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Lockheed Martin [LMT] won’t know if it has successfully fixed its Global Positioning System (GPS) III navigation payload issues until the payload is returned to the company in October following rigorous […]

Though it won’t completely outsource satellite communications (SATCOM) capability to industry, the commercial side is still in the Defense Department’s long-term plans because the rules are in industry’s favor, according […]

The impact of sequestration beyond FY ’15 will affect plans for modernizing the nuclear triad, Elaine Bunn, Deputy Assistant Secretary Of Defense Nuclear And Missile Defense Policy, said March 12.   […]

The Air Force is performing a “business case analysis” of how much it would cost to produce the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine in the United States, Air Force Under Secretary […]

Raytheon [RTN] March 3 said it received a $655 million contract for new-production fire units of the Patriot air and missile defense System for Kuwait. These units will be in addition […]

Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, Inc. (LMCLS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin [LMT], has introduced what it calls the industry’s first–and only–100 percent space launch vehicle “refund or reflight” program, to […]

The Defense Department lacks the knowledge necessary to commit to the concept of satellite disaggregation, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said March 10.  GAO Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management […]

Defense and security company Saab March 3 said it signed an approximately $12.4 million contract for deliveries of the RBS 70Very Short Range Air Defense system (VSHORAD) to the Brazilian Army. The […]

The decision by the former European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) to rebrand itself in favor of its marquis aircraft brand, Airbus, will make it easier for the company […]

The Australian government announced plans on March 13 to buy an unspecified number of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Triton long-range unmanned aerial vehicles for maritime patrol, the same aircraft the company is […]