Space

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 […]

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- […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

National Technical Systems [NTSC], an engineering services firm to a number of industries including aerospace and defense, has acquired the engineering services firm Mechtronic Solutions, Inc. (MSI), which works mainly […]

By Marina Malenic The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has successfully completed a Final Integrated System Test of the first geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite, verifying the spacecraft’s performance and functionality in […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it successfully launched an internally-developed Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Plus (GMLRS+) rocket in a test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The GMLRS+ rocket, […]

Lenkflugkorpersyteme GmbH (LFK) (MBDA Deutschland) recently said it delivered the first Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) launcher to MEADS International as part of the U.S., German and Italian air […]