A public-source operations dashboard tracking cached space launches, Pentagon contracts, orbital activity, U.S.-listed defense and space company profiles, acquisition programs and geopolitical watchpoints. Automated modules are labeled separately from dated editorial snapshots.
| DATE | CONTRACTOR | PROGRAM / DESCRIPTION | AGENCY | VALUE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 NITE-STAR awardees | National Space Test and Training Complex capability-development IDIQ for advanced test and training technologies.Official source → | SSC | $981M ceiling | Awarded | |
| Performance Drone Works | Conditional Office of Strategic Capital loan commitment to expand domestic manufacturing of Group 1 and Group 2 drone components.Official source → | OSC | Up to $820M | Conditional | |
| General Dynamics Electric Boat; HII-Newport News | Columbia-class and Virginia-class submarine construction package, including shipyard-productivity investments.Official source → | USN | $76.6B announced | Awarded | |
| Lockheed Martin | PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement multiyear production contract-action modification.Official source → | USA | Up to $53.86B modification | Awarded | |
| Oracle | Department-wide enterprise software agreement with a five-year base period and five-year option.Official source → | DOW | Nearly $7B ceiling | Awarded | |
| Rocket Lab USA | Twelve suborbital launch vehicles with six optional launches from Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska.Official source → | USSF | $266M | Awarded |
Space Systems Command projects the first L3Harris Tranche 2 Tracking launches in fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 and the Lockheed Martin launches beginning in third-quarter fiscal 2027. GAO says architecture-level schedule and cost risks remain.
The National Reconnaissance Office says hundreds of satellites are now on orbit. Its fourteenth proliferated-architecture mission launched on 19-JUN-2026, with additional launches planned through 2029.
Space Systems Command is fielding Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared systems to replace the Space Based Infrared System. GAO lists 2026 as the planned initial launch year.
Vast began Haven-1 integration on 20-JAN-2026 and now targets flight-ready status in first-quarter 2027 before launch on Falcon 9.
Tensions remain elevated after the 20-JUL-2026 Second Thomas Shoal confrontation. On 08-AUG-2026, the United States also rejected China’s effort to enforce a “national nature reserve” at Scarborough Reef and again backed Philippine maritime rights.
Maritime risk remains severe. On 11-AUG-2026, Iran said the strait would remain closed unless the United States met its conditions while new attacks on commercial shipping were reported in regional chokepoints.
Global Navigation Satellite System jamming and spoofing remain persistent around conflict zones. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s live monitoring page continues to list Black Sea and other European flight regions among areas reporting interference.
H.R. 8800 passed the House 216-212 on 22-JUL-2026. The Senate’s S. 4784 remains pending after a 14-JUL-2026 cloture vote on the motion to proceed failed 50-46, so no final compromise bill exists yet.
H.R. 7273 was favorably reported by the House Science Committee 37-0 on 04-FEB-2026. The Senate Commerce Committee advanced S. 933 on 04-MAR-2026. Neither measure has passed both chambers.
The Department of the Air Force requested $71.1B for the Space Force. The proposal remains a request, not enacted funding.
Space Force testimony →NASA delivered its NavCube3-mini navigation receiver to Intuitive Machines for integration on Altus-1, the first planned commercial lunar relay satellite under NASA’s Near Space Network services architecture.
Official NASA update →The Department of the Air Force and Texas Space Commission announced a strategic alliance focused on accelerating commercial technology integration into national security space architecture.
Official Space Force headlines →Space Systems Command awarded three Space-Based Sensing and Targeting agreements totaling $615M to expand the vendor base and demonstrate multiple Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator approaches.
Official SSC release →ADS-B Exchange remains a third-party live or near-live feed. Availability, filtering and delays are controlled by that provider. The Market Pulse rail is internal navigation and does not represent live quote data.
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