Space & Missile Defense Report

The Air Force has delayed the launch of the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) NROL-67 satellite until no earlier than April 10 due to continuing issues with a mandatory range asset […]

MBDA March 27 welcomed the signing of the approximately $831 million demonstration and manufacturing contract for the Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (Heavy)/Anti-Navire Léger (FASGW(H)/ANL) missile.  The jointly funded Anglo-French contract was […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] won’t know if it has successfully fixed its Global Positioning System (GPS) III navigation payload issues until the payload is returned to the company in October following rigorous […]

Though it won’t completely outsource satellite communications (SATCOM) capability to industry, the commercial side is still in the Defense Department’s long-term plans because the rules are in industry’s favor, according […]

The impact of sequestration beyond FY ’15 will affect plans for modernizing the nuclear triad, Elaine Bunn, Deputy Assistant Secretary Of Defense Nuclear And Missile Defense Policy, said March 12.   […]

Raytheon [RTN] March 3 said it received a $655 million contract for new-production fire units of the Patriot air and missile defense System for Kuwait. These units will be in addition […]

Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, Inc. (LMCLS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin [LMT], has introduced what it calls the industry’s first–and only–100 percent space launch vehicle “refund or reflight” program, to […]

The Air Force is performing a “business case analysis” of how much it would cost to produce the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine in the United States, Air Force Under Secretary […]

The Defense Department lacks the knowledge necessary to commit to the concept of satellite disaggregation, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said March 10.  GAO Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management […]