Space
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Missile DefenseBaseline Designs for L3Harris’ Tranche 3 Missile Tracking Satellites Okayed
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] has completed a preliminary design review (PDR) for Tranche 3 of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) future Tracking Layer against ballistic and hypersonic missiles, the company said […]
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SpaceImpulse Space Nabs $28 Million Award For Domain Awareness Mission
Fresh off winning a $28 million Space Force contract to demonstrate in-space maneuverability operations, Impulse Space this week said it won another $28 million award from the service to provide […]
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SpaceSpace Force Looking to Future for RPO-Docking to Counter Space Threats
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is looking to fiscal 2029 and beyond to launch rapid VICTUS missions for rendezvous proximity operations and docking (RPO-D) to counter threats in […]
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True Anomaly and Northrop Grumman Aiming to Build GHOST-R Prototypes to Reduce RG-XX Costs
The Defense Innovation Unit and U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) have awarded True Anomaly and Northrop Grumman [NOC] Geosynchronous High-Resolution Optical Space-Based Tactical Reconnaissance (GHOST-R) prototype contracts to […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Pins Hopes on Space-Based Radar Systems, Northrop Grumman Building GMTI System
Moving target indication (MTI) from space has been a reconnaissance dream for decades–and a challenging one to achieve. Witness the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) Discoverer II effort with the Air […]
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Missile DefenseL3Harris Starts Production On Tranche 3 Satellites, Expects All Deliveries By Early 2029
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – L3Harris Technologies [LHX] is moving into production on the new Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 (AMDT3) missile warning/tracking sensor satellites and experts to deliver all 18 […]
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Space Force’s SSC Wants Industry Input on High TRL RF Cross Links for SG-XX
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) wants companies’ inputs on high technology readiness level (TRL) radio frequency (RF) cross links for the envisioned Space-Based Surveillance Mission, SG-XX, constellation. SG-XX […]
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Business/FinancialEnduroSat and CACI to Build Vantor’s Pulse Smallsat Fleet
Vantor has selected EnduroSat and CACI to provide the satellite bus and payloads for its upcoming Pulse fleet, the company’s move into the smallsat imaging market. Bulgaria-based EnduroSat will build buses for the 24 satellites […]
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SpaceSovereign EO Space Capabilities Are Ready to Go to the Next Level, Company Officials Say
PARIS — Executives from BlackSky, Planet, Iceye and HawkEye 360 assessed the changing dynamics of the sovereign Earth Observation (EO) satellite market at the Space Defense and Security (SDSS) summit in Paris on Tuesday, saying the pace […]
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SpaceDAF Space Acquisition Chief Looking to Draw Lessons From Munitions MYPs for Launch
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Department of the Air Force is examining multi-year procurement (MYP) and flexible mission rockets as ways to boost launch capacity, in addition to the department’s consideration of […]
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