Government · United States
U.S. Space Force
HQ Arlington, United StatesFounded 2019
U.S. military space service.
- Part ofU.S. Department of Defense
- SubsidiariesSpace Development AgencySpace Systems Command
Awards issued16 · up to $7.15B ceiling
| Announced | Award | Recipients | Type | Program | Obligated | Ceiling | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | Project management technologypress:integrate:2026-08-24:archive-61 | Integrate | Contract | — | Undisclosed | — | Reported |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Whirlwind space maneuverability and deployment system (OTA)press:space-kinetic:2026-08-13:whirlwind | Space Kinetic | OTA | — | — | Up to $50.0M | Confirmed |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Vandenberg satellite processing expansionpress:all-points-logistics:2026-07-29:archive-144 | All Points Logistics | Contract | — | — | Up to $250M | Reported |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Suborbital launch services and Alaska sitepress:rocket-lab:2026-07-27:archive-158 | Rocket Lab | Contract | — | — | Up to $266M | Reported |
| Jul 15, 2026 | AI-enabled satellite defense trainingpress:slingshot-aerospace:2026-07-15:archive-194 | Slingshot Aerospace | Contract | — | — | Up to $69.2M | Reported |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Laser-based space power beaming technology developmentpress:pulse-space:2026-07-09:laser-power | Pulse Space | Contract | — | — | Up to $40.0M | Reported |
| Jun 23, 2026 | MUOS life extension two satellitespress:boeing:2026-06-23:archive-289 | Boeing | Contract | — | — | Up to $2.00B | Reported |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Two additional GPS 3F satellitespress:lockheed-martin:2026-06-15:archive-330 | Lockheed Martin | Contract | — | — | Up to $514M | Confirmed |
| May 29, 2026 | First NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 task order (NRO launch)press:blue-origin:2026-05-28:nssl-lane1-nro | Blue Origin | Task order | — | Undisclosed | — | Reported |
| May 28, 2026 | Optical sensing infrastructure IDIQpress:observable-space:2026-05-28:optical-systems-idiq | Observable Space | Contract | — | — | Up to $94.0M | Confirmed |
| May 26, 2026 | Low-Earth-orbit military data networkpress:spacex:2026-05-26:archive-411 | SpaceX | Contract | — | — | Up to $2.29B | Reported |
| May 21, 2026 | Two GEO space-object monitoring satellitespress:rocket-lab:2026-05-21:archive-425 | Rocket Lab | Contract | — | — | Up to $90.0M | Confirmed |
| May 12, 2026 | GPS-independent navigation demonstrationpress:trustpoint:2026-05-12:archive-456 | TrustPoint | Contract | — | — | Up to $4.0M | Confirmed |
| Sep 27, 2023 | First Starshield contract (one-year end-to-end service, PLEO vehicle)press:spacex:2023-09-27:starshield-pleo | SpaceX | Task order | — | — | Up to $70.0M | Reported |
| May 24, 2022 | Satellite Communications Augmentation Resource (SCAR) programpress:bluehalo:2022-05-24:scar | BlueHalo | OTA | — | — | Up to $1.40B | Confirmed |
| — | SpaceWERX STRATFI agreement to modernize launch-range IT and softwarepress:defense-unicorns:2024-03:stratfi-launch-ranges | Defense Unicorns | Other | — | — | Up to $15.0M | Reported |
- Undisclosed
- Up to $50.0MCeiling
- Up to $250MCeiling
- Up to $266MCeiling
- Up to $69.2MCeiling
- Up to $40.0MCeiling
- Up to $2.00BCeiling
- Up to $514MCeiling
- Undisclosed
- Up to $94.0MCeiling
- Up to $2.29BCeiling
- Up to $90.0MCeiling
- Up to $4.0MCeiling
- First Starshield contract (one-year end-to-end service, PLEO vehicle)Sep 27, 2023 · Task orderUp to $70.0MCeiling
- Up to $1.40BCeiling
- SpaceWERX STRATFI agreement to modernize launch-range IT and softwareUndated · OtherUp to $15.0MCeiling
Obligated is what has been committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach. Joint values cover all recipients and are excluded from this company’s money totals.
Supply chain3 suppliers
Suppliers3
| Supplier | Supplies | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardian RF | — | Joint contract for Vandenberg installation-security support; Scout RF sensors integrated with Picogrid ECNs. | Reported |
| Picogrid | — | Joint contract for Vandenberg installation-security support; Scout RF sensors integrated with Picogrid ECNs. | Reported |
| Starfish Space | — | SDA $52.5m deorbit-service award, launch targeted for2027; planned service, not completed disposal. | Reported |
- Joint contract for Vandenberg installation-security support; Scout RF sensors integrated with Picogrid ECNs.
- Joint contract for Vandenberg installation-security support; Scout RF sensors integrated with Picogrid ECNs.
- SDA $52.5m deorbit-service award, launch targeted for2027; planned service, not completed disposal.
News20
Oct 2, 2026CompanyYank Technologies Awarded a U.S. Space Force Contract to Advance Wireless Power System for Orbital AssetsYank TechnologiesOct 1, 2026NewsSpace Force picks two companies to build new ‘space-to-space’ satellites by 2028Defense NewsSep 29, 2026NewsDIU, Space Force team up to kick-start buys of commercial sats for monitoring GEO - Breaking DefenseSep 26, 2026NewsU.S. Space Force Schedules 2027 On-Orbit Servicing Missions With Astroscale U.S. and Starfish SpaceSatNewsSep 23, 2026NewsImpulse Space Secures $28 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Geostationary Space Domain Awareness MissionSatNewsSep 17, 2026News (high significance)Space Force Grants SpaceX Architectural Design Authority for $2.29 Billion Space Data Network BackboneSatNewsSep 11, 2026CompanyAntares Selected for $161M Strategic Breakthrough Award to Demonstrate Space ReactorBusiness WireSep 11, 2026NewsSpace Force picks Texas as US home for trinational DARC space radar network - Breaking DefenseAug 20, 2026NewsSpaceWERX selects 11 firms to scale technologies for military spaceAug 13, 2026NewsSpace Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network testsJul 31, 2026NewsSpace Force picks 15 companies for $981 million training range contractJul 22, 2026NewsExtra $11 billion to fund huge leap in Space Force launches - Breaking DefenseJul 18, 2026NewsSpace Force triples launch contract ceiling amid rising demandJun 23, 2026NewsBoeing wins $2 billion Space Force contract for communications satellitesJun 15, 2026NewsSpace Force orders two more GPS satellites from Lockheed Martin for $514 millionMay 30, 2026NewsBlue Origin gets national security launch task order hours before New Glenn explosionMay 29, 2026NewsSpace Force awards SpaceX $4.16 billion to build satellite network for airborne target trackingMay 27, 2026NewsSpace Force awards $2.29B deal to SpaceX to accelerate 'backbone' SATCOM networkDefenseScoopMay 26, 2026NewsSpaceX wins $2.29 billion Space Force contract for military data networkMay 22, 2026NewsRocket Lab wins first GEO satellite production contract from U.S. Space Force
- Oct 2, 2026CompanyYank TechnologiesYank Technologies Awarded a U.S. Space Force Contract to Advance Wireless Power System for Orbital Assets
- Oct 1, 2026NewsDefense NewsSpace Force picks two companies to build new ‘space-to-space’ satellites by 2028
- Sep 29, 2026NewsDIU, Space Force team up to kick-start buys of commercial sats for monitoring GEO - Breaking Defense
- Sep 26, 2026NewsSatNewsU.S. Space Force Schedules 2027 On-Orbit Servicing Missions With Astroscale U.S. and Starfish Space
- Sep 23, 2026NewsSatNewsImpulse Space Secures $28 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Geostationary Space Domain Awareness Mission
- Sep 17, 2026News (high significance)SatNewsSpace Force Grants SpaceX Architectural Design Authority for $2.29 Billion Space Data Network Backbone
- Sep 11, 2026CompanyBusiness WireAntares Selected for $161M Strategic Breakthrough Award to Demonstrate Space Reactor
- Sep 11, 2026NewsSpace Force picks Texas as US home for trinational DARC space radar network - Breaking Defense
- Aug 20, 2026NewsSpaceWERX selects 11 firms to scale technologies for military space
- Aug 13, 2026NewsSpace Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network tests
- Jul 31, 2026NewsSpace Force picks 15 companies for $981 million training range contract
- Jul 22, 2026NewsExtra $11 billion to fund huge leap in Space Force launches - Breaking Defense
- Jul 18, 2026NewsSpace Force triples launch contract ceiling amid rising demand
- Jun 23, 2026NewsBoeing wins $2 billion Space Force contract for communications satellites
- Jun 15, 2026NewsSpace Force orders two more GPS satellites from Lockheed Martin for $514 million
- May 30, 2026NewsBlue Origin gets national security launch task order hours before New Glenn explosion
- May 29, 2026NewsSpace Force awards SpaceX $4.16 billion to build satellite network for airborne target tracking
- May 27, 2026NewsDefenseScoopSpace Force awards $2.29B deal to SpaceX to accelerate 'backbone' SATCOM network
- May 26, 2026NewsSpaceX wins $2.29 billion Space Force contract for military data network
- May 22, 2026NewsRocket Lab wins first GEO satellite production contract from U.S. Space Force
Sources7
Profile5
- 1
Kestrel Intelligence · Jan 15, 2026 · Supports Organization
“a program run in partnership with the U.S. Space Force's Space Delta 7, the unit responsible for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations across the space domain”
- 2
Air & Space Forces Magazine · Nov 25, 2025 · Supports Organization
“The Space Force has awarded initial prototype contracts to multiple firms to develop space-based interceptors”
- 3
Supports Organization · hq city
“Arlington County, Virginia”
- 4Government recordAbout Us - U.S. Space Force
Supports Organization · hq city
“The Space Force headquarters is located at the Pentagon — just like the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force.”
- 5Government recordHistory
Supports Organization · founded year
“The U.S. Space Force was established Dec. 20, 2019 when the National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law”
Supply chain2
- 6
Picogrid · Feb 23, 2026 · Supports Supply relationship
“today announced a joint contract to support installation security operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base.”
- 7
Starfish Space · Jan 21, 2026 · Supports Supply relationship
“awarded a $52.5 million contract by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency”
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