Space

Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it will move its corporate headquarters from Los Angeles to Northern Virginia in the summer of 2011. “Our final decision was driven largely by facility […]

Orbital Sciences [ORB] recently announced its successful launch of the first Minotaur IV rocket in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 (HTV-2) program. The […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has delivered a communications system module for the second satellite in the Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) program, the company said yesterday. Supporting ultra-high frequency (UHF) […]

By Emelie Rutherford As Congress held the first hearing recently on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the United States and Russia, supporters emphasized the pact would […]

By Geoff Fein Norwegian defense firm Kongsberg will begin deliveries this year of its Naval Strike Missile (NSM), designed for multiple platform uses and potentially the U.S. Navy, according to […]

By B.C. Kessner Raytheon‘s [RTN] Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) begins sea-based flight testing this month, keeping the program on track for initial operational capability (IOC) in 2011, the company said Monday. […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said recently that it has successfully completed an extensive series of wind tunnel tests of its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system. The tests simulated the flight environments […]

By Marina Malenic The two industry teams competing for the Pentagon’s Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) production contract have submitted responses to a draft solicitation and reported successful early testing this […]

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne [UTX] Apr. 22 helped boost into orbit the U.S. military’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. “Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is pleased to provide power for the U.S. […]

By Emelie Rutherford A key lawmaker encouraged the Pentagon Apr. 20 to continue punishing companies for producing poor-quality missile-defense products, suggesting “warranties” be added to contracts to prevent the government […]