Space
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SpaceMDA Awards Raytheon $43 Million For TPY-2 Radar Development
Raytheon [RTN] last week said it was awarded a $43 million contract modification by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue developing the common X-Band capability software and modeling and […]
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Space
STSS Demo Satellites Show ‘Force Multiplier’ Capability In Aegis Test
The Northrop Grumman [NOC] Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration satellites recently showed the ability of the space-based sensors to maximize defended areas through earlier tracking of missiles, thus […]
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Space
Raytheon Validates Readiness With SLAMRAAM Test Firing From New Platform
By B.C. Kessner Raytheon [RTN] last week said its Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) successfully completed a second ballistic test vehicle firing, this time from a new […]
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Space
Air Force Awards ATK $4.5 Million HARM Modification
ATK [ATK] last week said it was awarded a $4.5-million contract from the Air Force for the limited production phase of the High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Control Section Modification (HCSM) […]
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Space
Pratt & Whitney Awarded Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle Studies Contract
NASA has awarded Pratt & Whitney [UTX] Rocketdyne a contract worth about $622,000 to conduct systems analysis and trade studies for heavy-lift launch vehicle system concepts, propulsion technologies and affordability, […]
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Space
MEADS International Names New Officials On Tri-National Air Defense Program
The Board of Directors of MEADS International (MI) recently named David Berganini as the new president. MEADS International is the transatlantic joint venture undertaken by the United States, Germany and […]
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Business/FinancialTCS Agrees To Acquire Trident Space & Defense
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. [TSYS] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Trident Space & Defense, LLC, a provider of engineering and electronics solutions for the space and defense markets, […]
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Space
Pentagon Defends European Missile Defense Acquisition Plans
By Emelie Rutherford Pentagon officials told lawmakers last week their acquisition plans for the new ship-and-land-based missile defense setup for Europe are on track, despite recent criticism from government auditors. […]
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Space
Ducommun Receives Contract for Modular Space Vehicles Program
Ducommun [DCO] Dec. 1 said that its Miltec subsidiary was selected to help develop multi-mission space vehicles under the U.S. Defense Department’s Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office’s Modular Space Vehicles […]
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Space
Navy Awards BAE Systems $60 Million For SM Support
BAE Systems last week said it has received a $60 million readiness and sustainment contract to support the Navy’s Standard Missile (SM) program. “This contract continues our long history of […]