Space Force asks industry input for second phase of MEO missile warning/tracking

Space Force asks industry input for second phase of MEO missile warning/tracking
Space Force asks industry input for second phase of MEO missile warning/tracking

The Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking – MEO constellation will be incrementally developed in two- to three-year cycles by Space Systems Command.

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Defending every domain from the highest domain

Defending every domain from the highest domain
Defending every domain from the highest domain

High-value assets in space means positioning both exquisite payloads and quick-react, short-term, inexpensive small sats across orbital regimes to accomplish specific missions.

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Overhead Persistent IR is how hypersonic and maneuverable threats will be tracked

Overhead Persistent IR is how hypersonic and maneuverable threats will be tracked
Overhead Persistent IR is how hypersonic and maneuverable threats will be tracked

Two of the five OPIR missile warning satellites will be polar-oriented to sense ballistic missile threats from adversaries. All five are designed to not only detect launches but to track missiles as they maneuver.

Reflecting on a momentous year in defense and shifting focus to what challenges may occur in 2023

Reflecting on a momentous year in defense and shifting focus to what challenges may occur in 2023
Reflecting on a momentous year in defense and shifting focus to what challenges may occur in 2023

European defense spending, space governance and more is reviewed in our latest eBook: Year in Review & Looking Ahead. Gain insight into what happened on a global scale over the past year and be better prepared to address whatever comes next. View eBook here.

Virgin’s space launch failure costs US, UK militaries 4 satellites

Virgin’s space launch failure costs US, UK militaries 4 satellites
Virgin’s space launch failure costs US, UK militaries 4 satellites

The US and UK had two defense-related satellites apiece on the Start Me Up mission, which will now need to be replaced.

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TITAN is a thing of great strength, intellect, and importance: For the Army, it’s all that for JADC2

TITAN is a thing of great strength, intellect, and importance: For the Army, it’s all that for JADC2
TITAN is a thing of great strength, intellect, and importance: For the Army, it’s all that for JADC2

A tactical ground station that finds and tracks threats to support long-range precision targeting, TITAN promises to bring together data from ground, air, and space sensors.

Infrastructure, allies and ‘one space effort’ key to US ahead of China in space: DIU official

Infrastructure, allies and ‘one space effort’ key to US ahead of China in space: DIU official
Infrastructure, allies and ‘one space effort’ key to US ahead of China in space: DIU official

China wants “nothing less to be the dominant space power by 2045. And they have a plan to achieve that economically, scientifically and militarily,” said Steve Butow, director of the Defense Innovation Unit’s Space Portfolio.

‘That still needs further development’: SOCOM leaders want more layered airborne ISR

‘That still needs further development’: SOCOM leaders want more layered airborne ISR
‘That still needs further development’: SOCOM leaders want more layered airborne ISR

Special Operations Command wants to link up sensors, space-based assets and open source data to give operators improved situational awareness.

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Broadening the scope of ISR for mission needs

Broadening the scope of ISR for mission needs
Broadening the scope of ISR for mission needs

Jason Kim, chief executive officer of Millennium Space Systems, talks about the changing face of satellite imagery for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

Planet’s new Pelican remote sensing sats sport sharper eyes, faster revisits

Planet’s new Pelican remote sensing sats sport sharper eyes, faster revisits
Planet’s new Pelican remote sensing sats sport sharper eyes, faster revisits

“We have designed our next generation ‘Pelican’ fleet to meet the evolving needs of customers who want real-time information about global events as they unfold – from floods and wildfires to political conflicts and threats to human rights,” said company CEO Will Marshall.

DIA sees ‘dramatic’ change in space competition; China, Russia ‘mature’ capabilities

DIA sees ‘dramatic’ change in space competition; China, Russia ‘mature’ capabilities
DIA sees ‘dramatic’ change in space competition; China, Russia ‘mature’ capabilities

The bottom line, according to DIA is that space “is being increasingly militarized” around the globe, and the threats to US military and commercial space activities continue to grow, from ground-based ASAT tests, to ISR fleets, to deep space hiding places.

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Scaling up: A factory ready for the future, today

Scaling up: A factory ready for the future, today
Scaling up: A factory ready for the future, today

Millennium’s Chief Executive Officer Jason Kim talks about the Boeing Small Sat Factory and where small sat manufacturing is going next.

Small satellites: A booming industry

Small satellites: A booming industry
Small satellites: A booming industry

Jason Kim, chief executive officer of Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, talks about the small satellite sector – what is happening with small sats today and where they are going tomorrow.

Download the Military Space Survey eBook

Download the Military Space Survey eBook
Download the Military Space Survey eBook

Inside this collection, you’ll find a series of stories and infographics hitting the most interesting results from the survey.