Tag Archives: Air Force Space Command

The Department of Defense’s inspector general plans to review the U.S. Air Force’s previous certification for SpaceX to offer its Falcon launch vehicles for military launch service contracts. DoD's watchdog announced an evaluation on Monday that will examine if the service branch complied with the Launch Services New Entrant Certification Guide while certifying the launch system. 

Lt. Gen. David Thompson, vice chief of U.S. Air Force Space Command, told reporters after a Capitol Hill event that the service branch relies on industry to support the military's rocket launch needs, Space News reported Saturday. The service branch is confident the U.S. space industry will provide rockets for missions to lift military and intelligence satellites, he said.

Heather Wilson, secretary of the U.S. Air Force, said the service will continue advancing its space capabilities amid the Trump administration’s push to reorganize the Pentagon and establish a Space Force, SpaceNews reported Monday. Wilson said the Air Force is working on programs and tactics to protect U.S. satellites from adversaries. 

U.S. Air Force Space Command has assumed responsibility for the acquisition of satellite communications services in support of the Department of Defense and the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, AFSPC said Wednesday.

The Defense Information Systems Agency is set to hand over by December its oversight of satellite communications services procurement to Air Force Space Command, SpaceNews reported Thursday. Clare Grason, division chief for satcom at DISA, said her office will become part of the command and will draft an acquisition strategy next year to address commanders’ satcom requirements.

Several military leaders have been named to lead cyber commands at U.S. service branches, Fifth Domain reported Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty, formerly chief of staff of the U.S. Cyber Command, succeeded Gen. Paul Nakasone as head of the Army Cyber Command and commander of Joint Task Force-Ares on June …

The House Appropriations Committee’s defense subpanel has released a report that would require the Defense Department to come up with an acquisition strategy that explains how it will buy commercial space systems and services to support its military communications satellites, SpaceNews reported Saturday. The report was issued alongside the defense …

The U.S. Air Force has transferred cyber responsibilities from the Air Force Space Command to the Air Combat Command as part of a mission realignment initiative. ACC will now serve as the military branch’s lead command responsible for helping Air Forces manage cyber missions and operations, USAF said Thursday. AFSPC will concentrate on efforts …

Maj. Gen David Thompson, special assistant to the commander of the Air Force Space Command, will receive his third star and take on a new role as AFSPC vice commander this week to support military space operations at the Pentagon, Defense News reported Saturday. Gen. David Goldfein, U.S. Air Force chief …

The U.S. Air Force is considering procurement of small satellites that can augment or serve as backups to the country’s existing military satellite constellation, Defense One reported Monday. The report said Air Force officials aim to make it more difficult for adversaries to disrupt space-based services through a satellite diversification effort. …