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North Korean leader promises to boost national defense in 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would boost national defenses to cope with what he called an unprecedented U.S.-led confrontation.
Viasat to add military-grade encryption to experimental Link 16 satellite
The experimental satellite would enable beyond-line-of-sight communications for the Link 16 tactical network while reducing risk for the Space Development Agency's planned proliferated constellation.
By Nathan Strout
Air Force Research Laboratory opens new space war-fighting facility
The facility will be used to track objects on orbit, advance satellite cybersecurity and develop autonomous capabilities to help space vehicles avoid each other and space debris.
By Nathan Strout
Liftoff to orbit in under an hour: Space Force launches missile warning satellite
On Tuesday afternoon, a rocket left Cape Canaveral Space Station in a fiery plum to take a fifth missile warning satellite to its constellation. The satellite's job is to provide backup.
By Nathan Strout
A new constellation? Space Force wants to get into tactical satellite imagery business
While plans aren't set, the Department of Defense is considering building out a new constellation of imagery satellites for tactical use.
By Nathan Strout
Hughes and OneWeb working to fill military’s Arctic communication gap
The emergence of new proliferated constellations offering commercial broadband could be the answer U.S. Northern Command needs to establish reliable Arctic communications.
By Nathan Strout
Raytheon wins $228 million GPS ground system contract
The contract extends Raytheon's work on the Next Generation Operational Control System to Block 3F.
By Nathan Strout
Plan for Space Force reserve component is ‘fairly close,’ National Guard boss says
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson is meeting with acting Air Force Secretary John Roth and Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond to hash out the final details of pitching a two-part military service.
Army approves rapid development of Tactical Space Layer
The Army continues to make progress in utilizing satellite imagery for beyond-line-of-sight targeting.
By Nathan Strout
Launch of experimental military navigation satellite pushed back to 2023
Navigation Technology Satellite 3 will launch later than planned, but the Air Force Research Laboratory says it will use the extra time for more ground testing and risk reduction.
By Nathan Strout
Space Force unveils plans for Space Systems Command
Space Systems Command will be in charge of developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining new capabilities for the U.S. Space Force.
By Nathan Strout