Space & Missile Defense Report

Lockheed Martin [LMT] announced that NASA has extended its contract for facilities and operations development to support human spaceflight with a $167 million addition. The one-year extension brings the total […]

The Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy have successfully carried out a test of the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system, intercepting a target over the Pacific Ocean this […]

The Air Force is aiming for May 31 to release the final Hosted Payloads Solutions (HoPS) request for proposals (RFP), according to a service spokesperson. HoPS aims to provide Air […]

The Air Force yesterday successfully launched its fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite (GPS IIF-4) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. ULA’s Atlas V rocket lifted GPS IIF-4 into space. […]

Raytheon [RTN] in February successfully completed the second launch readiness exercise for the launch and checkout system (LCS) of the Air Force’s next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite operational […]

The United States and Australia signed the first memorandum of understanding (MoU) permitting an advanced exchange of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data, according to the Defense Department. SSA exchanges will […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] recently said its first quarter earnings rose sharply on margin improvements across its business segments despite sales that remained relatively level with a year ago. Net […]