Space Force Opens New Satellite Antenna Competition

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:10:51 +0000

The Space Force is reopening its satellite-control antenna competition, weighing owned hardware and leased ground capacity after the SCAR contract reset. The US Space Force has opened a new competition to expand the ground network that tracks, monitors and commands government satellites. The solicitation, issued on 16 September and updated on 24 September, follows the termination of an earlier agreement with AeroVironment. Its significance lies in the range of options now on the table: the service is inviting proposals for government-owned equipment, dedicated leased antennas and capacity on shared commercial networks.

There’s a Space Weapon Circling the Planet. Here's What We Know.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:36:09 +0000

On September 14, at the 2026 Air and Space Cyber Conference in Maryland, Troy Meink, the 27th Secretary of the United States Air Force, was giving a speech about how the military was stepping up to defend the homeland when he casually dropped a piece of information that could shape humanity’s future in space.“The United States has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,” he said. In other words: The U.S. has placed a weapon, or weapon system, in orbit around Earth.This is the first time any country has publicly declared that they have taken this course of action, but it’s openly acknowledged that the U.S., China, and Russia have been developing off-world weaponry for several decades. “It is no surprise that the U.S. has deployed a space weapon,” says Rod Thornton, who studies Russian Defense and Security Studies at King’s College London.

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Space Force Opens New Satellite Antenna Competition

There’s a Space Weapon Circling the Planet. Here's What We Know.