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Orion Space Solutions, an Arcfield Company has been awarded follow-on work from the United States Space Force Space Systems Command to support the Tetra-6 mission. The additional four-year award extends Orion’s Tetra-5 prime contract, and work on both missions will address the challenge of refueling in space. Read the full release here: https://bit.ly/4hYvT8y

"Over the next decade, the Defense Department intends to proliferate hundreds of new military satellites on orbit that will provide improved space-based capabilities for warfighters." But the supply chain isn't ready. "We do not have the industrial capacity built today to get after this," Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein said Dec. 7 during a panel at the Reagan National Defense Forum. In response the Space Development Agency is focusing on building "resilience through proliferation." For its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), SDA plans to build a constellation "expected to comprise hundreds of satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) and include space vehicles carrying different communications, data relay, missile warning and missile tracking capabilities." Contractors like L3Harris Technologies, Northrop Grumman, and York Space Systems LLC Systems are "racing" to meet the growing demand by increasing production and improving supplier redundancy and depth. Here is a superb example of strong demand signals, sustained spending, and a focus on dual-use & iteration achieving results in the defense industrial base. Other programs of record and the wider DoD should learn from this example. https://lnkd.in/gSz-s-F7 #spacedefense #defensetech #defenseindustry 

This was inevitable and bound to happen sooner or later, few questions pop up… What can we do about it to monitor and protect our Space Assets? Which technologies do we have today that we can use, or combine, to monitor and evaluate potential space threats? LeoLabs is an interesting service to look out for… Capturing high resolution images of Space Assets using Maxar Technologies Non-Earth Imaging (NEI) service can provide us with “Eyes in Space”… much needed insight of what’s out there… can you think of others? 🙃

Over the next decade, the Defense Department intends to proliferate hundreds of new military satellites on orbit that will provide improved space-based capabilities for warfighters. While the effort has been lauded as an ambitious and innovative plan to revolutionize space acquisition and development for the modern era, it has also exposed critical vulnerabilities in the United States’ ability to manufacture and deliver systems at scale — an issue that both the Pentagon and industrial base are working to learn from moving forward. “We do not have the industrial capacity built today to get after this,” Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein said Dec. 7 during a panel at the Reagan National Defense Forum. “We’re going to have to start getting comfortable with the lack of efficiency in the industrial base to start getting excess capacity so that we have something to go to in times of crisis and conflict.” Read more from DefenseScoop https://lnkd.in/gkRVXCRN

🌌 Advanced Space is reaching for the stars with a $1,661,293 award from the United States Department of Defense, under the United States Department of the Air Force. This STTR Phase II award focuses on conceptual spaces for space event characterization, a project that promises to revolutionize our understanding of space events. 🛰️ This applied research initiative, part of the Small Technology Transfer Research Program, will span 23 months, starting on August 13, 2024, and concluding on August 12, 2026. Advanced Space is truly at the forefront of space exploration and innovation. #STTR #SpaceResearch #Innovation

Northrop Grumman’s Missile-Warning Satellites for Next-Gen Polar Program Advance to Manufacturing https://ift.tt/UxePr18 REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – Dec. 11, 2024 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract extension for Phase 2 of its Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) program from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command.... via Northrop Grumman https://ift.tt/eticSqH December 11, 2024 at 06:30AM

The U.S. Space Force is focusing on preparing for potential conflicts in the Indo-Pacific region over the next few years. Follow us for the latest news updates ➡️ Global Defense Online https://lnkd.in/e4NvsBEr

Australia's approach to space for defense is shifting after canceling a GEO milsatcom program. Experts discussed Australia's space defense strategy last week at the Indo-Pacific Space and Earth Conference in Perth. https://lnkd.in/eTk_Hihq

Clayton Swope and Audrey Schaffer: "To prevent a devastating loss of space capability from an adversary’s first strike, the next administration should double down on efforts to diversify those space systems that support U.S. national defense — by migrating away from single points of failure and toward a robust space architecture that integrates U.S. government, U.S. commercial, and allied capabilities. More resilient architectures should be paired with credible U.S. counterspace capabilities that can defend U.S. space systems and also deny adversary kill chains that are increasingly enabled by space systems."

#SpaceAgenda2025 🧊 Space-Enabled Capabilities for Connecting & Collaborating in the Arctic Space capabilities and flexible architectures have become vital in the Arctic region. Looking ahead, what recommendations can be implemented? In the Arctic region, space capabilities that support navigation will be vital in establishing situational awareness while connecting and informing defense, commercial, and civilian interests. Over the past few years, a proliferation of existing and proposed commercial space capabilities in the High North have offered connectivity services across multiple orbits. In this chapter, authors Karen L. Jones and Lina Cashin examine growing complexities in the region and recommend sharing capabilities and flexible architectures that offer economy, security, and user flexibility for the United States and its allies. Read the chapter here: https://lnkd.in/gaSR3T_u #spacepolicy #internationalrelations #arctic