Space
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Missile DefenseMDA Completes Construction, Initially Fields LRDR in Alaska
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said it completed construction and installation of radar arrays for the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) and started initial fielding during a ceremony on Monday. […]
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Air ForceU.S. Central Command Looks to Bolster ISR Coverage
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to strengthen its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities beyond those afforded by current space assets and the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper. “The fact […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Launches STP-3 Mission from Cape Canaveral
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission got spaceborne in the early morning hours of Dec. 7 after a 5:19 a.m. launch aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) […]
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SpaceThe First National Space Council Focuses on Space Security in the Wake of ASAT Test
Vice President Kamala Harris led the Biden Administration’s first meeting of the National Space Council on Wednesday, calling attention to how space impacts life on Earth, and how space activities […]
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Intelligence CommunityNew Strategy Elevates Commercial GEOINT, Gets Everyone On Same Page, NGA Official Says
A new strategy to improve the DoD and intelligence community (IC) use of private sector geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) aims to increase Pentagon and IC awareness of the utility of commercial […]
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Business/FinancialLightfoot To Succeed Ambrose At Lockheed Martin Space
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday named Robert Lightfoot as the next head of its $11 billion Space segment, succeeding Rick Ambrose, who will retire March 1, 2022. Lightfoot, currently vice […]
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CongressSenate Commerce Committee Calls for Action After ASAT Test
A group of senators is calling for greater U.S. space leadership after the Russian Anti-Satellite (ASAT) tests earlier this month. Four senators on the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation […]
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Air ForceUSAF to Prioritize Integration of Autonomous Systems
Among the U.S. Air Force’s top modernization priorities will be the integration of autonomous systems to counter high-tech potential adversaries, China and Russia, Air Force Under Secretary Gina Ortiz Jones […]
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SpaceGeneral Atomics Says Weather Satellite for U.S. Space Force Now a 3-5 Year Prototype
General Atomics said on Nov. 29 that the U.S. Space Force has chosen to make the General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems’ (GA-EMS) design for the service’s Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System (EWS) […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Technologies Acquires SEAKR Engineering
Raytheon Technologies [RTX] on Monday said its Intelligence & Space segment has completed its acquisition of SEAKR Engineering in a deal that strengthens its space business. Terms of the acquisition, […]