Leonardo UK Ltd. and the firm’s U.S.-based subsidiary, Leonardo Electronics US Inc., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) that brings the companies together to […]
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Lockheed Martin’s first LM 400 multi-mission space vehicle passes a milestone
The first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) LM 400, a versatile, mid-sized satellite that can be adapted for military, civil or commercial uses, has successfully completed Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility testing. This trial is crucial to […]
Thales Alenia Space’s €112 million contract from ESA for IRIDE radar and optical satellites
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has won contracts from the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply a first batch of six small satellites […]
U.S. Navy contracts Curtiss-Wright for MOSA IFF radar system computer modules
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, IDIQ contract in excess of $8.7 million by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division to supply the company’s Modular Open Systems […]
HENSOLDT and Fraunhofer to cooperate on space surveillance radar to track debris
Sensor specialist HENSOLDT will cooperate with the Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Technology (FHR) with the aim of transforming the technology demonstrator GESTRA (German Experimental Space Surveillance […]
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 […]
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 […]
Alaska Satellite Facility selects new director with a history from within the institution
There’s a new director at Alaska Satellite Facility at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. Wade Albright has been with ASF since 1996, just five years after it became […]
Indra and India’s Centum Electronics submit strategic partnership proposal to equip India with a space surveillance radar
Indra, a leading technological engineering company in the aerospace and defense sectors, and Centum Electronics have signed a collaboration agreement to submit a joint proposal to the Indian Space Research […]
Norsat’s new high performance C-band LNB and filter
5G networks in the 3.4 to 4.0 GHz band are coming and will cause interference problems in the satellite C-band receive spectrum 3.4 – 4.2 GHz. To maximize available spectrum […]