AST SpaceMobile (AST), a would-be supplier of direct-to-consumer cellular telephony from space, has told the FCC that it will have 243 of its BlueBird satellites in orbit by the end […]
Military
UK certifies Protector as the 1st of its kind UAS
The UK’s Military Aviation Authority has issued a Military Type Certificate to the Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 uncrewed aircraft, also designated the MQ-9B, certifying that it has passed […]
SpaceX’s Friday at the beach and a launch of Starlink Group 15-3 smallsats
It was a beautiful sunny Friday at a California beach that hosted a launch from Vandenberg of a much delayed Starlink Group 15-3 smallsats to add to the SpaceX constellation. […]
Teledyne FLIR Defense unveils multiple upgrades to Black Hornet 4 nano-drone
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has announced a number of upgrades to its Black Hornet® 4 Personal Reconnaissance System to further boost operational effectiveness for warfighters. […]
L3Harris receives $214 million in orders to support the German armed forces
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received multiple orders that are expected to total $214 million under Germany’s Digitalization – Land Based Operations (D-LBO) program. These orders include delivery of interoperable […]
NGA contracts Booz Allen for NGA Luno A + Luno B GEOINT data and analytics
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has been selected by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to deliver high-quality, commercial geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) data and analytics. Selected as a vendor for both […]
Oracle-M Hot Fire Test is SSC and AFRL milestone in cislunar Space Situational Awareness and national security
The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have reached a critical milestone in advancing cislunar Space Situational Awareness (SSA) with […]
USSF strengthens missile warning mission with FORGE Enterprise OPIR solution award
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) recently awarded the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) Enterprise Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Solution (EOS) contract to SciTec, Inc.—the $259 million award […]
Leidos team completes reusable hypersonic test launches for MACH-TB program + DoD reusability demo of hypersonic test vehicle
A Leidos-led (NYSE: LDOS) industry team has successfully completed two reusable/recoverable innovative hypersonic solution tests for the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test […]
Skydio delivers the 1st systems for Tranche 2 of the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance Program in days
Skydio has fulfilled the first order under the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Tranche 2 program with the delivery of X10D small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS)—with this order, Skydio […]