Space & Missile Defense Report

SpaceX has test-fired the center booster of its new Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, the company announced May 9. The “center core” test occurred the week of May 1 […]

Orbital ATK [OA] on May 11 posted a decline in earnings in its first quarter despite an increase in sales, results the company said were in line with its expectations as […]

Advanced Integration Technology in April completed the acquisition of KUKA’s Systems U.S. aerospace division, strengthening its robotics solutions capabilities for customers in the aerospace and defense space. Terms of the deal, […]

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has appointed longtime Capitol Hill aide Robert “Rob” Soofer as deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense policy, the Pentagon announced April 26. […]

The United States should put a missile-tracking radar in Hawaii and consider placing interceptor missiles there as well to better protect the island state against North Korean ballistic missiles, according […]

The U.S. Navy on May 1 awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $327 million fixed-price-incentive (firm target) contract modification option to produce the first three low-rate initial production (LRIP) AN/SPY-6(V) Air and […]

A top commercial space executive on April 26 lamented the Air Force’s slow pace toward eliminating duplicative requirements and approvals for commercial launches, despite a pair of 2016 letters from […]

A December study produced by Air University suggests the Air Force further use the Pentagon’s other transaction authority (OTA) to partner with domestic commercial firms pursuing quick and rapid launch capabilities. The […]