Shelley Mesch

The Air Force is bringing industry into command, control, communications and battle management experiments to help current or potential contractors understand the warfighter's operational needs. The next exercise businesses can take part in will focus on dynamic targeting and kill chain automation for the Advanced Battle Management System, which is the Air Force’s contribution to Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control, according to a notice for the December industry day posted today. “The intent for the experiment...

The United Launch Alliance is "supremely confident" that the second certification flight for the Vulcan rocket will be successful and earn the approval needed for certain National Security Space Launch missions, CEO Tory Bruno said. The Vulcan heavy-lift rocket is scheduled to launch its Cert-2 flight tomorrow at 6 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL. The rocket completed a wet dress rehearsal Tuesday and a launch readiness review yesterday. Vulcan Cert-1 launched successfully in January,...

United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket successfully took off this morning, the company announced, taking the next step toward certification needed for certain future National Security Space Launches.

The Space Force will incorporate "highly maneuverable on-orbit assets" into two of its Tactically Responsive Space demonstrations to show how such satellites can complement responsive launch efforts, according to the service. Space Systems Command awarded Impulse Space a $34.5 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract for two satellites dubbed VICTUS SURGO and VICTUS SALO. The missions follow the first TacRS demonstration VICTUS NOX, which was completed successfully in February, and the upcoming VICTUS HAZE demo...

The Defense Department needs to revise its guidelines for identifying and tracking software assurance risks for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared system, according to recommendations from the Pentagon's watchdog. Next Gen OPIR, the space-based missile warning system, needs to complete software assurance procedures during development or it could include vulnerabilities that would prevent the satellites from performing missions, according to a recent Defense Department inspector general report. “Software assurance is critical for the DoD to ensure...

The Space Development Agency picked 19 companies to comprise its first vendor pool to solicit and rapidly award prototype contracts for demonstration satellites.

The Space Force yesterday awarded Northrop Grumman another $1.8 billion for the two early warning satellites it will now carry through build to launch to transition to operations, bringing the total for the program to $4.16 billion.

The Space Force plans to award as many as four contracts for its Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Global effort, according to the program's request for proposals posted online yesterday.

The Space Development Agency has awarded Kratos a $117 million contract to design and deliver the Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure.

The Space Development Agency is preparing for Tranche 3 of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture by seeking comment on its draft request for proposals for program integration posted last week.