Latest "satellite communications" stories

Space Force eyes ‘outernet’ for better data flow in orbit

A review of the satellite communications enterprise recommended a mix of commercial and government SATCOM networks.

By Courtney Albon

5 months ago

Space Force crafting framework for commercial fleet access in a crisis

The framework will address five “cornerstone” elements of creating what the service is calling a Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve, or CASR.

By Courtney Albon

5 months ago

Pentagon strategy calls for integrated satellite comm networks

The plan features a three-phased approach, starting in fiscal 2023 with improving data standards — a step aimed at enabling better information sharing.

By Courtney Albon

8 months ago

Congress turns down a Space National Guard again, but Space Force isn’t giving up

"Simply put, we don’t know enough," Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

21 months ago

Hundreds of troops were chosen for the Space Force, but Congress is getting in the way

The Space Force has never received on-time annual funding, slowing the new service's efforts to grow.

By Rachel S. Cohen

24 months ago

Space Force planning for new component in the Middle East alongside AFCENT

Space Force leaders are hashing out a plan to create a new group under U.S. Central Command to coordinate what military space assets to use in the region.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

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