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Space Force Designated as Part of Intelligence Community

USSF becomes the first new intel unit since 2006.

The director of national intelligence announced today that the U.S. Space Force has been designated a part of the intelligence community. Credit: NicoElNino/Shutterstock

IoT Stars Aligning for Soldier SATCOM on the Ground

New satellite systems spur ground station advances.

U.S. Army soldiers conduct satellite communications terminal training at Fort Hood, Texas. Future satellite communications terminals may be more resilient, reliable, automated and easy to use. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Danielle Ferrer

Army Brings Space Capabilities Down to Earth

Warfighters are receiving greater value, but cultural hurdles remain.

U.S. Army soldiers in a Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) at Osan Air Base, Korea, stand ready to provide early warning of missile launches. JTAGS units run by the Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) defend U.S. forces worldwide. U.S. Army photo

IoT Brings SATCOM Down to Earth

New satellite systems spur ground station advances.

U.S. military leaders intend to use new satellite constellations designed for Internet of Things purposes to enable greater SATCOM on the battlefield. To do that, Army researchers are developing advanced ground terminal technologies. Courtesy photo by United Launch Alliance

Space Delivers Army’s Ground Capabilities

Head of Space and Missile Defense Command details how these resources benefit the fight.

Members of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command Technical Center watch as Kestrel Eye is able to take its first images from space in April. Kestrel Eye is a small, low-cost, visible-imagery satellite prototype designed to provide near real-time images to the tactical-level ground Soldier in the field, rapidly and inexpensively. (Photo by Jason B. Cutshaw)

Know Your Knowledge

Having a strategic vision for data is as important as organizing it.

A Prandtl-M prototype is air launched by a Carbon Cub aircraft in a NASA test to simulate the flight conditions of the Martian atmosphere. The conventional aircraft in the Earth’s atmosphere is used to test a prototype interplanetary probe to glean knowledge that would be applied millions of miles distant. Credit: NASA imagery

High-Priority Satellite is Ready for Launch

The U.S. Space Force’s so-called SBIRS GEO-5 infrared surveillance satellite was finished in record time.

Lockheed Martin's SBIRS GEO-5 satellite is tested in a vacuum chamber at the company's Sunnyvale, California, production facility in April. The U.S. Space Force has ruled that the satellite is now ready for launching in 2021. Credit: Lockheed Martin

Raytheon is Purchasing Blue Canyon Technologies

Army Releases RFI for Satellite Communication Service

The service wants an understanding of industry very small aperture terminal capabilities for use under a potential satellite-as-a-service model.

Lt. Col. Natashia Coleman (c) assumes the role as product lead for the Unified Network Capabilities and Integration (UNCI) office created in January. The UNCI office is consolidating tactical network integration efforts to support future capabilities, including the pursuit of Sustainment Tactical Network. Credit: U.S. Army photo by Lynn Harkins, PM TN Graphics

Honeywell Contract Mod with AFRL Continues Space Enterprise Tech Research

Honeywell International Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, has