Space & Missile Defense Report

Orbital ATK [OA] on Dec. 15 successfully launched NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) satellites, according to a company statement. Launch took place on Orbital ATK’s Pegasus air-launched rocket. […]

House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) met with members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team in New York on Dec. 5 to discuss national security matters, according […]

Iridium Communications Inc. [IRDM] announced the date for the first launch of its next global satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT, as Dec. 16, 2016, pending Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval, the […]

The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Dec. 7 successfully launched the eighth Wideband Global Satcom (WGS-8) satellite, according to a service statement. Launch took place at 6:53 […]

The new head of Air Force Space Command (APSPC) will continue his predecessor’s efforts toward resiliency and responsiveness. “If that didn’t come out loud and clear in my speech, then […]

Raytheon [RTN] won a $225 million contract in direct commercial sales for additional capacity of Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense Systems from an undisclosed member of the 13-country group […]

The Air Force is waiting for Pentagon acquisition overseers to sign off on its wideband satellite communications (SATCOM) analysis of alternatives (AoA), giving one satellite operator executive hope the Air […]

Eleven companies filed requests with the FCC to provide varying types of satellite service ahead of a Nov. 15 deadline. O3b; Boeing [BA]; Karousel LLC; Audacy Corp.; Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX, filing as Space Exploration […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] completed a major upgrade to modernize the Air Force’s Global Position System (GPS) ground control system, the Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Upgrade #2 (CUP2) project, the company said […]