Space

By B.C. Kessner After years of development by a tri-national industry team of air defense giants, the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) is on the verge of pre-integration tests, […]

The Union of Concerned Scientists has identified steps the Obama administration should take to safeguard U.S. satellites and protect space. A report released Nov. 15, “Securing the Skies,” finds that […]

By Marina Malenic Four companies recently submitted bids for the Missile Defense Agency‘s next-generation Aegis ballistic missile interceptor, currently planned for fielding in 2020. Aegis provides early intercept capability against […]

By B.C. Kessner Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently delivered the first two intra-fire unit message routing subsystems essential to Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Internal Communications Subsystem (MICS) hardware components […]

Raytheon [RTN] recently said the Japanese Air Self Defense Forces (JASDF) successfully concluded its annual training exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas. It provided operational support for JASDF’s Annual Service Practice […]

By B.C. Kessner Raytheon‘s [RTN] quantum cascade laser bid for the Army’s Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) competition offers the right blend of new technology, mature components, light weight, and production-ready […]

By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers are pressing NASA to follow new human-spaceflight plans spelled out in a policy bill while the space agency’s budget-setting legislation is stalled in Congress. The Senate […]

Orbital Sciences Corporation [ORB] today announced that it successfully launched a Minotaur IV space launch vehicle in support of the Air Force’s Space Test Program-S26 (STP-S26) mission. “The third successful […]

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37. Cape Canaveral, Fla. at 5:58 p.m. EST Nov. […]

By Marina Malenic Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] have submitted proposals for the next phase of Space Fence, a next-generation tracking radar that will monitor objects in space, executives […]