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Space Force awards Integrate $25M Phase III contract to streamline satellite launches

US Space Force has awarded Integrate a $25 million Phase III contract to deploy its project management software for satellite mission planning and launch integration. The rapid award – among the quickest Phase III deals to date – underscores the service’s drive to accelerate launch readiness and reduce pre-launch bottlenecks.

2025-06-11T06:08:00.651140-07:00

Breaking Defense

Trump Unveils $175B Golden Dome Space Missile Shield, Taps Gen. Guetlein to Lead

2025-05-20T13:43:04.002726-07:00

SpaceNews.com

China on Long March 4B Rockets Classified Shijian-26 in Ninth April Launch

2025-05-29T14:03:46.561494-07:00

Ars Technica

Impulse Space Secures $300M to Accelerate In-Space Propulsion with Space Force Backing

2025-06-04T06:49:44.728219-07:00

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Space Force awards Integrate $25M Phase III contract to streamline satellite launches US Space Force has awarded Integrate a $25 million Phase III contract to deploy its project management software for satellite mission planning and launch integration. The rapid award – among the quickest Phase III deals to date – underscores the service’s drive to accelerate launch readiness and reduce pre-launch bottlenecks.

2025-06-11T06:08:00.651140-07:00

Space Force awards Integrate $25M Phase III contract to streamline satellite launches

nextgov.com

US Space Force Debuts Ground-Based Satellite Jamming to Counter Adversaries The U.S. Space Force has unveiled a new ground-based satellite jamming capability designed to disrupt adversary space assets without kinetic action. Leveraging advanced electronic warfare systems and directional antenna arrays, the platform aims to preempt threats and strengthen non-kinetic defense options in contested orbital environments.

2025-06-10T19:18:52.285807-07:00

US Space Force Debuts Ground-Based Satellite Jamming to Counter Adversaries

Bloomberg

US Space Force Still Struggles for Credibility Five Years On Five years after its establishment under President Trump, the US Space Force continues to struggle for institutional respect, battling perceptions born from its Star Trek–style logo and pop culture portrayals. Despite maturing capabilities and strategic frameworks, the service still faces questions about its mission clarity and DoD standing.

2025-06-10T01:47:58.450325-07:00

US Space Force Still Struggles for Credibility Five Years On

Defense Scoop

US Space Force launches second ‘rapid-response’ GPS satellite On Friday, the US Space Force lifted off its second rapid-response Global Positioning System satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking an accelerated effort to replenish and harden the GPS constellation against potential disruptions.

2025-06-09T14:03:44.091568-07:00

US Space Force launches second ‘rapid-response’ GPS satellite

Air & Space Forces Mag

Space Force’s First Active-Duty Guardian Astronaut Hague Calls for More Troops in Orbit Col. Nick Hague, the first active-duty Space Force Guardian to launch into space, is urging more troops to train with NASA’s astronaut corps, arguing that embedding service members in human spaceflight missions will strengthen the military’s space posture and deliver valuable experience for future orbit operations.

2025-06-06T12:59:16.097305-07:00

Space Force’s First Active-Duty Guardian Astronaut Hague Calls for More Troops in Orbit

news.mit.edu

MIT Lincoln Lab Optical Sensor Achieves First Light on QZSS-HP to Boost US-Japan Space Domain Awareness The optical sensing payload developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, launched aboard Japan’s QZSS-HP satellite in February, has recently achieved first light. This marks the start of a joint US Space Force and Japanese effort to passively monitor contested orbital regions for improved space domain awareness.

2025-06-06T07:25:44.115258-07:00

MIT Lincoln Lab Optical Sensor Achieves First Light on QZSS-HP to Boost US-Japan Space Domain Awareness

SpaceNews.com

HASC warns White House delay in defense budget could force Space Force cuts The House Armed Services Committee warned the White House that its failure to deliver a timely defense budget risks forced cuts to Space Force programs, complicating procurement schedules and force-development plans across air and space domains. Committee leaders said additional delays may imperil critical space capabilities.

2025-06-05T15:35:09.907365-07:00

HASC warns White House delay in defense budget could force Space Force cuts

thewatch-journal.com

US Space Force to Stand Up Special Operations Component Under USSOCOM In testimony before Congress in April 2025, Space Force leadership announced plans to establish its own special operations component under U.S. Special Operations Command, integrating space-based intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and rapid-response capabilities to support SOF missions.

2025-06-05T14:14:31.226430-07:00

US Space Force to Stand Up Special Operations Component Under USSOCOM

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