The $15.4 billion request continues to fund programs that were managed by the Air Force but the budget was developed with strong input from the U.S. Space Force. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s $740.5 billion budget request for national defense in 2021 includes $15.4 billion for the U.S. Space Force, […]
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The realignment does not affect the Mobile User Objective System constellation. Any future narrowband satcom programs will be handled by the Air Force. WASHINGTON — The Navy has agreed to turn over the management of future narrowband communications satellites to the Air Force. “It is our intent to transfer responsibility […]
This article was first published in the SN Military.Space newsletter. If you would like to get our news and insights for national security space professionals every Tuesday, sign up here for your free subscription. Is it time for the Navy to turn over the Mobile User Objective System to the Air Force? The […]
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WASHINGTON — As the Commerce Department works on plans to take over civilian space traffic management responsibilities, the U.S. Air Force is making more data available on the positions of military satellites. Satellite observers recently noticed that Space Track, the online service operated by U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) to provide […]
LONDON — Building and launching spacecraft sometimes gets so much attention that the ground segment — user terminals, command and control systems and network operations —isn’t always ready even after a satellite is in space. Leaders in U.S. military space programs said they are prioritizing the ground segment half of […]
LONDON — The Canadian military, already a partner on two U.S. military satellite communications systems, is in discussions to use a third constellation that was until recently a U.S.-only system. The U.S. opened MUOS, the Mobile User Objective System, to partners in 2015 after building and launching most of the […]