CACI has finished the Optical Communication Terminal Interoperability Testing for its CrossBeam OCT as part of the Space Development Agency‘s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture program. Now, CrossBeam OCT’s evaluation is able to progress with optical payloads to further demonstrate its interoperability, CACI announced from its Reston, Virginia headquarters on Monday. “Our proven, mature and low-risk technology, […] More

CACI has finished the Optical Communication Terminal Interoperability Testing for its CrossBeam OCT as part of the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture program. Now, CrossBeam OCT's evaluation is able to progress with optical payloads to further demonstrate its interoperability. More

The Department of Defense has recognized the urgent need for cutting-edge space technologies to stay ahead  of its competitors in the evolving domain. In an environment where change is constant, a strong and readily available base of industry offerings can significantly speed up the rate at which the department is able to deploy the capabilities […] More

The Department of Defense has recognized the urgent need for cutting-edge space technologies to keep pace with the increasing intensity of competition in the evolving domain. To establish a marketplace of advanced space technologies and revolutionize the way the DOD approaches space technology acquisition, the Space Development Agency is working to assemble a “coalition of the willing and capable,” according to SDA Technical Director Frank Turner, who delivered a keynote address at ExecutiveBiz’s Space Technologies Forum. More

The Department of Defense has recognized the urgent need for cutting-edge space technologies to keep pace with the increasing intensity of competition in the evolving domain. To establish a marketplace of advanced space technologies and revolutionize the way the DOD approaches space technology acquisition, the Space Development Agency is working to assemble a “coalition of the willing and capable,” according to SDA Technical Director Frank Turner, who delivered a keynote address at ExecutiveBiz’s Space Technologies Forum. More

The Space Development Agency selected Mynaric to design and help demonstrate an optical ground station to enhance the agency’s communication network. The company said Tuesday it will be part of SDA’s research and development program, which aims to show connectivity between the optical station and its communication terminal counterparts in space. Scheduled for 2025, the […] More

The Space Development Agency has enlisted SpaceX, Kuiper Government Solutions and Aalyria Technologies to conduct three-month research on how to connect commercial low-Earth orbit systems to a planned layered network of U.S. military satellites and supporting platforms. SDA said Thursday in a LinkedIn post the awards, issued under the System, Technologies and Emerging Capabilities broad […] More

Margie Graves, senior fellow at the IBM Center for The Business of Government, said the technology base of the National Finance Center within the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires an immediate “stabilization” and long-term modernization, Federal News Network reported Monday. The National Academy of Public Administration issued a report in July recommending that NFC implement […] More

Lockheed Martin unveiled a 20,000-square-foot manufacturing site that will be used to assemble small satellite programs and technologies. The company announced Friday the facility at its Waterton, Colorado, will help expedite the delivery of Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites to the Space Development Agency. Lockheed is currently working to complete more than 50 Transport Layer […] More

DRT Strategies has secured a contract from the Department of Agriculture to modernize the agency’s core financial system using the Oracle Application Express platform. The company said Wednesday the low-code application platform will be integrated into the USDA system to manage property and asset data for the government enterprise under the Oracle APEX Conversion contract.  Contract […] More

The U.S. Air Force is one of the pillars of the American military. Its scope and reach are vast, encompassing airmen, warfighters, strategists, uniformed Pentagon-based executives and more. Now that the U.S. Space Force is officially under the umbrella of the Department of the Air Force, the service branch’s overview and impact are even greater. […] More

Mynaric will produce and deliver three laser communications terminals for each of the seven missile tracking satellites being developed by RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies, for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program. The company said Wednesday it will supply 21 Condor Mk3 terminals to RTX in 2024 to equip the latter’s infrared-sensing satellites with […] More