Courtney Albon

Washington, D.C.

Space and Emerging Tech Reporter at C4ISRNET

Space and emerging tech reporter @C4ISRNET, formerly @insidedefense (she/her)

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Air Force pegs cost to modify Qatar-gifted plane at ‘less than $400M’

3 weeks ago | defensenews.com | Courtney Albon

The Air Force estimates it will cost less than $400 million to modify a luxury aircraft gifted from the Qatari government into President Donald Trump’s flying command center, according to the service’s top civilian official.
Space Force shifts upfront range upgrade costs to commercial firms

3 weeks ago | defensenews.com | Courtney Albon

The Space Force this week revealed a new model for upgrading its East and West Coast ranges, shifting upfront costs that used to be borne by the government to the commercial launch companies that rely on the infrastructure. Under a new $4 billion Space Force Range Contract, which will be managed by advisory and consulting firm Jacobs Technology, commercial launch firms will place task orders and pay directly for various services required to support their launches.
Space Force Awards BAE $1.2B Deal for Missile-Tracking Satellites

3 weeks ago | realcleardefense.com | Courtney Albon

The Space Force has selected BAE Systems to provide 10 satellites for the second phase of its Medium Earth Orbit Missile Warning and Tracking program
Space Force awards BAE $1.2B deal for missile-tracking satellites

3 weeks ago | defensenews.com | Courtney Albon

The Space Force has selected BAE Systems to provide 10 satellites for the second phase of its Medium Earth Orbit Missile Warning and Tracking program, awarding the company a $1.2 billion contract. The service announced the award Monday, making the company the first to be on contract for the program’s second installment, dubbed Epoch 2. “This allows for additional resiliency in the missile warning and tracking satellite architecture,” Lt. Col.
Pentagon prize challenge seeks ‘ready-now’ uncrewed systems

3 weeks ago | defensenews.com | Courtney Albon

In a push to get military kit to the field more quickly, the Defense Innovation Unit is launching a prize challenge called Project G.I. to help the military services test and scale uncrewed systems. DIU on Monday released a solicitation for the effort, calling for companies to proposed “ready-now” uncrewed systems that can help increase the effectiveness of small military cells operating in low-bandwidth environments with disrupted communications.
Space Force demos rapid turnaround on latest GPS III launch

3 weeks ago | defensenews.com | Courtney Albon

The Space Force successfully sent its latest GPS III satellite to orbit Friday, demonstrating the ability to prepare and launch a military spacecraft on condensed timelines. The satellite flew on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. GPS III, built by Lockheed Martin, is the latest version of the navigation and timing system and is designed to provide improved anti-jamming capabilities. It will broadcast additional military and civilian signals.
Behemoth Golden Dome may face lackluster scrutiny in Trump’s Pentagon

4 weeks ago | defensenews.com | Courtney Albon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision this week to cut more than half of the Pentagon’s test and evaluation office personnel was driven, in part, by concerns over the office’s plans to provide testing oversight for the Trump administration’s $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense project, multiple sources told Defense News.
DOGE can now review most unclassified Pentagon contracts

1 month ago | defensenews.com | Courtney Albon

The Pentagon announced this week that the Department of Government Efficiency will now get a chance to assess nearly all unclassified contracts before they’re awarded. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a memo published Wednesday that the office, created by the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk, may now review solicitations, requirements and cost estimates for new contracts and modifications.
DOGE can now review most unclassified Pentagon contracts

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Courtney Albon

The Pentagon announced this week that the Department of Government Efficiency will now get a chance to assess nearly all unclassified contracts before they’re awarded. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a memo published Wednesday that the office, created by the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk, may now review solicitations, requirements and cost estimates for new contracts and modifications.
Hegseth cuts Pentagon’s testing office in half, appoints new leader

1 month ago | armytimes.com | Courtney Albon

The Pentagon is slashing the size of its operational test and evaluation organization and appointing a new interim director as part of a broader restructuring, according to a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In the document, released publicly today, Hegseth said the move to restructure the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, or ODOT&E, supports the Pentagon’s “America First” defense strategy.