Bulk of Space Force $6 billion unfunded priorities list would go to MILNET

Bulk of Space Force $6 billion unfunded priorities list would go to MILNET

More than half of the $6 billion in the Space Force's unfunded priorities list comes from a need for research and development on the MILNET satellite communications effort, according to the document obtained by Inside Defense. The Space Force notes Block II of MILNET -- a proliferated SATCOM constellation in low Earth orbit -- as the fourth of seven priorities. Another $686.8 million to launch Block II is listed as the fifth priority. On the lis…

USSF MILNET Block II to Link With SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture - Defense Daily

The National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) MILNET Block I has around 200 satellites, including SpaceX Starshields, for communications and future space-based ground moving target indication. Now, the U.S. Space Force is […]