Missile Defense
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Space21 Tranche 1, Transport Layer Satellites Delivered to Vandenberg, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Monday that it has delivered 21 satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., for Tranche 1 of the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s Transport […]
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Missile DefenseBaseline Designs for L3Harris’ Tranche 3 Missile Tracking Satellites Okayed
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] has completed a preliminary design review (PDR) for Tranche 3 of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) future Tracking Layer against ballistic and hypersonic missiles, the company said […]
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Missile DefenseGreenland Agreement Allows For Golden Dome System
The U.S., Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday signed an Arctic Security agreement that would allow for the U.S. to establish a missile defense system on Greenland as part of the […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Gets GM Defense-Made PAC-3 MSE Components Under One Month From Order
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Sept. 17 announced it received the first mission-critical components for the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor from GM Defense under a month […]
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Missile DefenseL3Harris Starts Production On Tranche 3 Satellites, Expects All Deliveries By Early 2029
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – L3Harris Technologies [LHX] is moving into production on the new Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 (AMDT3) missile warning/tracking sensor satellites and experts to deliver all 18 […]
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Missile DefenseL3Harris Chose To Not Be An SBI Prime, Instead Focusing As Propulsion Supplier
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – An L3Harris Technologies [LHX[ executive here Wednesday said the company elected to not be a prime on the Space Force’s Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) prize competition because […]
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Missile DefenseFischer Says Golden Dome Boosters Need To Increase Capitol Hill Support With Information, Warns Against Counting On Reconciliation
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – A Senate Armed Services panel chair today said boosters of the Golden Dome program still have work to do to increase support on Capitol Hill while […]
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SpacePentagon Wants AI System to Understand and Predict Space Threats
The Pentagon’s Silicon Valley-based Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is looking for domestic and foreign company proposals for an artificial intelligence (AI) system to understand and predict space threats. “Today’s space […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Awards L3Harris $4.7 Billion PAC-3 MSE Propulsion Contract
Lockheed Martin [LMT] awarded L3Harris Technologies [LHX] a $4.7 billion undefinitized contract award for the propulsion systems of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor, L3Harris said […]
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Pentagon
GD Signs Framework Deals With Pentagon To Boost PAC-3 MSE, THAAD Component Production
The Pentagon has signed a pair of framework agreements with General Dynamics [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) to boost production of major components for PAC-3 MSE and THAAD interceptors. The […]