Shelley Mesch
Air Force Reporter at Inside Defense
Air Force reporter for @InsideDefense writing about software, satellites and nukes | Formerly @sltrib and @wistatejournal
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1 week ago |
insidedefense.com | Shelley Mesch
Moving U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama would have saved the Defense Department $426 million, according to the latest report from the DOD inspector general. The report, released today , provides a list of events or communications in chronological order of when the Air Force secretary, defense secretary and SPACECOM commander made recommendations along with when reports were completed.
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1 week ago |
insidedefense.com | Shelley Mesch
Derek Tournear will resume his duties as Space Development Agency director on Thursday following a monthslong stint on administrative leave, according to an Air Force spokeswoman. “Effective 17 April 2025, Dr. Derek Tournear will return to his duties as the director of the Space Development Agency,” spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said. Tournear had been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, which the Air Force Department announced Jan. 16.
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2 weeks ago |
insidedefense.com | Shelley Mesch
L3Harris is ready to up production of its fire-control space sensor that was named in President Trump’s executive order for greater homeland defense, a company official said yesterday -- it’s just waiting for the order. The Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor -- made by L3Harris under a Missile Defense Agency contract -- can be built at a “continuous, high-volume” rate to meet the needs outlined in the order, said Ed Zoiss, president of space and airborne systems at L3Harris...
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2 weeks ago |
insidedefense.com | Shelley Mesch
The Space Development Agency today posted a request for proposalsfor the next set of missile warning/missile tracking satellites for its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. The Tranche 3 Tracking Layer builds upon the yet-to-launch Tranche 1 and in-development Tranche 2 satellites as the agency seeks to deliver upgraded technology to warfighters by adding to the low-Earth orbit constellation every few years.
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2 weeks ago |
insidedefense.com | Shelley Mesch
Air and Space Forces civilian employees can apply for the Defense Department’s Deferred Resignation Program or Voluntary Early Retirement Authority until April 14 as part of the Air Force Department’s workforce reduction efforts.
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Derek Tournear -- who has been on administrative leave pending an unspecified investigation -- violated the Procurement Integrity Act, according to court filings. SDA confirmed to me that Tournear was the official referenced to that effect in the records. https://t.co/hzCOxb1EXq
Have you been wondering how seriously to take the Air Force’s ABMS/DAF Battle Network effort? After years of spending and various grandiose plans, officials think they now have a solid, achievable framework. My article is free to read @insidedefense https://t.co/N2O0co8urC
