U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command operationally accepted the Meadowlands electromagnetic warfare system on June 8, expanding the military's toolkit for contesting adversary satellite operations.
The House Appropriations Committee's fiscal year 2027 defense bill funds U.S. Space Force at $55.5 billion while pressing for more competitive satellite communications contracts and objecting to how the Golden Dome missile-defense initiative is being financed.
The Victus Haze mission placed a Space Force spacecraft into orbit just 16 hours and 42 minutes after a launch order, then completed on-orbit commissioning and a proximity inspection exercise well ahead of schedule.
A hard October 1 deadline to obligate reconciliation funding is accelerating major defense contracts, including a $2 billion Boeing satellite deal and a $35 billion Lockheed Martin missile-defense award.
Following the cancellation of a major satellite-control antenna deal that ended in pricing disputes and contractor losses, the U.S. Space Force is opening fresh competition to modernize the ground infrastructure that tracks and manages its growing satellite fleet.
Boeing beat out Lockheed Martin for the Military User Objective Satellite Service Life Extension program, securing a contract to deliver two new narrowband communications satellites by the early 2030s.
A Space Force satellite built by York Space Systems successfully completed a two-way ultra-high-frequency communications demonstration from LEO on June 24, clearing a key hurdle for military command-and-control via commercial satellite platforms.
Three developments in late June 2026 illustrate how the U.S. defense and commercial space sectors are moving well beyond occasional satellite imagery toward continuous, intelligent monitoring from orbit.
The U.S. Space Force's second live Tactically Responsive Space exercise put a Rocket Lab satellite into orbit on June 19 and paired it with a True Anomaly vehicle to demonstrate rapid threat characterization and on-orbit rendezvous.
Launch Library records show Falcon 9 carrying a pair of classified Space Development Agency constellation satellites no earlier than mid-2026, continuing SpaceX's prominent role in national-security space launches.
A new European Space Traffic Management framework backed by 21 civilian operators and 14 military counterparts arrives as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth launches a six-month review of American force posture in Europe.
