Author: Calvin Biesecker
April 16, 2024
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—U.S. Space Systems Command will shortly release request for proposals (RFPs) for two new programs, Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) and Protected Tactical Satcom (PTS), the official overseeing the programs said last week. The RFP for ESS is expected within two weeks and for PTS within a month, Cordell DeLaPena, program executive officer…
April 10, 2024
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The U.S. Space Force on Wednesday released its first strategy for acquiring commercial space capabilities, which include four criteria to guide its decision-making in this area and, as expected, the document does not outline funding plans. The decision-making criteria outlined in The U.S. Space Force Commercial Space Strategy: Accelerating the Purposeful Pursuit of Hybrid…
April 9, 2024
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—U.S. allies Germany, France, and New Zealand have been invited to join U.S. Space Command’s Operation Olympic Defender (OOD), which already includes Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, with a goal of further strengthening U.S. and allied space operations, Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of Space Command, said on Tuesday. Our international allies and…
April 3, 2024
The Defense Department on Tuesday released its first Commercial Space Integration Strategy that outlines priorities for pursuing commercial solutions and describes the national security space mission areas where these capabilities have a role. The strategy is essentially meant to strengthen ongoing efforts within the department to leverage commercially-developed capabilities to meet DoD missions. “I think what this…