Space
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SpaceScanEagle Provides Support To Operation Unified Protector
The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system supported U.S. and NATO forces in their mission to protect civilians and reduce the flow of arms to Libya, prime contractor Insitu, a wholly owned […]
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Space
TeleCommunication Systems Receives $16.1 Million Orders for Army Satellite Work
TeleCommunication Systems [TSYS] recently announced in a press release that it has received $16.1 million of new orders from the U.S. Army to continue to provide satellite communications equipment, engineering […]
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Hughes To Continue Air Force Satellite Study
Hughes Network Systems LLC (Hughes) recently said it was awarded an extension contract by the Department of Defense (DoD) for its current study of commercial communications satellite (COCOMSAT) systems capabilities. […]
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Space
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Engines Complete Advanced Testing Stage
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne of United Technologies [UTX] recently announced that it has successfully completed a series of hot-fire tests on the certified RS-68A engine, the world’s most powerful hydrogen-fueled […]
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Senior Military Officials Write In Strong Support of MEADS Program
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and the U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff of the Army sent letters supporting the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) “proof of concept” […]
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SAC Recommends Full MEADS Proof of Concept Funding
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) recently approved full funding in the defense appropriations measure for fiscal year 2012 for a two- year “Proof of Concept” for the tri-national Medium Extended […]
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Space
Raytheon, RAMSYS, Meet Upgrade Requirements For RAM Block 2
Raytheon [RTN] and its German industry partner, RAMSYS, recently said they completed missile upgrades and integration testing as part of the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 program. The partnership […]
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Space
NASA Unveils Heavy-Lift Rocket Design
NASA announced recently its intended design for a heavy-lift rocket that will to carry astronauts to Mars, appeasing lawmakers irked by a delay in the plan’s unveiling. The new rocket, […]
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Space
Boeing Receives $1 Billion Contract Modification For Wideband Global SATCOM Satellites
Boeing [BA] recently announced it received a $1.09 billion contract modification from the Air Force adding funding to the existing Block II follow-on contract for full production, launch and on-orbit […]
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U.S. Signs Agreement On Missile Defense Deployment In Romania
The United States and Romania announced that they recently signed a government-to-government agreement on the deployment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System in Romania. This agreement calls for the establishment […]