U.S. Space Force
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Awards
$572M NISSC III Contract Keeps Amentum Running NORAD Cheyenne Mountain Systems Through 2033
Space Systems Command awarded Amentum Technology a $572,358,987 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to operate and sustain NORAD Cheyenne Mountain warning and space command systems through Sept. 2033 after seven offers.
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SDA Books $1.75B for 36 Golden Dome Missile-Tracking Satellites With L3Harris, Sierra Space
The Space Development Agency awarded L3Harris $955M and Sierra Space $798M to build 36 Tranche 3 missile-tracking and missile-defense satellites for Golden Dome for America, bringing the Tracking Layer to 104 spacecraft with delivery expected by end of 2028.
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Colorado Startup LEAP Sees Space Force Contract Jump 13-Fold to $100M for Satellite Resupply
A $93M modification lifts Pivotal Space Inc.'s (LEAP) Space Force SBIR Phase III contract from $7M to $100M for satellite resupply and integration evaluation work, as the Broomfield firm scales its launch vehicle line.
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Space Force Adds Impulse Space and Relativity Federal to $5.6B Lane 1 Launch Pool
Space Force awarded Impulse Space and Relativity Federal spots on the $5.6B NSSL Lane 1 launch IDIQ, adding an upper-stage-only prime and a reusable-rocket startup to a pool that now spans seven companies through FY2029.
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$30M Stockpile Order Extends United States Antimony's $245M DLA Critical-Mineral Deal
The Defense Logistics Agency placed a maximum $29.98M delivery order with United States Antimony Corp. for antimony metal ingots bound for the National Defense Stockpile, drawing on a five-year sole-source IDIQ worth about $245M aimed at reducing reliance on China.
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Air Force Taps Colorado Firm for $20.6M On-Orbit Thruster Experiment Program Through 2036
Air Force Test Center awards Geneva Technologies a $20.6M cost-plus contract to fly novel space thrusters and conduct on-orbit resiliency experiments through 2036, supporting Space Force satellite survivability goals.
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Space Force Sets 16-Hour Launch Record With Victus Haze, Opening Rapid Reconstitution to On-Orbit Inspection
Rocket Lab's Electron launched the Victus Haze satellite for the Space Force on June 19, 2026, just 16 hours and 42 minutes after receiving notice — shattering the 2023 Victus Nox record of 27 hours and demonstrating rapid rendezvous with a non-compliant satellite in LEO.
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Boeing Beats Lockheed for $2B Space Force Contract to Build Two Next-Generation MUOS Narrowband Satellites
Space Force selected Boeing over Lockheed Martin for a $2 billion fixed-price-incentive contract to design, develop, and produce two Mobile User Objective System Phase II satellites, the first competitive narrowband SATCOM production award Boeing has won from the service.
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Space Force Awards Lockheed Martin $514M for Two More GPS IIIF Satellites as Anti-Jam Constellation Grows to 14 Spacecraft
The U.S. Space Force awarded Lockheed Martin $514M to produce GPS IIIF satellites SV23 and SV24, expanding the modernized anti-jam constellation to 14 spacecraft under a 2018 contract with options for up to 22.
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Dell Federal Secures $1.44B Air Force Call Order to Renew Microsoft 365 Enterprise Licenses Through 2029
Dell Federal Systems was awarded a $1,437,934,084 firm-fixed-price call order on June 15, 2026, to renew Microsoft 365 enterprise licenses for the Air Force through April 30, 2029. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the sole-source award under BPA N66001-26-A-0051.
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SpaceX Lands $2.29 Billion Space Force Contract for Military Satellite Data Backbone
SpaceX secured a $2.29 billion firm-fixed-price OTA delivery order to build the Space Data Network Backbone, a secure LEO constellation delivering low-latency data transport across the joint force, with a fully operational prototype required by end of 2027.
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Quantum Space Goes Public at $1.2B Valuation, Targeting Space Force Cislunar and Counter-Space Missions
Quantum Space, led by former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, is merging with a SPAC at a $1.2B post-transaction valuation to fund its Ranger spacecraft for DoD cislunar and counter-space missions. The company holds six existing DoD contracts.
