US Space Force
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Sep- 2021 -23 SeptemberAmericas
US Space Force to Take Over Military Satellite Communications
The US Space Force announced the transfer of satellite communications billets, funding, and mission responsibility from the Army and Navy.
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22 SeptemberAir
USAF Official Warns China Might ‘Strike From Space’
In his keynote address at the Air Force Association Air, Space Cyber Conference, US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall warned that China has the potential “to actually put weapons in space."
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Aug- 2021 -31 AugustAmericas
US Space Force Missile Warning System Passes Design Review
The US Space Force Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared missile warning satellite program has passed a critical design review.
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May- 2021 -19 MayAmericas
Billion-Dollar US Missile Defense Satellite Successfully Launched
After being postponed, the Atlas V rocket carrying a satellite that will provide missile warning and defense, battlespace awareness, and technical intelligence to the US Space Force was successfully launched.
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18 MayAir
US Army Successfully Tests Classified ‘Suicide Drone’
The US Army destroyed two of three targets employing its new classified loitering munitions or “suicide drones” during a test conducted at Edge 21.
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18 MayAmericas
US Missile Defense Satellite Launch Postponed Due to Abnormal System Response
The Atlas V rocket launch carrying a billion-dollar US missile defense satellite was postponed due to an abnormal system response.
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17 MayAmericas
Billion-Dollar US Military Satellite to Launch Today
A billion-dollar US missile defense satellite, located inside the nose cone on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, it is set to launch on Monday afternoon.
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Oct- 2020 -8 OctoberAmericas
New Race for Space: DoD Official Outlines US Space Strategy
On the heels of a meeting in which the US space chief declared that America must be prepared for warfare in space, a Department of Defense official detailed the country's space strategy.
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6 OctoberAmericas
US Agency Invests to Build Space-Based Missile-Tracking System
The US Space Development Agency announced contracts worth $342 million for two companies to build the first stage of a space-based missile-tracking system.
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Sep- 2020 -16 SeptemberAmericas
US Space Force Chief: ‘Prepare for War in Space’
The United States doesn’t want to engage in warfare in space but must be prepared for such a scenario, Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Raymond said.
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