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Space Force wants significant budget increase

Space Force wants significant budget increase

In a recent address at the Air and Space Forces Association's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, General B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations for the US Space Force, emphasized the urgent need for a substantial budget increase to meet the expanding demands of space defense, as reported

And now, a $45 billion plan to revitalize the US Air and Space Forces

And now, a $45 billion plan to revitalize the US Air and Space Forces

A new report from the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies argues that delivering “peace through strength” requires a $45 billion investment to modernize the Air Force and significantly grow the Space Force, reports Air & Space Forces Magazine. Authored by retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula and retired Col. Mark Gunzinger,

OBX-MCR Alliance, LLC (B-422266.4)

OBX-MCR Alliance, LLC (B-422266.4)

You should not care. Category: Price reasonableness, best value tradeoff, competitive prejudice Date: 18 February 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422266.4 OBX-MCR Alliance, LLC, a small business, protested GSA's award of a task order to Tecolote Research, Inc., for financial support services for the US

Space Force expands top-secret intelligence sharing with commercial partners to bolster space security

Space Force expands top-secret intelligence sharing with commercial partners to bolster space security

The U.S. Space Force has expanded its Commercial Integration Cell (CIC), a program that allows vetted commercial space industry partners access to top-secret intelligence on threats in space, as noted by Defense Scoop. The CIC, initially a pilot program in 2015, enables qualified vendors to share and receive classified

Bureaucratic tensions hinder Space Force’s use of commercial satellite data

Bureaucratic tensions hinder Space Force’s use of commercial satellite data

As reported by NextGov, the Space Force is facing delays in full commercial satellite imagery capability because of disagreements with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) over procurement responsibilities. While the NRO oversees buying satellite imagery, Space Force has launched a $40 million pilot program, TacSRT,