Space & Missile Defense Report

Under a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), commercial satellite provider Space Systems/Loral will study how to robotically assemble geostationary communications satellite already in orbit, the company […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] unveiled a new satellite cooling system that has three times the power density as previous systems, the company said Aug. 25. Sophisticated satellite cameras and sensors need […]

The NASA Johnson Space Center awarded Raytheon [RTN] a contract extension worth upward of $102 million to continue to provide operations, maintenance, and engineering services for up to four years […]

NASA plans to issue a solicitation for the Mars 2020 Rover launch vehicle in January with selection anticipated in July, according to a key official. Mars 2020 Deputy Project Manager […]

Dynetics recently verified the structural design of an affordable booster concept by successfully performing a proof and burst test of the Space Launch System (SLS) Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or […]

Raytheon [RTN] and the U.S. Army recently successfully test fired an AIM-9X Block II missile from the military’s ground-based Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-I (IFPC 2-I) Block 1 Multi-Mission […]

BAE Systems netted a $46 million contract for continued maintenance and support of the Air Force’s solid state phased radar system (SSPARS). The contract modification extends work on an existing […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] partnered with Weibel Scientific A/S, a Danish doppler radar company, to produce a Gap-Filling Tracking Radar (GFTR) for ballistic missile defense (BMD), Lockheed Martin said Aug. 17. […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] on Aug. 11 were awarded contracts worth roughly $10 million each to begin work on the Missile Defense Agency’s Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV), according […]