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Space Force seeks to widen commercial access to classified work

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The U.S. Space Force is creating routes for commercial space companies to obtain security clearances and compete for classified military programs, addressing an established barrier for startups. The effort sits alongside the service’s selection of six space-domain-awareness firms for its Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve; a separate UK strategy emphasizes space-based defense capabilities.

Discovered 2026-10-22T09:06:06.316442-07:00 | 2026-10-22T09:06:06.316442-07:00

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  • Security-clearance access has long favored established defense contractors; easing that barrier could broaden competition for classified work and give the Space Force access to commercial technologies.
  • Selecting six firms for the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve signals a parallel push to draw commercial space-domain-awareness capacity into military operations.

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insidedefense.com satnews.com Defense Daily SpaceWatch Africa SpaceNews.com ssc.spaceforce.mil
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