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Pentagon releases its Defense Space Strategy to counter Russia and China
The Pentagon document released June 17 lays out four lines of effort to combat growing adversarial counter-space threats .
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These payloads will pave the way for Pit Boss
Demonstration payloads launched this fall will reduce the risk for DARPA’s Project Blackjack, slated to begin launching in 2021.
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China delays launch to complete GPS-like Beidou network
When completed, this third iteration of the Beidou system will provide global coverage for timing and navigation.
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Raytheon awarded $37M for Blackjack sensors
DARPA issued a trio of Blackjack contracts last week as the agency prepares to begin launching the main constellation in 2021.
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Rocket Lab launches three more US spy satellites from New Zealand
This is the company’s second National Reconnaissance Office launch, and Rocket Lab is slated to launch an Air Force Research Laboratory payload in its first U.S. launch later this year.
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Four reports a Senate panel wants to see on Space Force
The Senate’s annual defense bill calls for more information on which missions should be incorporated into the Space Force, where U.S. Space Command should be headquartered and whether there should be a Space National Guard, among other things.
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Senate bill promises more funding for space-based hypersonic defense, but mum on details
A summary of the legislation says it will provide additional funding for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor, but it does not say how much or clarify where that money will go.
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Marine Corps says updated satellite communications system works better than expected
The U.S. Maine Corps began field testing updated Mobile User Objective System equipment back in March 2019, and now say the system has surpassed expectations.
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Special Operations Command is diving into space
SOCOM is looking into putting its own cubesats on orbit, but its also looking into hosted payloads with other constellations, from DARPA’s project Blackjack to commercial satellites like Starlink or OneWeb.
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UN agency says Iran is violating all restrictions of nuclear deal
Meanwhile, Russia is defending Iran’s right to launch a satellite, dismissing U.S. claims that Tehran was defying the U.N. resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal by sending it into space.
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Pentagon releases its Defense Space Strategy to counter Russia and China
The Pentagon document released June 17 lays out four lines of effort to combat growing adversarial counter-space threats .
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These payloads will pave the way for Pit Boss
Demonstration payloads launched this fall will reduce the risk for DARPA’s Project Blackjack, slated to begin launching in 2021.
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China delays launch to complete GPS-like Beidou network
When completed, this third iteration of the Beidou system will provide global coverage for timing and navigation.
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Raytheon awarded $37M for Blackjack sensors
DARPA issued a trio of Blackjack contracts last week as the agency prepares to begin launching the main constellation in 2021.
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Rocket Lab launches three more US spy satellites from New Zealand
This is the company’s second National Reconnaissance Office launch, and Rocket Lab is slated to launch an Air Force Research Laboratory payload in its first U.S. launch later this year.
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Four reports a Senate panel wants to see on Space Force
The Senate’s annual defense bill calls for more information on which missions should be incorporated into the Space Force, where U.S. Space Command should be headquartered and whether there should be a Space National Guard, among other things.
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Senate bill promises more funding for space-based hypersonic defense, but mum on details
A summary of the legislation says it will provide additional funding for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor, but it does not say how much or clarify where that money will go.
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Marine Corps says updated satellite communications system works better than expected
The U.S. Maine Corps began field testing updated Mobile User Objective System equipment back in March 2019, and now say the system has surpassed expectations.
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Special Operations Command is diving into space
SOCOM is looking into putting its own cubesats on orbit, but its also looking into hosted payloads with other constellations, from DARPA’s project Blackjack to commercial satellites like Starlink or OneWeb.
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UN agency says Iran is violating all restrictions of nuclear deal
Meanwhile, Russia is defending Iran’s right to launch a satellite, dismissing U.S. claims that Tehran was defying the U.N. resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal by sending it into space.
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Pentagon releases its Defense Space Strategy to counter Russia and China
The Pentagon document released June 17 lays out four lines of effort to combat growing adversarial counter-space threats .
-
These payloads will pave the way for Pit Boss
Demonstration payloads launched this fall will reduce the risk for DARPA’s Project Blackjack, slated to begin launching in 2021.
-
China delays launch to complete GPS-like Beidou network
When completed, this third iteration of the Beidou system will provide global coverage for timing and navigation.
-
Raytheon awarded $37M for Blackjack sensors
DARPA issued a trio of Blackjack contracts last week as the agency prepares to begin launching the main constellation in 2021.
-
Rocket Lab launches three more US spy satellites from New Zealand
This is the company’s second National Reconnaissance Office launch, and Rocket Lab is slated to launch an Air Force Research Laboratory payload in its first U.S. launch later this year.
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Four reports a Senate panel wants to see on Space Force
The Senate’s annual defense bill calls for more information on which missions should be incorporated into the Space Force, where U.S. Space Command should be headquartered and whether there should be a Space National Guard, among other things.
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Senate bill promises more funding for space-based hypersonic defense, but mum on details
A summary of the legislation says it will provide additional funding for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor, but it does not say how much or clarify where that money will go.
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Marine Corps says updated satellite communications system works better than expected
The U.S. Maine Corps began field testing updated Mobile User Objective System equipment back in March 2019, and now say the system has surpassed expectations.
-
Special Operations Command is diving into space
SOCOM is looking into putting its own cubesats on orbit, but its also looking into hosted payloads with other constellations, from DARPA’s project Blackjack to commercial satellites like Starlink or OneWeb.
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UN agency says Iran is violating all restrictions of nuclear deal
Meanwhile, Russia is defending Iran’s right to launch a satellite, dismissing U.S. claims that Tehran was defying the U.N. resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal by sending it into space.
