Space
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman Verifies Crosslink Capabilities Between STSS Demo Satellites
The effectiveness of the Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites has been expanded after a communication crosslink was activated and tested by prime contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC] and […]
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Lawmakers Prod NASA To Stop Funding Constellation, Build New Rocket
Lawmakers are trying to stop NASA from spending more money on the dismantled Constellation program and pushing back at the space agency’s claim that it can’t build a new heavy- […]
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Airborne Laser Shoot-Down Test Postponed Due To Weather
The Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said it has delayed a repeat attempt to destroy a target missile using a chemical laser integrated into a Boeing [BA] 747 aircraft. The […]
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Army NanoSat Demonstrates Niche Military Capability
By Ann Roosevelt The Army’s first service-built and operated satellite in 50 years exceeded expectations during its short orbital life that is expected to end by burning up while reentering […]
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Sat-Ops Center Goes Live With Launch of STPSat-2
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said that the satellite command and control system–the Multi-Mission Satellite Operations Center Ground System Architecture– recently went operational with the successful launch of the multi-payload experimental Space […]
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New Defense Law Aims To Grow Defense Industrial Base
By Emelie Rutherford The policy-setting defense authorization law President Barack Obama signed recently calls for the Pentagon to work to expand the defense-industrial base and consider securing the rights to […]
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MEADS Battle Manager Prepares For System Integration
The tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program last month displayed the first MEADS Battle Manager during ceremonies at MBDA Italia facilities in Fusaro, Italy. Prime contractor for the […]
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U.K. Launches Formal Consultation On Defense, Security Equipment
The U.K. government Dec. 20 launched a Green Paper marking the formal consultation on equipment, support, and technology for U.K. defence and security. The consultation, led by the Ministry of […]
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ThalesRaytheonSystems Wins German Ground Master AD Radar Contract
ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) recently said that in collaboration with Thales Germany, it has been selected by the German Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement under an approximately $140 million contract […]
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CDI Corp. Acquires DSPCON Inc.
CDI Corp. [CDO] recently said it has acquired DSPCon Inc., an engineering and software development firm headquartered in Bridgewater, N.J. Financial terms of the cash transaction were not disclosed. The […]