Air Force
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Space
ATLAS Space Command and Control System Tested by U.S. Space Force
U.S. Space Force conducted testing of the L3Harris Technologies’ [LHX] Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) in June and July, as Space Force moves to operationalize ATLAS to replace the […]
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Air Force
Defense Innovation Unit, U.S. Air Force, and NASA Working on Blended Wing Body Demonstrator
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the U.S. Air Force, and NASA are collaborating on the Blended Wing Body (BWB) demonstrator. DIU hopes to have the demonstrator ready to fly […]
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Space
Final Planned SBIRS Satellite Launches from Cape Canaveral
The U.S. Space Force on Aug. 4 launched the sixth Lockheed Martin [LMT] Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO)-6 satellite, the final planned SBIRS missile warning satellite, […]
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Space
Study by NRO and Department of Air Force on Space-Based Radar Ongoing
Collaboration by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the Department of the Air Force on a Space-Based Radar study continues to fulfill one of Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s operational […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin to Launch Three Satellites in 2023 to Advance Joint All-Domain Operations
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said that it plans to launch three company developed satellites next year to help demonstrate Joint All-Domain Operations (JADO). The effort is part of the company’s Space-Augmented […]
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Space
Space Systems Command Surveys Industry on Software to Support Object Detection and Tracking
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is surveying industry on software concepts to buttress new systems for the space domain awareness mission conducted by various units, including the 18th […]
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Special Operations
L3Harris Wins Contract Potentially Worth $3 Billion for SOCOM Armed Overwatch Program
On July 31, U.S. Special Operations Command awarded L3Harris [LHX] a contract worth up to $3 billion for SOCOM’s Armed Overwatch program. Under the contract, L3Harris is to build 75 […]
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Air Force
F-35 CADs Undergoing Inspections to Determine Sufficiency of Magnesium Powder
A significant number of Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35s in the U.S. and abroad, including the 33 in the Israeli Air Force, are undergoing inspections of the aircraft’s Martin-Baker Mk16-US16E ejection […]
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Air Force
F-35 Integrated Core Processor Safety of Flight Certification Completed Last Month, L3Harris Says
L3Harris [LHX] has completed the safety of flight certification for the company’s Integrated Core Processor (ICP) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter, L3Harris CEO Chris Kubasik said on July […]
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International
U.S. State Department Gives Go Ahead to Potential $8.4 Billion Sale of 35 F-35As to Germany
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 35 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A fighters and related equipment to Germany for $8.4 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) […]
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