Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. announced on Monday that following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Delta 4 operations team is now “talking” with the fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-5) satellite. As planned, SBIRS GEO-5—built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: […]

U.S. arms maker Lockheed Martin Corp. is addressing the accelerating demand for space-enabled warfighting capabilities with a new line of rapid, integrated and affordable tactical Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) satellites. These satellites, based on Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 mid-size bus, enable tactical warfighters to track moving targets at long ranges and operate in contested […]

BAE Systems received a $247 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center to design and manufacture an advanced military GPS receiver and next-generation semiconductor. The technology will provide positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities to warfighters so they can execute missions in challenging electromagnetic environments. The Military GPS User Equipment […]

Northrop Grumman has announced that it is preparing GEM 63XL rocket boosters to support United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket on the United States Space Force national security missions. According to a recent corporation news release, Northrop Grumman conducted a validation ground test of an extended length 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63XL) in Promontory. […]

U.S. Defense contractor Northrop Grumman has won a prototype award with a total value of $155 million for a satellite sensor to detect and track hypersonic and advanced missile threats in space. The contract award from U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) was competitively solicited among awardees of the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor Phase IIA […]

The United States Space Command has reported that Russia has conducted a test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile. On Wednesday, the service press release said that Russia has begun live-fire testing of its new direct-ascent anti-satellite missile. “Russia publicly claims it is working to prevent the transformation of outer space into a battlefield, yet […]

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According to a press release issued last week by U.S. Air Force Test Cente, the Test Pilot School convenes the first-ever Space Test Fundamentals course Jan. 4, 2021. The selection board results were announced Dec. 10, the release states. “This important milestone would not have been possible without the vision of U.S. Space Force leaders. […]

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Aerospace and logistics company Thales and the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced on Friday an agreement worth about $202.3 million (167 million euros) for the development of the automated reusable spaceplane. According to a company news release, Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67 %, Leonardo 33 %), and AVIO as co-contractor, signed a contract with […]

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Last week, the U.S. Air Force has announced that Satellite Control Authority of the Lockheed Martin-built AEHF-6 Protected Communications satellite had been transferred from the Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to Space Operations Command.  According to a recent service news release, the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Production Corps successfully transferred Satellite Control […]

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Small satellite launch startup Aevum has unveiled the Ravn X unmanned aircraft system that designed to launch small payloads to orbit. In a press release presented by the Aevum, CEO Jay Skylus said that the newest Ravn X unmanned system can take off from a runway and deliver payloads to space using only jet fuel. […]

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