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The Air Force is requesting information from industry about the possibility of a domestically-produced next-generation rocket engine for national security space launches, according to a notice posted on Federal Business […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) received a shipment Aug. 20 of two RD-180 first stage boosters from Russian manufacturer NPO Energomash, according to a company spokeswoman. ULA spokeswoman Jessica Rye said […]

Orbital Sciences [ORB] said it successfully completed recently its third Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA to the International Space Station (ISS) in the last 10 months. The company’s […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will take one to two weeks to review “all potential failure modes and contingencies,” chief designer and CEO Elon Musk said, following the company’s most […]

As of late Aug. 26, nothing has been decided about whether the validity of a bid by Raytheon [RTN] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] will be extended for Turkey’s potential multi-billion […]

This summer, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) signed a potential $44 million contract with Swedish procurement authorities to procure three LEGUAN bridge layers on Leopard 2 chassis. The contract includes peripheral services […]

A New Zealand-based rocket developer aiming for a $5 million per launch price tag wants to eventually set up a United States-based launch facility so he can compete for Defense […]

DynCorp International said it signed a six-year contract with two, two-year options and a maximum potential value of up to $100 million if all options are exercised with Australia’s Defense […]

Morgan Advanced Materials’ Composites and Defense Systems business recently said it was awarded two body armor development contracts by the Canadian government, which will focus on a next generation lightweight, […]

Defense and security company Saab has signed a new five-year, $187 million framework contract with the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) for the company’s Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system. The contract, […]