Space & Missile Defense Report

The Air Force said recently it awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] nearly $246 million to procure Global Positioning System (GPS) III space vehicles seven and eight. The award is is a […]

The Air Force recently sought information from industry for a program called Western Range Command Destruct Modernization (WRCDM), which would implement the Enhanced Flight Termination System (EFTS) by 2020, according […]

A key lawmaker’s call to halt all buys of military equipment from Russia does not include the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine used in United States national security space launches, sister […]

The Navy is confident it will be able to move quickly to acquire the next generation sea-based land- attack cruise missile to replace the Tomahawks, Secretary Ray Mabus told lawmakers […]

MBDA March 21 said it recently successfully demonstrated its Dual Mode Brimstone (DMB) missile on an MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), scoring nine direct hits against a range of targets […]

A federal judge March 20 dismissed Orbital Sciences’ [ORB] anti-trust lawsuit against United Launch Alliance (ULA) and RD AMROSS after the three parties requested dismissal the day prior. Orbital said in a filing with the […]

The Air Force expects the results from its review on the Russian-made RD-180 first stage rocket engine around the end of May, service Secretary Deborah James told the House Appropriations […]

A key lawmaker March 18 vowed legislative action to ensure the Air Force adheres to a Defense Department directive to compete national security launches.  House Armed Services (HASC) tactical air […]

The federal government should increase its use of firm fixed price (FFP) contracts for programs with multiple or block buys of identical items with no competition to help lower the […]