Theresa HitchensThe service is seeking the funds to “validate” modern tactics against a realistic peer adversary. Officials still “have a lot of studies to do to make sure we’re building the right kind of ranges and the right kind of simulators, and we’re learning as we go a little bit,” said CSO Gen. Chance Saltzman.
By Michael Marrow“The threat is racing to out pace us,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told reporters in a budget pre-briefing on March 10.
By Theresa HitchensWhile there’s broad support on the Hill for space operations, long-time space budget guru Mike Tierney says language in recent policy and appropriations bills suggests lawmakers want Space Force and the Pentagon to “show their work.”
By Theresa HitchensTwo of the five OPIR missile warning satellites will be polar-oriented to sense ballistic missile threats from adversaries. All five are designed to not only detect launches but to track missiles as they maneuver.
By Breaking DefenseRaytheon Intelligence & Space and Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems are now on contract to deliver flight-ready prototypes by 2026.
By Theresa HitchensFor the newest military arm, this year saw it plant the seeds for important changes in everything from strategy to acquisition.
By Theresa Hitchens