Space & Missile Defense Report

Raytheon [RTN] has received U.S. Department of Defense approval to begin selling its new, multi-role Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) to foreign customers, the company said Jan. 10. Raytheon developed the SM-6 […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to conduct the next intercept test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system “early this calendar year,” according to an MDA official. “We’re currently […]

The FAA has yet to issue a license for Space Exploration Technology Corp.’s (SpaceX) return to flight despite the company announcing it is targeting Jan. 8 for its first launch […]

NASA on Jan. 3 said it awarded four additional Commercial Crew missions each to contractors Boeing [BA] and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), though it said the awards, at this […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 return to flight on Jan. 14, following a delay. The original launch was delayed due to poor weather at Vandenberg AFB, […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] is making progress toward accomplishing Block 20 ground system upgrade objectives for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) after the Air Force in December signed off on the […]

Japan is pursuing a mix of imported, indigenous and cooperatively developed technologies to beef up its defenses as China, North Korea and Russia flex their muscles with various new weapon […]

The Trump transition has named commercial space proponent Charles Miller to the NASA agency landing team, according to the transition website. Miller has had several leadership positions in pro-commercial space organizations, […]

OneWeb secured $1.2 billion in funded capital from SoftBank and existing investors, of which $1 billion will come from SoftBank, according to a OneWeb statement. The $1.2 billion fundraising round […]