he Pentagon is no longer asking whether commercial space will matter in future conflicts. It is building a strategy around the assumption that it will.

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The companies will compete for contracts to build ‘neighborhood watch’ satellites

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$71 billion request for the U.S. Space Force for fiscal year 2027 includes more than $60 billion for procurement, research and development

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The ‘unpriced change order’ supports satellite launches while officials reassess long-delayed ground system

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Space Force personnel supporting operations under U.S. Central Command are positioned in the Middle East, at headquarters in Tampa, Florida, and at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina

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Space Force considers shifting to upgraded legacy ground system

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Officials explore shifting missions, extending satellites already in orbit

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'Cyber defense' squadrons at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg reflect growing concern over malicious hacks

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The change affects the GPS III SV-10 satellite, which had been slated to launch on ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket.

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New structure gives 'Portfolio Acquisition Executives' authority over funding, requirements and integration across major space missions

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The company says it will rework its BADGER antenna design and compete for the follow-on effort

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At Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing, Vice Chief Bratton said Space Force ‘must aggressively increase its end strength and infrastructure’

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New training for program managers shifting focus from hardware buys to integrated warfighting systems

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Instead of customized development, Space Force will seek commercially derived ground stations

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Officials says commercial data and software can sharpen space threat detection

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Officials insist there are no plans to deploy troops in orbit, but commercial infrastructure and cislunar ambitions are reshaping the debate

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Reconciliation boost lifts 2026 totals, but sustainability questions loom for missile defense and Space Development Agency

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GPS IIIF features, including regional spot beams, will ‘change the calculus’ for adversaries

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Meink: How the future force is designed 'will be critical as the Space Force expands even faster in the next few years'

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A new RFI poses questions to industry on future refueling architecture

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The company developed a collaborative project management platform designed to operate in classified environments

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Starfish’s Otter spacecraft will support relocation and life extension of military satellites

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Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy said the Space Force is taking a closer look at companies developing technologies to mine asteroids.

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Few modern systems are as consequential — or as exposed — as the Global Positioning System. A temporary loss of access to its positioning, navigation and timing signals would ripple […]

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