Space & Missile Defense Report

The Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office is looking to build more prototypes in its quest to decrease costs while still providing urgent, exquisite capabilities airmen require, according to […]

Two key lawmakers are calling for the Air Force to stop divestment of the Delta IV Heavy rocket until a “certified, reliable” replacement launch system is available. “We do not […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] on Feb. 22 said it has agreed to acquire Coleman Aerospace from L3 Technologies [LLL] for $15 million in cash, in a deal that will add the […]

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon [RTN] a contract to develop an automated tool to assess the effectiveness of using missiles, kinetic interceptors, cyber and electronic warfare (non-kinetic) […]

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is leading a new study on how American forces could improve their defenses against hypersonic glide vehicles and other advanced threats. MDA recently released […]

Canadian satellite and communications company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) on Feb. 24 agreed to acquire U.S. satellite imagery firm DigitalGlobe [DGI] for $2.4 billion in a deal that […]

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein is offering to train and equip his joint force colleagues in space warfare and provide Air Force training venues in an effort […]

A space industry consultant believes Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s (SpaceX) ambitious schedule for 2017 after months of being grounded likely lead the company to scrub the Feb. 18 launch, despite […]