Space

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) recently announced the successful demonstration of a proximity sensor, called DragonEye, on NASA’s STS-127 shuttle mission. “The verification and functionality of SpaceX’s DragonEye are a testament […]

Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture of Rockwell Collins [COL] and BAE Systems, will provide real-time situational awareness to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and coalition forces under two recent awards […]

By B.C. Kessner The first two Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites Boeing [BA] built for the Air Force are performing well, the third is set to launch in November, and […]

The huge assembly standing in Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] high bay looks a lot like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), but it’s a full-scale simulator of the space telescope’s key […]

By B.C. Kessner The commander of the Air Force Space Command recently said it was closing in on an interim goal of being able to track over 1,000 objects in […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said last month it has begun thermal vacuum testing of the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite, a major program milestone that will validate […]

By B.C. Kessner Raytheon [RTN] is now working with suppliers and conducting developmental testing of the Air Force’s latest variant of the AGM-65E2 laser-guided Maverick missile, with flight tests scheduled […]

The German military communications satellite COMSATBw-1, built and integrated by Thales Alenia Space, is now in its pre-launch processing phase in Kourou (French Guiana). The satellite should be launched end […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it has successfully completed acoustic testing of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite. “Successful completion of this rigorous test demonstrates the […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy and a Raytheon [RTN]-led team have been exploring the use of a submarine-launched AIM-9X sidewinder air-to-air missile to provide self- defense against enemy aircraft and […]