SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Space Force FY27 request ramps Space Data Network ambitions and PNT/SATCOM funding
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 request includes billions for the Space Data Network (SDN), positioning a sprawling network of military and commercial data relay satellites as core space-enabled sensing and communications infrastructure. Officials also seek significant increases across SATCOM, missile tracking, and position, navigation and timing (PNT) RDT&E and procurement.
