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SpaceNews — One of the U.S. Space Force’s most sensitive missions — tracking foreign satellites and predicting whether they could threaten American spacecraft — is increasingly drawing on commercial data and artificial intelligence.
SpaceNews — Under a new strategy, the U.S. Space Force is looking to leverage commercial phased-array technology and walk away from customized designs.
Air and Space Forces Magazine — Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said the U.S. Space Force is looking to add capability in areas like testing and training infrastructure and space weapon systems in fiscal year 2027.
SpaceNews — The U.S. Space Force’s push to accelerate procurement of new systems is running up against a basic constraint: not enough contracting officers and financial managers to execute the work.
Breaking Defense — Gen. Chance Saltzman, U.S. Space Force chief, said the work already done to design a satellite system for tracking ground targets should also help speed Airborne Moving Target Indicators (AMTI) capabilities to orbit.
Via Satellite — After years of Starlink holding a commanding lead in LEO broadband, analysts and industry experts see a shift in the constellation race. Aggressive launch schedules for new services, differentiated offerings, and geopolitics are all driving greater competition in an expanding market.
Aerospace America — The Air Force’s new acquisition approach will eventually result in about 18 portfolio acquisition executives, Secretary Troy Meink said. These PAEs will “have all the contracting, finance” personnel directly under their authority.
Breaking Defense — Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, who until recently was running the space acquisition program at the Department of the Air Force, has been shifted out of that office to serve as “senior advisor” to Secretary Troy Meink.
SpaceNews — The U.S. Space Force said it will not fly additional national security missions on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket until an investigation is completed into a performance anomaly during a Feb. 12 launch.
