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Market Sectors :: Space
Displaying 1 - 20 of 1969 stories.
August 30, 2010
By Marina Malenic A NATO air and missile defense development effort has shown sufficient technological maturity to proceed into its systems integration and flight-testing phases, the system's manufacturer said last week. The Medium Extended Air Defense System...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/MEADS-Passes-Key-Review_11145.html August 30, 2010
Lockheed Martin [LMT] successfully identified and tracked four live targets during a test of its Multi-Mission Signal Processor (MMSP) being fielded as part of the Aegis next-generation Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability. "This is our second...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/Lockheed-Martin-Completes-Second-Live-Tracking-Exercise-for-BMD_11146.html August 30, 2010
By Marina Malenic Boeing [BA] said last week the Air Force has authorized $182 million for the company to begin work on the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, which is being procured under a new WGS Block II follow-on contract. The contract...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/Boeing-Gets-Follow-on-Contract-For-WGS-SATCOM-Program_11147.html August 30, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford NASA officials stressed recently that they want ample competition as well as space industry investment in their effort to help private U.S. companies develop systems to carry cargo and people into space. At an industry forum at the space...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/NASA-Eyes-Competition-In-Push-To-Build-Commercial-Spaceflight-Industry_11148.html August 30, 2010
By Marina Malenic Seeking to trim costs under Defense Secretary Robert Gates' efficiency initiative, the Missile Defense Agency is examining the possibility of opening tens of billions of dollars worth of contracts to industry competition. While the agency...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/MDA-Seeking-Savings-Through-Competition_11149.html August 30, 2010
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it added some 11 companies to its team in the pursuit of the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment Contract. MDA has said it will issue a final request for proposals for GMD...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/Lockheed-Martin-Adds-Partners-For-Pursuit-of-MDA-Contract_11150.html August 30, 2010
By Marina Malenic The manufacturer of a U.S. theater ballistic missile defense system has agreed to assume additional financial liability to open a production line for the system's interceptor missiles, the head of the Missile Defense Agency said recently...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/THAAD-Production-Line-On-Hold-as-MDA-Continues-Contractor-Crackdown_11151.html August 30, 2010
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Northrop Grumman [NOC] have finalized verification and validation of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Performance Assessment 2009 (PA09). "Performance Assessment 2009 was a great success," said Karen...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/Northrop-Grumman-MDA-Complete-End-to-End-BMD-System-Simulation_11152.html August 30, 2010
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has delivered the first battery engagement operations center for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) to the U.S. Army. The milestone was celebrated during a ceremony on Aug. 11 at the company's...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/Northrop-Grumman-Delivers-First-Battery-Engagement-Operations-Center-for-IAMD-Battle-Command-System_11153.html August 30, 2010
By Marina Malenic The Air Force's first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on Aug. 4, officials said. The 45th Space Wing completed the mission. The...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/Air-Force-Announces-Successful-AEHF-Launch_11154.html August 30, 2010
The Royal Navy's newest air defense missile, designed to arm the Navy's new fleet of Type 45 destroyers, has successfully completed its toughest test yet during trials in the Mediterranean. Sea Viper, the groundbreaking missile system previously called PAAMS...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/Royal-Navys-Sea-Viper-Missile-System-Hits-its-Target_11155.html August 16, 2010
The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite built by Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the Air Force was successfully launched Aug. 14 from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas V rocket provided by the United Launch Alliance. "This morning's successful...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/First-AEHF-Satellite-Launched-Successfully_11022.html August 16, 2010
By Marina Malenic The Air Force has implemented corrective actions associated with a Minotaur IV rocket software problem and now expects a September launch of the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite, originally scheduled for July 8. Minotaur...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/Air-Force-Expects-September-SBSS-Launch_11023.html August 16, 2010
The first GPS IIF satellite is in its designated orbital position and ready for its final phase of on-orbit checkout and testing, officials from the Space and Missile Systems Center's Global Positioning Systems Wing at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., said last week...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/First-GPS-IIF-Satellite-On-Orbit-Air-Force-Says_11024.html August 16, 2010
Kuwait is requesting an approximately $900 million Foreign Military Sale to buy Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-T (GEM-T) missiles, the Defense Security...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/Kuwait-Requests-About-$900-Million-In-Patriot-Sales_11025.html August 16, 2010
By Ann Roosevelt The Airborne Laser Test Bed (ALTB) is preparing for another test as it continues to expand the envelope of the speed-of-light capability examining the potential of directed energy to support missile defense, officials said. A modified...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/Airborne-Laser-Test-Bed-Expanding-The-Envelope_11026.html August 16, 2010
Alliant Techsystems [ATK] and NASA will test the second fully developed Ares five-segment solid rocket motor, known as Development Motor-2 (DM-2). The five-segment rocket motor is an upgraded version of the Shuttle's 4-segment booster, and has also been...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/ATK-and-NASA-to-Perform-Second-Ground-Test-of-the-Ares-Five-Segment-Solid-Rocket-Motor_11027.html August 16, 2010
GenCorp's [GY] Aerojet said Aug. 10 that it has successfully tested an advanced solid ramjet fuel in an engine ground test. The fuel is being developed to provide long-range, high-speed capability for the U.S. military and potentially for the future Air...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/Aerojet-Successfully-Demonstrates-Next-Generation-Solid-Ramjet-Fuel_11028.html August 16, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate passed a NASA policy-setting bill recently that could help the solid-rocket motor industry in the wake of the cancellation of the Constellation manned-spaceflight program. The chamber passed the NASA authorization bill, for...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/Senate-OKs-NASA-Bill-That-Could-Give-Solid-Rocket-Motor-Industry-Reprieve_11029.html August 16, 2010
Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] has been selected by NASA for the prime contractor role on the space agency's Sounding Rocket Operations Contract II (NSROC II) program. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity NSROC II contract carries a maximum total value...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/Orbital-Gets-$125-Million-Plus-NASA-Rocket-Program-Contract_11030.html
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