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CGI, Google team to upgrade FAA’s pilot alert system

6 days ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Nick Wakeman

CGI Federal has teamed with Google's public sector unit to modernize a system the Federal Aviation Administration uses to alert pilots about potential dangers on their flight paths or at specific locatiosn. The Notice to Airmen system provides alerts about runway closures, navigation aid outages, temporary flight restrictions and even bird hazards.
IonQ to acquire Capella Space for quantum network development push

6 days ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Ross Wilkers

IonQ, a quantum computing hardware and software company, has agreed to acquire Earth imagery satellite operator Capella Space to aid in ongoing work to create a quantum key distribution network in space. Quantum key distribution is a method of securely sharing encryption keys using particles of light, called photons, to ensure communications remain private and tamper-proof.
Anduril acquires communications hardware provider

1 week ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Ross Wilkers

This Week in Space Launch your week with news and commentary on space technology, Space Force, and more. email Anduril has agreed to acquire a manufacturer of tactical communications systems as part of a continued push to incorporate more hardware into its autonomous technologies including software.
GAO says SAIC can still compete for command, control prototype contract

1 week ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Nick Wakeman

Lockheed Martin’s attempt to get a competitor removed from the competition to build a tactical command-and-control prototype systems for the Air Force has fallen short. The Government Accountability Office denied Lockheed’s protest that Science Applications International Corp. had an organizational conflict-of-interest and should have been deemed ineligible for the contract.
Pentagon seeks input on plan to streamline software authorizations

1 week ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Nick Wakeman

The Defense Department is moving ahead with its work to streamline how it certifies software for use by DOD agencies and components. In April, DOD's acting chief information officer Katie Arrington gave a preview of the Software Fast-Track process being called SWIFT. A new request for information posted Friday seeks industry feedback on risk criteria, current capabilities and businesses practices. Responses are due May 20.
Sentinel ICBM program needs brand-new silos, Air Force says

1 week ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Audrey Decker

The Air Force has to dig new silos for its Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, instead of reusing Minuteman III silos as originally planned, according to the service. “The Air Force continues to assess its options and design concepts as part of doing good systems engineering.
Pentagon warns it’s not prepared for homeland drone attack

2 weeks ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Audrey Decker

Citing the hundreds of drones that flew around military sites last year, defense officials warn that the Pentagon is still unprepared to defend its installations—but say a new standard operating procedure, and expanded authorities, could help.
Army wants tougher, more mobile workstations for geospatial-intel

2 weeks ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Nick Wakeman

The Army wants smaller and more mobile workstations for its geospatial intelligence work, according to a new request for information. “As the modern battlefield evolves, the need for rapid, data-driven decision-making at the tactical edge has never been more critical,” the Army wrote in the RFI posted Wednesday. The RFI and the resulting contract are part of the modernization goals outlined in the Army 2030 Strategy that emphasizes data dominance, maneuverability, and mission command.
Apex, True Anomaly detail next steps after their Series C capital rounds

2 weeks ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Ross Wilkers

ApexThis satellite bus manufacturing startup, which is pushing an off-the-shelf approach, has captured approximately $200 million in Series C capital to aid in efforts to scale production of its products. Point72 Ventures and 8VC co-led the round alongside a group of existing investors that includes Andreesen Horowitz. Washington Harbour Partners and StepStone Group are among the new investors in Apex.
State of the Space Force 2025

2 weeks ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Audrey Decker

When President Donald Trump signed the Space Force into existence, he hailed space as the “world’s newest warfighting domain.” Five years later, the Space Force is fully embracing its role as "warfighters”—arguing for new gear to defeat enemy satellites and control the heavens.