Space

The deployment of the USS Monterery (CG-61) earlier this year as part the first phase of establishing missile defense in Europe has already produced information that will allow improvements to […]

An independent assessment of NASA’s plans for a new heavy-lift rocket and space capsule dubs the agency’s projected costs as optimistic and not suited for long-term planning. The space agency […]

Raytheon [RTN] has delivered the 28th Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS MK 2), which is designed to protect aircraft carriers and expeditionary warships from anti-ship cruise missiles, the company said recently. […]

Boeing [BA] recently announced that the second of 12 GPS IIF satellites the company is building for the Air Force has achieved operational acceptance and entered service. According to a […]

An independent assessment of NASA’s plans for a new heavy-lift rocket and space capsule dubs the agency’s projected costs as optimistic and not suited for long-term planning. The space agency […]

The Navy has extended a contract with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to continue maintaining the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS), a system that integrates the launch hardware and software to […]

The Air Force has completed developmental testing of the newest version of the laser-guided Maverick air-to-ground missile, paving the way for operational testing (OT), Raytheon [RTN] said recently. The latest […]

The Army wants information from industry for a Short Range Precision Strike System (SRPSS) that Special Operations Force personnel could use for precision engagements. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile […]

Raytheon [RTN] recently said a series of laboratory tests on the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) tri-mode seeker demonstrated that it exceeds anticipated performance parameters. The SDB II’s seeker […]

South Africa’s Denel Land Systems said it has developed an artillery piece that can directly fire three shells through the same hole–at a distance of one kilometer. The locally developed […]