A spokesperson for Space System Command’s Space Safari office told Breaking Defense that the Victus Sol launch date, payload type, capability requirements and mission objective “will not be disclosed at this time in accordance with mission requirements.”
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Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, who is the Department of the Air Force acting head for space acquisition, said the OCX ground system for GPS satellites has now made it through testing of 97 percent of its requirements.
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The memo calls into question whether the Space Development Agency’s approach to its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture is meeting warfighter needs.
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New acting SDA head William Blauser, who came to Air Force RCO last July from Systems Technology and Research LLC in Arlington, Va., has had a long career in Defense Department acquisition, including of space systems at the National Reconnaissance Office.
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For the first time, the DoD is flying a protected military satellite communications payload on an internationally operated, commercial satellite.
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EXCLUSIVE: Calvelli cautions Space Force, SDA to focus on program results, know that ‘industry lies’
“The issues that bother me more are not just Space Force-related. It’s just the experience base across the whole Department of Defense,” Frank Calvelli, Air Force space acquisition czar, told Breaking Defense in an exclusive exit interview on Tuesday.
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Outgoing DoD space acquisition czar Frank Calvelli told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview that he is confident the troubled OCX software will be up and running by year-end.
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The single contract award was initially set to be announced in June 2023, but was delayed twice in FY24 until it was officially announced Thursday, Breaking Defense previously reported.
By Carley Welch
This year saw evidence that a shift toward more openness about US national security space activities is coming whether those deep in the “black world” are ready or not.
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“The integration testing continues to go well,” Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant told reporters at the Space Force Association’s Spacepower 2024 conference in Orlando, Fla. — expressing optimism that ATLAS will meet his expectations for achieving operational capability by the end of next year.
By Theresa Hitchens
The troubled OCX ground system to allow users access to the jam-resistant M-Code GPS signal will go into operational tests by the end of the year, and the Space Force also has shaken up its effort to field M-Code radios and receivers, said Cordell DeLaPena, who heads those programs for Space Systems Command.
By Theresa Hitchens
The two Northrop Grumman satellites, which will take highly elliptical orbits over the Earth’s poles, are expected to be launched in 2028.
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“When one of our two industry partners struggled with delivering on cost and schedule, we were able to quickly pivot and still maintain program progress by turning to the performing vendor,” Col. Rob Davis, program executive officer for SSC’s Space Sensing Directorate, said.
By Theresa Hitchens
The new Space Systems Command effort is focused on establishing integrated C2 networks for four classified weapon systems chosen by the head of US Space Command Gen. Stephen Whiting.
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