US Space Force – Page 6 – The Defense Post

Mar- 2025 -

19 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

Five Chinese Satellites Engage in ‘Dogfighting’ Drills in Space: US Officials

Two US Space Force officials recently revealed that Chinese satellites were detected practicing “dogfighting” in space.

18 March

Air

Giulia Bernacchi

General Atomics Tests Gray Eagle With PLEO Satellite Communications

General Atomics has tested the Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) drone using the Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite network.

Feb- 2025 -

28 February

Americas

Joe Saballa

GAO Flags Pentagon Efforts to Enable Satellite Communications Via Lasers

The Government Accountability Office has raised concerns about the Pentagon’s efforts to enable satellite communications through laser links.

13 February

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Seeks Industry Expertise on Satellite-Enhanced ‘Iron Dome of America’

The US Space Development Agency is soliciting industry input on how its satellite network can be integrated into the planned “Iron Dome of America."

11 February

Americas

Joe Saballa

Lockheed, Boeing Heat Up Race for Next-Gen US Military Comms Satellite

Lockheed Martin and Boeing have significantly stepped up their efforts in the race to deliver next-generation military communications satellites to the US Space Force.

Jan- 2025 -

15 January

Americas

Col. Jeremy Raley, director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate, cuts a ceremonial ribbon in front of the new Radiation Tolerance Research on Electronics for Space and Strategic Systems, or FORTRESS, facility doors Aug. 20, 2024, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. The ceremony commemorated the opening of the new building. FORTRESS will be used for developing new electronic components in space. (U.S. Air Force photo / Paul Robinson)

Rojoef Manuel

AFRL Opens Military Testing Facility for Air, Space Force Electronics

AFRL has opened a testing center dedicated to electronic components that complete larger US Air Force and Space Force systems.

Nov- 2024 -

28 November

Americas

U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, and U.S. Space Force Maj. Bryan L. Davis, SLD 30 spaceport innovation chief, participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of The Crucible Innovation Lab at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 22, 2024. The Crucible is a new innovation center that offers people the tools, resources, and space needed to turn their concepts into a reality. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw)

Rojoef Manuel

US Space Force Opens New Innovative Laboratory in California

The US Space Force has inaugurated a new facility dedicated to collaborative developments of advanced military capabilities in California.

15 November

Americas

U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Tia Scoggan, weapons and tactics section chief for the 18th Space Defense Squadron Det. 1, looks at a computer screen at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 5, 2022. 18 SDS Det. 1 provides timely and actionable Space Domain Awareness (SDA) for emergent and existing threats that are identified by the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s National Space Defense Center as on-orbit threats. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

Rojoef Manuel

US Space Force to Establish Permanent SATCOM Ops Training in Maryland

The US Space Force has selected Fort Detrick in Maryland as the permanent location to train guardians in managing the American military’s satellite communications capabilities.

Oct- 2024 -

29 October

Americas