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Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch
The Defense Department’s advanced missile tracking satellites logged their first views of a hypersonic flight test this week, according to the Missile Defense Agency. MDA didn’t disclose the date of […]
Leidos milestone in hypersonic system development + completes key reviews
Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) has successfully completed two key reviews for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) cutting-edge air-breathing hypersonic system, Mayhem. Completion of the two reviews—conceptual design review and system requirements […]
Stratolaunch celebrates 1st powered flight of TA-1 test vehicle
Stratolaunch, LLC has successfully completed the first powered flight of the Talon-A test vehicle, TA-1 — this first flight represents a major milestone in the development of the country’s first privately […]
US Department of Defense launches L3Harris missile tracking satellites that exceed current ballistic missile detection capabilities
Five missile tracking satellites L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) designed and built successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, as part of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking […]
SDA awards L3Harris million$$$ contract to build satellites for missile tracking program
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) received a contract with a potential value of up to $919 million to design and build 18 infrared space vehicles for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche […]
Stratolaunch awarded flight test contract for the Navy’s MACH-TB hypersonic program
Stratolaunch, LLC has received a flight test contract award from Leidos, the prime contractor for the U.S. Navy’s Multiservice Advanced Capability Test Bed (MACH-TB) — this contract award is funded […]
NASA Wallops supports hypersonic rocket launches
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility successfully supported the launch of two, suborbital, sounding rockets on November 15, 2023, for Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in […]
Hypersonix signs MoU with Nominal systems for Digital Twin prototype
Hypersonix Launch Systems has signed an MoU with Nominal Systems to develop Hyper Twin X™, a digital twin concept demonstrator of Hypersonix’s DART AE. The vehicle is set to launch […]
Rocket Lab to launch four Leidos HASTE missions
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a contract with Leidos to launch four HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) missions. The missions, scheduled across 2024 and 2025, will […]