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AFWERX & SpaceWERX helping small business innovators transition their technology from prototype to operational use

Col. Elliott Leigh, AFWERX director and chief commercialization officer for the Department of the Air Force, and Arthur Grijalva, SpaceWERX director, pose with industry partners and select recipients of the Program Year 2025.1 Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) from Phase II eligible applicants at Capital Factory House in Austin, Texas, March 8, 2025. STRATFI helps bridge the gap between innovation and operational use by providing $3 million to $15 million per project to scale emerging technologies. By connecting private-sector innovators, defense stakeholders, and investors, STRATFI strengthens the defense industrial base and accelerates the transition of advanced capabilities to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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Space Force accelerates Missile Warning capabilities with $151M FORGE Contract

Located at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., the Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center or OBAC’s mission control station space operations floor, provides near-real-time OPIR data exploitation products that deliver situational awareness using programs like FORGE. Source: Courtesy Photo

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Foreign Military Sales Conference Ushers in New Era for Space Systems Command

Rachel Foster, FMS operations management chief, speaks at the FMS conference on February 12, 2025, at LAAFB, in El Segundo, Calif. The conference was designed to help prepare Space Systems Command for an increase in foreign military sales to its foreign allies across different mission areas. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Van Ha)

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Foreign Military Sales Conference Ushers in New Era for Space Systems Command

USSF Maj. Simone Zacharias, Chief of Foreign Military Sales (FMS), in collaboration with International Affairs office, speaks at the FMS conference on Feb. 12, 2025, at LAAFB, in El Segundo, Calif. The conference was designed to prepare Space Systems Command personnel for an increase in foreign military sales to foreign allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Van Ha)

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Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability Makes Tremendous Progress in First Year

A reflector being assembled in the Antenna Integration Structure (AIS) at Site 1 in Australia. DARC, a trilateral partnership between the U.S., the UK and Australia, will provide three radar sites and 360-degree coverage of the GEO belt. Photo Credit: Mike Kortum, Four Sea Group Inc.

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Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability Makes Tremendous Progress in First Year

The DARC Site 1 Receive Array in Western Australia is shown in this aerial photograph. DARC is a partnership between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, designed to create an all-weather, global system to track very small objects in Geosynchronous orbit (GEO) to protect critical U.S. and allied satellites. Photo Credit: Apache Drone Photography.

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SSC building ‘pathways to primes” for subcontractors through first-time initiative

U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s Small Business Office, in collaboration with SpaceWERX, hosted their inaugural Sub-contracting Forum to accelerate the space acquisition process by connecting small businesses with space and defense industry prime contractors and Department of Defense (DoD) experts on February 6, 2025, in El Segundo, Calif. The engagement provided an opportunity for small businesses to engage prime contractors in support of USSF mission areas aimed at enhancing warfighting lethality and efficiency in support of nation defense. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Van Ha)

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SSC building ‘pathways to primes” for subcontractors through first-time initiative

U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s Small Business Office, in collaboration with SpaceWERX, hosted their inaugural Pathways to Prime Sub-contracting Forum to accelerate the space acquisition process by connecting small businesses with defense space-industry prime contractors and Department of Defense (DoD) experts on February 6, 2025, in El Segundo, Calif. At the event, SSC Small Business Director, Aaron Parra (left), spoke to small businesses about avenues to connect with primes. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Van Ha)

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SSC building ‘pathways to primes” for subcontractors through first-time initiative

U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s Small Business Office, in collaboration with SpaceWERX, hosted their inaugural Sub-contracting Forum to accelerate the space acquisition process by connecting small businesses with space and defense industry prime contractors and Department of Defense (DoD) experts on February 6, 2025, in El Segundo, Calif. SSC Small Business Director, Aaron Parra (left), moderates a panel aimed at informing small businesses about avenues to connect with primes. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Van Ha)

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SSC building ‘pathways to primes” for subcontractors through first-time initiative

U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s Small Business Office, in collaboration with SpaceWERX, hosted their inaugural Pathways to Prime Sub-contracting Forum to accelerate the space acquisition process by connecting small businesses with defense space-industry prime contractors and Department of Defense (DoD) experts on February 6, 2025, in El Segundo, Calif. The engagement provided an opportunity for small businesses to engage prime contractors in support of USSF mission areas aimed at enhancing warfighting lethality and efficiency in support of nation defense. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Van Ha)

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SSC building ‘pathways to primes” for subcontractors through first-time initiative

U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s Small Business Office, in collaboration with SpaceWERX, hosted their inaugural Sub-contracting Forum to accelerate the space acquisition process by connecting small businesses with space and defense industry prime contractors and Department of Defense (DoD) experts on February 6, 2025, in El Segundo, Calif. SSC Small Business Director, Aaron Parra (left), moderates a panel aimed at informing small businesses about avenues to connect with primes. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Van Ha)

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U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Embassy leadership were given the opportunity to tour the Tanegashima Space Center prior to the launch of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System-Hosted Payload in Tanegashima, Japan, Feb. 2, 2024. The QZSS is Japan’s domestically engineered and manufactured Position, Navigation and Timing space system, designed for users in Japan and currently augmenting the U.S.-built Global Positioning System. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Embassy leadership were given the opportunity to tour the Tanegashima Space Center prior to the launch of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System-Hosted Payload in Tanegashima, Japan, Feb. 2, 2024. The mission of the QZSS-HP is to deploy two U.S. Department of Defense electro-optical payloads on Japanese satellites to enhance space surveillance capabilities and contribute to a more resilient space environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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S4S Command Team visits SSC SDA TAP Lab for Demo Day

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander (CJFSCC), USSF Chief Master Sgt. Tina Timmerman, S4S senior enlisted leader, visit Space System Command’s (SSC) Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools, Applications, and Processing (TAP) Lab facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 29, 2025. During their visit, they collaborated with commercial and academic partners as part of Demo Day in which participants showcase their capabilities to refine their solutions to address critical SDA challenges. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

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S4S Command Team visits SSC SDA TAP Lab for Demo Day

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander (CJFSCC), USSF Chief Master Sgt. Tina Timmerman, S4S senior enlisted leader, visit Space System Command’s (SSC) Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools, Applications, and Processing (TAP) Lab facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 29, 2025. During their visit, they collaborated with commercial and academic partners as part of Demo Day in which participants showcase their capabilities to refine their solutions to address critical SDA challenges. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

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S4S Command Team visits SSC SDA TAP Lab for Demo Day

From left to right, U.S. Space Force Maj. Travis Pond, Space System Command’s (SSC) Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools, Applications, and Processing (TAP) Lab program manager, USSF Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander (CJFSCC), USSF Chief Master Sgt. Tina Timmerman, S4S senior enlisted leader, and David Kurtenbach, Aerospace Senior Project Engineer, visited the SDA TAP Lab facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 29, 2025. During their visit, they collaborated with commercial and academic partners as part of Demo Day in which participants showcase their capabilities to refine their solutions to address critical SDA challenges. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

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U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Japan launch First Bilateral Space Effort

A joint delegation of U.S. and Japanese military and civilian representatives watch as a U.S. space domain awareness payload hosted on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6 (QZS-6) successfully launched on a Japanese H-3 launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) on February 3, 2025. This is the first bilateral U.S.-Japan cooperative space effort focused on national security, and the first of two launches as part of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Hosted Payload (QZSS-HP). (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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SPACECENT breaks ground on Space Campus project in CENTCOM AOR

Col. Frank Brooks, Space Forces Central deputy commander, delivers remarks during the Space Campus groundbreaking ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Jan. 14, 2025. The ceremony was a significant step forward for Space Forces Central, marking a major achievement in the development of the base's space capabilities in the CENTCOM AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Violette Hosack)

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Speed Mentoring Builds Connections at Space Systems Command

Natalie Riedel, SSC director of Contracting, right, discusses careers with a mentee at the SSC speed mentoring event Jan. 16, 2025 at SSC. Photo by Van de Ha, USSF.

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Speed Mentoring Builds Connections at Space Systems Command

Lt Col Kimmich, materiel leader, Global Mission Data Dominance, right, listens as a mentee shares his experiences at the SSC speed mentoring event Jan. 16, 2025 at SSC. Photo by Van de Ha, USSF.

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