Capability provides global coverage enabling operations anywhere in the world On December 22, 2022, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Air National Guard (ANG), with joint support from […]
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Lockheed Martin’s first LM 400 multi-mission spacecraft is ready for final testing
Internally-funded LM 400 Tech Demonstrator Satellite Progresses Toward 2023 Launch The first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) LM 400, a flexible, mid-sized satellite customizable for military, civil or commercial users, rolled off […]
L3Harris’ Viper Shield electronic warfare system completes Critical Design Review milestone
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) announced having achieved a critical design review (CDR) milestone for the Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system, which will provide improved offensive and defensive EW capabilities […]
DARPA, AFRL, Lockheed Martin + Aerojet Rocketdyne team’s second Hypersonic weapon concept accomplishes all test objectives
DARPA’s latest HAWC flight test demos mature, affordable, hypersonic systems design + manufacturing techniques The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) […]
Japan launches intelligence satellite to monitor weather and N Korean military sites
Japan successfully launched Thursday a rocket carrying a government intelligence-gathering radar satellite to improve disaster response and monitor developments at North Korean military sites. The No. 46 H2A rocket, operated […]
Seven nations meet to address space security
The Department of Defense participated in the annual Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative Principals Board hosted by the New Zealand Defense Force and New Zealand Ministry of Defense in December […]
GIT Satellite becomes an Iridium Certus service provider + will now support DoD and U.S. Government (USG) customers
GIT Satellite Communications (GIT) has become an Iridium Certus® service provider and will support U.S. government customers with hardware platforms, airtime and data services. A long-time Iridium® government service provider […]
Officina Stellare awarded a new contract by Photo-Sonics for newgen optical systems for the U.S. defense sector
Officina Stellare SpA has been selected by PSI (Photo-Sonics, Inc.) as the qualified supplier for the large number of short and long range telescopes, operating in the visible and infrared […]
USAF’s NTS-3 Vanguard is now closer to a 2023 launch
The Department of the Air Force’s Navigation Technology Satellite-3, or NTS-3, Vanguard program has reached another major milestone in preparation for the satellite’s launch in late 2023. Industry partner L3Harris […]
Viasat awarded SATCOM managed services contract by the USMC
The contract expands program providing fully managed satellite communication services to Marines Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has been awarded a contract to provide end-to-end satellite communications (SATCOM) support through a […]