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UncategorizedNASA Extends Raytheon Contract For Spaceflight Support Facilities
The NASA Johnson Space Center awarded Raytheon [RTN] a contract extension worth upward of $102 million to continue to provide operations, maintenance, and engineering services for up to four years […]
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UncategorizedNASA Eyes January For Mars 2020 Rover Launch Vehicle Solicitation
NASA plans to issue a solicitation for the Mars 2020 Rover launch vehicle in January with selection anticipated in July, according to a key official. Mars 2020 Deputy Project Manager […]
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UncategorizedDynetics Performs Successful SLS Tank Proof And Burst Test
Dynetics recently verified the structural design of an affordable booster concept by successfully performing a proof and burst test of the Space Launch System (SLS) Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or […]
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UncategorizedRaytheon Successfully Test Fires AIM-9X Block II Missile From Ground Launcher
Raytheon [RTN] and the U.S. Army recently successfully test fired an AIM-9X Block II missile from the military’s ground-based Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-I (IFPC 2-I) Block 1 Multi-Mission […]
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UncategorizedBAE Systems Increases USAF Missile Defense Radar Contract to $550 million
BAE Systems netted a $46 million contract for continued maintenance and support of the Air Force’s solid state phased radar system (SSPARS). The contract modification extends work on an existing […]
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UncategorizedLockheed Martin Partners With Danish Radar Company For BMD
Lockheed Martin [LMT] partnered with Weibel Scientific A/S, a Danish doppler radar company, to produce a Gap-Filling Tracking Radar (GFTR) for ballistic missile defense (BMD), Lockheed Martin said Aug. 17. […]
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UncategorizedLockheed Martin, Raytheon Win MDA Multi-Object Kill Vehicle Contracts
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] on Aug. 11 were awarded contracts worth roughly $10 million each to begin work on the Missile Defense Agency’s Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV), according […]
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UncategorizedJapan Requests $1.5 Billion For Two DDG Aegis Destroyers
The State Department approved a possible $1.5 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Japan for DDG 7 and 8 Aegis Combat System (ACS), Underwater Weapon System (UWS), Cooperative Engagement […]
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UncategorizedRaytheon Contemplating Facility Expansion To Accommodate Increased SM-6 Production Rate
Raytheon [RTN] is contemplating expanding its Redstone Arsenal facility in Huntsville, Ala., to accommodate the Navy’s request for nearly doubling the company’s Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) production rate, according to a […]
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UncategorizedMDA Performs Successful Aegis BMD Flight Test Events
The Missile Defense Agency the week of July 27 successfully conducted a series of four flight test events exercising the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) element of the nation’s Ballistic […]