USSF and SpaceX Confirm 480-Satellite MILNET Military Network USSF and SpaceX announced MILNET, a 480-satellite constellation with military encryption and laser links, launching mid-2026 for tactical communication.

The US Space Force partners with SpaceX and NRO to develop MILNET, a 480-satellite military internet constellation launching mid-2026. MILNET offers encrypted, low-latency links optimized for tactical military use. #USSF #SpaceX #MILNET
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Lawmakers Push Funding Boost for Space Force Data Transport and Polar Missile Warning The final version of the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill calls for adding $1.2 billion to the Space Force’s research and development accounts, an increase that’s mostly split between two efforts: expanding the service’s low-Earth orbit data transport network and boosting its space-based missile warning and tracking capabilities. The post Lawmakers Push Funding Boost for Space Force Data Transport and Polar Missile Warning appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.

Pentagon Still in ‘Active Debate’ Over the Future of Space Data Transport Defense Department officials are engaged in “active debate” over the future of the Space Force’s data transport architecture and hope to have a decision on the way ahead in time for the fiscal 2027 budget’s release next year. The post Pentagon Still in ‘Active Debate’ Over the Future of Space Data Transport appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.

Uncertainty over satellite constellation means alternate-GPS capability up in the air as well: Official The Space Development Agency’s planned Navigation Layer, if it proceeds, would provide both the location of GPS jammers and alternate PNT signals.

EXCLUSIVE: Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear steps down In an exclusive interview with Breaking Defense, outgoing SDA Director Derek Tournear said the agency’s three biggest techno...

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EXCLUSIVE: Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear steps down In an exclusive interview with Breaking Defense, outgoing SDA Director Derek Tournear said the agency’s three biggest techno...

#Space #Derek #Tournear #laser #communications #Link-16 […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear steps down In an exclusive interview with Breaking Defense, outgoing SDA Director Derek Tournear said the agency’s three biggest techno...

#Space #Derek #Tournear #laser #communications #Link-16 […]

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Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network https://arstechni.ca #spacedevelopmentagency #spaceforce #starshield #starlink #Science #milnet #spacex #Space

Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network Under this plan, SpaceX's satellites would play a big role in the Space Force's kill chain. The Trump administ...

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Space Force is contracting with SpaceX for new, secretive MILNET SATCOM network The MILNET contract with SpaceX is being paid for by the Space Force but managed by the National Reconnaissance Offic...

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Space Force is contracting with SpaceX for new, secretive MILNET SATCOM network The MILNET contract with SpaceX is being paid for by the Space Force but managed by the National Reconnaissance Offic...

#All #Domain #Space #MILNET #Multi-Domain #Operations […]

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