U.S. Space Force

By Brian Everstine
A new leader, a funding plan and an architecture outline define the early steps toward Trump’s hawkish homeland defense plan.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Boeing has landed the Evolved Strategic Satcom program, the U.S. Space Force said, as the service also cancels the Protected Tactical Satcom-Resilient program.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force and National Reconnaissance Office expect to field ground-moving target indicator capabilities as quickly as two years from now.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Vivienne Machi
Boeing has delivered the ninth and 10th O3b mPOWER satellites to SES ahead of a scheduled launch this summer.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force expects to soon award a second contract for its next batch of missile warning/missile tracking satellites in medium Earth orbit.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is conducting market research regarding space-based interceptor capabilities for missile defense purposes.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Momentus says it is planning an inflight demonstration of a multispectral sensor for in-space rendezvous and proximity operations in early 2026.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX the latest task order under its National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is considering the optimal way to build out a vast and critical data transport satellite architecture in low Earth orbit.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office is gearing up to launch an undisclosed number of spacecraft in the near future.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket delivered 27 satellites—built, owned and operated by Amazon—into low Earth orbit June 23.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force anticipates the initial use of a ground system developed to support its new protected tactical waveform on orbit in fiscal 2027.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is partnering with SpaceX to field a new satellite communications (satcom) network.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force’s CSCO anticipates starting the acquisition process to buy commercially derived maneuverable satellites for use in GEO by early next year.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force will launch its first new missile warning satellite no earlier than March 2026.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Sierra Space is ready to pull back the curtain on its defense-centric unit and a new 60,000-ft.2 facility dedicated to its national security programs.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The House Appropriations Committee is offering the U.S. Space Force $19.1 billion in fiscal 2026 to support research-and-development programs.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has coordinated the launch of two next-generation GPS III satellites at a rapid pace not often expected from the U.S. government.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has tapped BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems–formerly Ball Aerospace–to build 10 satellites.
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
Innovative Rocket Technologies is looking to become publicly traded via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company backed by Wilbur Ross.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
MIT’s sodium fuel cell; airship testing expands; integrating hydrogen propulsion; and nuclear battery for lunar power.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. military and intelligence communities are dividing up responsibilities for remote-sensing data acquisition.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Portal Space Systems promises the rapid maneuverability of nuclear propulsion, but using thermal energy collected from the Sun.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Rocket Lab is entering the payload market and deepening its involvement in national security space by acquiring Geost for $275 million.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
Editors discuss the pricey Golden Dome program and how the DOD is rebalancing its spending, cutting back in other areas like Army aviation modernization.
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