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The Air Force on Feb. 21 declassified a space situational awareness (SSA) system known as the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness (GEO SSA) system. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) chief Gen. […]

The Air Force on Feb. 20 successfully launched its fifth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite at 8:59 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.  The launch took […]

The Navy and contractor Raytheon [RTN] recently conducted a flight of a Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile to test new communications, the company said on Feb. 27. The testing of the Block IV […]

The head of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) is touting its rapidly growing satellite portfolio as it faces its biennial reauthorization later this year. Ex-Im Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg touted […]

The Pentagon unveiled a strategy last week aimed in part at reducing the amount of space the military requires on the government-reserved electromagnetic spectrum to help meet the Obama administration’s […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Visible Assets co-developed an electronic tagging and tracking solution that can accurately track munitions and other assets in harsh or sensitive environments. The solution, called RuBee, […]

Defense officials from the United States and United Kingdom committed to improve science and technology collaboration, develop joint programs of research and strengthen engagement with industry and academia. In the […]

Australia intends to buy up to eight P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft that are currently being built by Boeing [BA] for the U.S. Navy, the country’s defense ministry said Feb. 21. The […]

Transatlantic industry leaders will hear about potential upcoming business opportunities in C4ISR at the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency’s NATO C4ISR Industry Conference & AFCEA Europe’s TechNet International 2014 […]

The U.K. Ministry of Defense and Excelitas Technologies’ Qioptiq are working together to protect against the dazzle caused by white light sources such as sunlight, headlights, and lasers.  Traditional laser protection […]