Space
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SpaceTCS, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Team To Offer Protected COM Satellite Terminals
TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have teamed to offer a protected communication satellite terminal in both stationary and mobile variants. The Low Cost Terminal (LCT) […]
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Air ForceAir Force Announces Space Fence Construction Start Date
The Air Force set a September 2013 construction start date for its Space Fence tracking radar, according to a Space Command (AFSPC) statement. AFSPC also anticipates construction lasting 48 months. […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin Achieves Iridium Next Communications Satellite Software Milestone
Lockheed Martin [LMT] completed the critical design review (CDR) for the application software of its Iridium Next constellation of global communication satellites, according to a company statement. The company said […]
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Business/FinancialGeoEye, DigitalGlobe Receive Second Justice Department Requests For Info
GeoEye and DigitalGlobe [DGI] received requests for additional information from the Justice Department (DoJ) Friday regarding the proposed merger of the two satellite imagery providers. DigitalGlobe said in a statement […]
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Space
CBO: DoD Next-Gen Weather Satellite Options Could Range From $4.4 To $6.1 Billion
Possible Defense Department options for developing its next generation weather satellites could range between $4.4 billion and $6.1 billion, according to a recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) working paper. The […]
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Air Force
DoD Leaders Reemphasize Commitment To Nuclear Triad
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Defense Department leaders re-emphasized their commitment to the nuclear triad this week at the Air Force Association’s 2012 Air and Space Exposition here. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs […]
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Air Force
Air Force ‘Likely’ To Award Space Fence Contract In Spring 2013
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Air Force is “likely” to award the Space Fence contract in the spring of 2013, its space commander said yesterday. “We’ll likely award the contract in the […]
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Air Force
Air Force Applying Commercial Satellite Acquisition Techniques To Military Satellites
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Air Force is applying commercial satellite acquisition techniques to the way it procures military satellites, according to a Boeing [BA] satellite executive. “The Air Force has gotten […]
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Air Force
Air Force Awards Raytheon $70 Million Contract For FAB-T Ground Terminals
The Air Force awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $70 million deal on Sept. 7 for engineering development models of ground terminals for the service’s Family of Above and Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals […]
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Air Force
U.S. Should Concentrate On Midcourse BMD, Not Boost Phase, Report Says
The United States should concentrate on midcourse missile defense systems and “stop spending money on boost-phase defense systems of any kind,” said a new, congressionally mandated report released yesterday by […]