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DARPA is looking for innovative technology to support the Space Force's efforts to respond to real-time threats in orbit by rapidly launching new payloads or tapping into commercial constellations. The goal is to expand the scope of gap-filler capabilities the U.S. military can leverage in a crisis.
House appropriators have approved a $55.5 billion budget for the Space Force, but excluded $350 billion in proposed reconciliation spending, which may impact space programs.
A new global satellite system to alert U.S. forces of incoming missile attacks was one of the lowest performing Space Force programs last year and risks developing critical defects.