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UncategorizedAir Force Postpones WGS-7 Launch To Thursday
The Air Force on July 22 postponed its Wideband Global Satcom-7 (WGS-7) launch until July 23, citing weather at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch was scheduled for 8:07 […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Negotiating With Boeing To Add Anti-Jam Capability To Future WGS Satellites
The Air Force is negotiating with Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) prime contractor Boeing [BA] to add anti-jam capability to future WGS satellites, starting with the eighth spacecraft, according to an […]
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UncategorizedNASA-Funded Study Believes Returning Humans To Moon Possible For Around $10 Billion
A NASA-funded study believes the United States could return a human to the moon in about five-to-seven years for roughly $10 billion using two independent and competing commercial service providers […]
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UncategorizedSpaceX Investigation Finds Failed Strut Caused Falcon 9 Explosion
The failed launch this June of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was likely caused by a strut in the second stage liquid oxygen tank, which broke free during flight, said the […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Gives SpaceX Benefit Of Doubt, Won’t Decertify Based On Launch Failure
The Air Force, at the moment, won’t decertify Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) from competing for military launches because the service doesn’t know if the company’s June 28 Falcon 9 […]
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UncategorizedKratos Completes Sale Of Electronics Division Units To Ultra
Kratos Defense & Security Systems [KTOS] on Aug. 24 said it has completed the sale of its United States and United Kingdom operations of its Electronic Products Division to Britain’s […]
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UncategorizedU.K. Orders $74 Million In Saab Giraffe Radar System
Saab AB received orders worth almost $74 million for additional Giraffe AMB radar systems and upgrades of the existing systems and associated equipment from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, […]
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UncategorizedElbit Wins Israel Police Helicopter Contract
The Israeli Ministry of Public Security and Israeli Police awarded Elbit Systems Ltd. [ESLT] a $115 million contract to supply leasing and maintenance services for the Israeli Police Force’s aircraft, […]
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UncategorizedF-35, LHA-6 Coming Soon to the Asia Pacific
The United States is beefing up its posture in the Asia-Pacific region and will be moving some of its newest capabilities—such as the F-35, destroyers and a freshly-built amphibious ship—to […]
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UncategorizedSenators Visit NATO Cyber Center
Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Sheldom Whitehouse (D-R.I.) discussed cybersecurity during a visit to the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia on Aug. […]