US, Allied Nations Meet to Discuss Space Security
Representatives from 10 Western and allied countries took part in an annual event in Berlin to discuss emerging threats in space security.
US Space Force Confirms 21 Upcoming Launches
The US Space Force has announced 21 new launch missions through 2024 under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program.
Northrop Completes Initial Design Review for Future Pacific US Missile Defense Ground Station
Northrop Grumman has completed the preliminary design review of Relay Ground Station-Asia for the US Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific.
US Taps Raytheon to Build Missile Tracking Satellites to Monitor China
The US Space Development Agency has awarded Raytheon Technologies a $250-million contract to design and develop seven missile warning and tracking satellites.
US Space Force Begins Small Satellite Weather Sensor Demonstration
The US Space Systems Command has officially commenced an electro-optical/infrared weather system CubeSat demonstration in Florida.
US Army Unveils Space, Cyber, Special Ops Triad Concept
The US Army said it will form a “triad” comprising Cyber Command, Special Operations Command, and the Space and Missile Defense Command.
US Space Force to Form Three Intelligence Squadrons
The US Space Force plans to form three squadrons to bolster its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities.
Northrop Completes Hypersonic Missile Tracking Sensor Review
Northrop Grumman has completed a critical design review of its Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor prototype
US Space Force Missile Warning System Passes Design Review
The US Space Force Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared missile warning satellite program has passed a critical design review.
Colorado Politicians Lament Trump’s Pick of Alabama as Space Command HQ
Several Colorado politicians have reached out to President-elect Biden in the hopes he will reverse Trump's “horrendous decision” to base the US Space Command’s headquarters in Alabama instead of Colorado.
New Race for Space: DoD Official Outlines US Space Strategy
On the heels of a meeting in which the US space chief declared that America must be prepared for warfare in space, a Department of Defense official detailed the country's space strategy.
US Agency Invests to Build Space-Based Missile-Tracking System
The US Space Development Agency announced contracts worth $342 million for two companies to build the first stage of a space-based missile-tracking system.
US Accuses Russia of Firing Anti-Satellite Weapon in Space
The United States accused Russia on Thursday of test-firing an anti-satellite weapon in space, warning that the threat against Washington's systems was "real, serious and increasing."
US-Brazil defense cooperation could help counter China’s space ambitions, general says
A US-Brazil defense research agreement offers the US a leg up over China's space infrastructure ambitions in the Western Hemisphere, SOUTHCOM commander Admiral Craig Faller said
France to conduct joint space exercises with US, Parly says
The US and France will conduct joint exercises in preparation for the militarization of space, France's Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said
US officially establishes Space Command
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper officially established US Space Command, eight months after President Donald Trump ordered its creation
Trump nominates US Air Force space commander to lead new Space Command
US President Donald Trump has nominated Air Force Space Command commander General John F. Raymond to lead the new space combatant command
