U.S. Space Force selects Johns Hopkins APL to guide Space-Based Interceptor architecture for Golden Dome missile defense program
The U.S. Space Force selected Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory to guide the Space-Based Interceptor program.
U.S. Space Force awards SpaceX $1.6 billion for 18 Falcon 9 launches to deploy sensing and targeting satellites through 2027
The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX two task orders worth a combined $1.6 billion for 18 Falcon 9 launches.
Rocket Lab wins $266 million U.S. Space Force contract for up to 18 launches supporting missile defense development
Rocket Lab has secured a $266 million U.S. Space Force contract for up to 18 suborbital launches tied to U.S. missile defense capabilities.
SES wins U.S. military agreement to provide managed Ku-band satellite connectivity for global missions
SES Space & Defense has won a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to provide managed satellite communications services.
L3Harris expands Atlas system to strengthen U.S. Space Force space domain awareness and allied data sharing
L3Harris Technologies said it is modernizing the U.S. Space Force’s Atlas system to improve monitoring of satellites, space debris and emerging threats in space.
U.S. Space Force accepts Meadowlands system to expand electromagnetic warfare support for combatant commands worldwide
U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command operationally accepted Meadowlands on June 8, 2026.
U.S. Space Force demonstrates responsive launch for VICTUS HAZE as Rocket Lab and True Anomaly vehicles move to on-orbit operations
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has demonstrated a Tactically Responsive Space launch capability with the liftoff of Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle.
Lockheed Martin receives $514 million U.S. Space Force contract for two GPS IIIF satellites to support constellation modernization
Lockheed Martin has received a $514 million U.S. Space Force contract to build Global Positioning System IIIF Space Vehicles 23 and 24.
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory receives Space Force antenna system to expand joint satellite tracking and testing capabilities
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has received a transportable satellite tracking antenna system from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command.
U.S. Space Force awards $437.7 million in contracts for first Protected Tactical SATCOM Global satellites
The U.S. Space Force has awarded two firm fixed price contracts for the Protected Tactical SATCOM Global program.
U.S. Space Force awards SpaceX nearly $4.2 billion for initial satellite constellation to track airborne targets
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX a nearly $4.2 billion Other Transaction Authority contract for initial fielding of the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator system.
U.S. Space Force awards SpaceX $2.29 billion contract to build backbone of new space data network
Space Systems Command has awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract for the backbone of the Space Force’s new Space Data Network. The low-Earth orbit satellite constellation is intended to provide connectivity for the joint force.