A public-source operations dashboard tracking space launches, Pentagon contracts, defense markets, orbital activity, acquisition programs and geopolitical watchpoints. Live 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.
China and the Philippines traded accusations after a 20-JUL-2026 encounter involving coast guard and Philippine navy personnel. The United States separately condemned China’s actions and reaffirmed its alliance commitments.
The United States paused plans for additional strikes while negotiations continued, but commercial navigation remained restricted and maritime risk stayed elevated around the strait and Gulf of Oman.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency updated its safety bulletin on Global Navigation Satellite System jamming and spoofing, citing increased severity, intensity and sophistication in affected regions.
H.R. 8800 passed the House 216-212 on 22-JUL-2026. Senate action and a final compromise remain pending.
House vote →Separate House and Senate measures advanced from committee. Neither source establishes final passage by 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 opened the Flight Dynamics Research Facility at Langley, its first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years. The facility will support aircraft, spacecraft, drone and entry-descent-landing research.
Official release →Space Systems Command awarded 15 companies positions on the NITE-STAR multiple-award IDIQ, a test-and-training technology vehicle with a $981M ceiling across two five-year periods.
Official release →The Office of Strategic Capital announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $820M to Performance Drone Works to expand domestic production of critical drone components.
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