Space & Missile Defense Report

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Global Positioning System (GPS) III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) successfully completed a series of high-fidelity pathfinding events that validate the process and the facility GPS III satellites […]

The Air Force’s science and technology (S&T) efforts have been disproportionally impacted by sequestration budget cuts because the service’s researchers are disproportionally civilian, the Air Force’s new chief scientist said […]

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Global Positioning System (GPS) III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) successfully completed a series of high-fidelity pathfinding events that validate the process and the facility GPS III satellites […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) said a recent test of its Grasshopper vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) reusable rocket prototype leaped 325 meters, more than four times higher than its previous […]

The United States is seeing an increasing willingness from China to discuss space security issues, a State Department official said. This is noteworthy because an expert on Chinese space issues […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] in June delivered the third of four highly elliptical earth orbit (HEO) satellite payloads contracted by the Air Force as part of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) […]

The Pentagon stood by the strength of its homeland missile-defense system on July 8, saying it will not “draw any broad conclusions” about failed missile-interceptor test on July 5 before […]

The Air Force’s fourth and newest Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite entered into service June 21, according to satellite contractor Boeing [BA]. Launched May 15, GPS IIF-4 was handed […]