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Space Force Awards $2.4B Contract for New Nuclear Command and Control Satellites

July 7, 2025 | By Greg Hadley
The Space Force has tapped Boeing to build up to four new satellites for the critical nuclear command, control, and communications mission. The contract award, announced by Space Systems Command July 3, is valued at $2.8 billion for the first two satellites, with an option ...

2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations

June 20, 2025
A non-exhaustive list of acronyms and abbreviations found in the 2025 Almanac.

USSF Brings Acquisition Reforms to New Nuclear Command and Control Program

April 9, 2025 | By Greg Hadley
Some of the Space Force’s biggest acquisition reforms have made their way into the service’s new nuclear command, control, and communications satellite program, the officer in charge of the effort said April 8. Evolved Strategic SATCOM is one of the biggest pieces of the Space ...

Can JADC2 Help the Air Force Build a New Nuclear Command and Control System?

July 16, 2024 | By Greg Hadley
As the Department of the Air Force and the broader Pentagon plan out billions of dollars in spending to upgrade and modernize nuclear command, control, and communications, there are natural opportunities to build on work already done for the sweeping joint all-domain command and control ...

2024 USAF & USSF Almanac: Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations

June 7, 2024
A non-exhaustive list of acronyms and abbreviations found in the 2024 Almanac.

While USSF Budget Dips, Funds for New Nuclear Command and Control Satellites Jump

March 18, 2024 | By Greg Hadley
The Space Force is ramping up its plans to develop and deploy a new nuclear command, control, and communications satellite constellation, even as other parts of its budget take a hit. In the fiscal 2025 budget request released earlier this month, the service asked for nearly ...

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