Space & Missile Defense Report

The Army is set to receive a powerful laser weapon from Lockheed Martin [LMT] capable of shooting enemy weapons from drones to missiles out of the sky at the fraction […]

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to begin delivering the new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor to the U.S. Navy by the end of calendar year 2018, a […]

The Space Data Association (SDA) and Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) have entered into a multi-year agreement to launch an updated Space Data Center (SDC) space traffic management service, according to […]

The launch market is entering an unprecedented era of diversity as smaller satellites become more popular, according to executives from major launch providers. The diversifying launch market was a key […]

The Air Force won’t stop United Launch Alliance (ULA) from divesting its Delta IV Heavy rocket, despite a pair of key lawmakers ordering the service to do so. “That was […]

Orbital ATK [OA] has responded to a March 22 lawsuit by Space Systems Loral (SSL) alleging Orbital ATK stole its proprietary data relating to the NASA Dragonfly project. In the […]

Space Systems Loral (SSL) filed a lawsuit on March 22 alleging Orbital ATK [OA] stole its proprietary data relating to the NASA Dragonfly project. In the filing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern […]

House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) will not intervene in United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) downselect of a first stage booster for its next-generation rocket, despite declaring in […]

The Pentagon is set to award at least one contract, maybe more, for its satellite communications (SATCOM) Pilot Program Phase 1 within weeksof mid-March, according to a service spokeswoman. Air […]