Alaska Aerospace Selects Lockheed Martin's Athena IIS Rocket for Kodiak Launch Complex...
Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC) selected Lockheed Martin's Athena IIS rocket as its launch vehicle of choice for small and medium lift missions from the Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC) on December 15. Lockheed Martin and AAC will work together to define and implement rocket and launch pad upgrades to support a wider...
Lockheed Martin Delivers MUOS For Atlas V Rocket Launch
The US Navy and Lockheed Martin have delivered the third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) spacecraft to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, where it will be prepared for a January 2015 liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. MUOS operates like a smart phone cell tower in the...
Boeing, Nasa Sign $2.8 Billion SLS Rocket Deal
Boeing will develop the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Nasa. The contract is valued at $2
Lockheed Martin Wins $245 Million Contract For New GPS III Satellites
The US Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin more than $245 million in contract options to complete production of its seventh and eighth next-generation Global Positioning System satellites, known as GPS III. GPS III space vehicles seven and eight (SV 07-08) received initial funding under a February 2013 long lead material contract...
Qatar Launches High-Tech Border Security System
Airbus Defence & Space announced on the sidelines of DIMDEX 2014 that a state-of-the-art border security system for the National Security Shield (NSS) is now up and running in Qatar. Airbus Defence & Space senior vice president, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Jean-Marc Nasr said the company had finalised...
Lockheed Martin Wins $255 Million Guided MLRS Rocket Production Contract
Lockheed Martin has won $255 million contract in late 2013 from the US Army for Lot 9 production of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket. The new allotment of rockets will be delivered to the U
Northrop Grumman To Showcase Various Military Satellite Products At SATELLITE 2014
Northrop Grumman will highlight its specialized space capabilities for products ranging from secure military satellite communications to antenna technologies at SATELLITE 2014, March 10-13. At the exhibit, the company will showcase protected satellite communications developed for the US Air Force which includes hosted payloads for the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) – to provide continuous coverage for secure, jam-resistant, strategic and tactical military satellite communications in the North Polar Region; the EPS Control And Planning Segment (CAPS) - which leverages foundational capabilities for an affordable, scalable, pathfinder mission control capability for any variety of future protected satellite communications architecture options; and...
Thales Wins Satellite Operational Support Contract
Thales Alenia Space has won a contract awarded by French defense procurement agency DGA to provide operational support for the Syracuse 3, Athena-Fidus and Sicral 2 space systems. This contract, dubbed "SSAS", entails stationkeeping and support services for the Syracuse 3A, Syracuse 3B and Athena-Fidus satellites, along with the "French" part of the Sicral 2 satellite
USAF GPS IIF-5 Satellite Launched
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket successfully launched the second Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-5 satellite for the US Air Force. "Congratulations to the entire mission team on tonight's successful launch of the GPS IIF-5 satellite," said Jim Sponnick, ULA vice president, Atlas and Delta Programs
Northrop Grumman Wins $200 million EGI Navigation System Contract
Northrop Grumman has won a $200 million contract for the Embedded Global Positioning System Inertial Navigation System (EGI). The contract for the acquisition and sustainment will consist of platform integration, modernization, diminishing manufacturing sources, flight test support, technical support following integration efforts, training, engineering support/studies, contractor depot repair, spares, and data for the standard EGI
US Navy Receive General Dynamics MUOS Ground Stations
General Dynamics delivered three ground stations for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) to the US Navy. The MUOS ground stations act like cell phone switches, receiving radio calls relayed through MUOS satellites from service members around the globe and connecting them to ground-based Department of Defense communication networks in just seconds
Lockheed Martin Complete Geospatial Intelligence Capability Operation
Lockheed Martin has completed Tranche 1 of the Field Deployable geospatial intelligence (FDG) under PICASSO programme, and the system has been declared with Initial Operating Capability (IOC) by the UK Ministry of Defence. The PICASSO programme provides strategic to tactical level mapping and digital geographic information and imagery derived intelligence to UK forces
Yemeni Houthis Sink Greek Cargo Ship in Red Sea Attack
Japan Considers Transferring Warships to Philippines amid China Tensions
Chinese Diplomats Spreading Doubts About Rafale Fighter After Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
