Space
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SpaceATK Awarded $100 Million Contract for Trident II Solid Rocket Propulsion
Alliant Techsystems [ATK] has received a $100 million contract from Lockheed Martin [LMT] to produce solid rocket propulsion systems for all three stages of the Navy’s Trident II (D-5) Fleet […]
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Space
AAI’s ESL Defence Sells 500th Baringa Missile Warning System Test Set
AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron [TXT] said Nov. 10 that its United Kingdom (U.K.) based strategic business ESL Defence Ltd. has sold its 500th Baringa Missile Warning System […]
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Space
AFRL, Boeing, Mobile Laser System Takes On, Destroys UAVs
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Boeing [BA] last week announced that in May they demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track […]
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Space
NASA and Lighting Science to Develop Lighting for Space Exploration
Lighting Science Group (LSG) a global leader in LED (light emitting diodes) lighting products and the NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center have signed a two-year agreement today to jointly […]
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Space
Satellite-Based Earth Observation Market Entering Phase of Impressive Growth
According to NSR’s new report, “Global Satellite-Based Earth Observation (EO),” the EO industry is in the midst of a significant growth phase slated to generate revenues for many segments of […]
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Northrop Grumman To Conduct Early-Intercept Work For MDA
By Marina Malenic The Missile Defense Agency has ordered some additional early-intercept demonstration experiments from Northrop Grumman [NOC] that will put to use technologies developed for the company’s recently terminated […]
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Space
JSOW ER Meets All Test Objectives In First Flight Demonstration
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] and the Navy successfully flight tested the extended range variant of the Joint Stand Off Weapon (JSOW ER) earlier this month off the California coast, […]
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Space
LM-Built GPS Satellite Achieves 10 Years Of On-Orbit Operations
The third Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-3) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to provide significantly improved navigation capabilities for military and civilian users worldwide, has […]
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Space
ITT Picked to Build Advanced Imaging Systems for Japanese Satellites
ITT [ITT] announced Nov. 2 that Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan’s largest satellite manufacturer, has selected ITT Space Systems to build the imaging systems for two geostationary satellites being built for […]
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Space
Raytheon To Continue Three-GIRS Development
By Marina Malenic Raytheon [RTN] has been awarded a $46 million, 25-month contract modification to make its missile early-warning Third-Generation Infrared Sensor (Three-GIRS) flight-ready. “Under the modification we’ve been awarded, […]