A U.S. Space Force official at the Joint Commercial Operations center in Colorado Springs briefs a congressional delegation visit July 9, 2026. Credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Dalton Prejeant

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force selected 15 companies to compete for as much as $981 million in orders to build satellites, sensors and other systems intended to make military space training more realistic.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...