A third batch of NROL satellites will be launched Thursday, September 5, at 6:14 PM – 10:14 PM PDT for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman […]
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Defense Threat Reduction Agency contracts for combating weapons of mass destruction
Applied Research Associates Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico (HDTRA124D0002); Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Virginia (HDTRA124D0003); Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia (HDTRA124D0004) + (HDTRA124D0008 ; Peraton Inc., Herndon, Virginia (HDTRA124D0005); SRC Inc., […]
AFWERX Director discusses role of tech startups, quick innovation in Great Power Competition
AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm, met with technologists, startups and venture capitalists at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, earlier this year to discuss national and […]
Viasat Government statement on DoD and USSF Commercial Space Strategy releases
Recently, the U.S. Space Force (USSF) published their Commercial Space Strategy and the Department of Defense (DoD) their Commercial Space Integration Strategy — Susan Miller, the President of Viasat Government, […]
Kratos + Shield AI conduct AI-piloted flights on the Kratos Firejet
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) and Shield AI, Inc. have successfully completed the first phase of Shield’s AI-piloted flight-testing on-board the Kratos family of UAS, as the […]
NSA + partners spotlight People’s Republic of China (PRC) targeting of U.S. critical infrastructure
The National Security Agency (NSA) has joined partners to issue a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to address People’s Republic of China (PRC) targeting of U.S. critical infrastructure. The CSA, entitled “PRC […]
General Atomics awarded SDA contract to demo optical comms terminals
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) to demonstrate the capabilities of the company’s Optical Communication Terminals (OCTs) hosted on GA-EMS’ […]
Sierra Space awarded million$$$ prime contract by SDA
Sierra Space has won a significant contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for 18 missile warning and tracking satellites. The prime contract, valued at $740 million and awarded through […]
Terran Orbital to build 36 satellite buses for Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has awarded Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) a contract to build 36 satellite buses for Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta constellation. Terran Orbital […]
U.S. DoD awards LEO IDIQ Contract to SES Space & Defense
SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) satellite-based services (SBS). The […]