Ensco was awarded a position on the Space Systems Command’s $57 million follow-on contract to provide technical and sustainment support for battle management command, control and communications. The company announced Friday that it will work with prime contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. to deliver telemetry, tracking and C3 services to more than 170 civil and […] More

Capella Space‘s federal business arm was awarded spot on a potential 10-year contract to deliver data from its constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites to the U.S. Space Force. The Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellite-Based Services contract will enable Capella to work faster with the Space Systems Command on commercial satellite services and to expand the […] More

Space Systems Command has launched three small satellites to low-Earth orbit to conduct space-based research and development experiments for the Department of Defense. The smallsats, developed by Blue Canyon Technologies for the U.S. Space Force, lifted off onboard SpaceX‘s Falcon-9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as part […] More

Space Systems Command is scheduled to conduct a two-day event starting May 17 to discuss ways how to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities when carrying out space operations. The AI/ML Reverse Industry Day intends to inform government and space industry professionals about technology use cases to enhance U.S. Space Force mission areas, SSC said […] More

A General Dynamics subsidiary has won a potential $75 million award to maintain, modernize and repair a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship for the U.S. Navy. General Dynamics NASSCO will conduct selected restricted availability efforts for the USS Makin Island in fiscal year 2023 under the firm-fixed-price contract action, the Defense Department said Thursday. NASSCO will be responsible […] More

Parsons has received a potential six-year, $55 million contract to help Space Systems Command prepare and integrate a medium Earth orbit missile warning and tracking architecture. “SSC’s Missile Track Custody Epoch 1 Program effort will deliver ground segment capabilities to be in-place and tested ahead of launch rehearsals, and ultimately support the official launch of […] More

Modern Technology Solutions Inc. will provide Space Systems Command with engineering and logistics support for the maintenance and modernization of the Satellite Control Network. Under a contract of over $57 million, MTSI will support SCN as it delivers dependable, telemetry, tracking, command, communication and control services to more than 170 satellites of the Department of […] More

NT Concepts won a spot on a potential five-year, $900 million contract to deliver data analytics and software systems for the command and control program of the U.S. Space Systems Command. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award, NT Concepts will compete for task orders and will utilize a unified data hub for consolidating sources and systems into […] More

Space Systems Command has launched a full and open competition for the risk reduction and early design phase of a program to procure two satellites to add to the current narrowband military satellite communications constellation of the Department of Defense. The Mobile User Objective System Service Life Extension phase 1 contract also covers forecasts and […] More

Virgin Orbit‘s national systems division has begun final preparations with Space Systems Command to launch a pair of research and development satellites for the U.S. Space Force from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay, U.K.  The Space Test Program-27VPD mission will liftoff to orbit onboard Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket to perform R&D experiments to demonstrate the capability […] More

Raytheon Technologies and a Boeing subsidiary have completed critical design reviews for Space Systems Command’s overhead persistent infrared technology-powered sensors intended to identify and track missile threats. Lt. Col. Gary Goff, materiel leader for strategic payloads with SSC’s Space Sensing directorate, said in a statement published Monday that the assessments have determined that the Missile […] More

Shared Spectrum Company will develop 5G technologies and network enhancements for the Department of Defense after being selected to take charge of two 5G spectrum sharing phase 2 projects.  The company said Monday both projects will look into the spectrum sharing capacity between radars utilized by the U.S. Air Force and 5G cellular services and […] More