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SpaceSatellite-Based Earth Observation Market Entering Phase of Impressive Growth
According to NSR’s new report, “Global Satellite-Based Earth Observation (EO),” the EO industry is in the midst of a significant growth phase slated to generate revenues for many segments of […]
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Northrop Grumman To Conduct Early-Intercept Work For MDA
By Marina Malenic The Missile Defense Agency has ordered some additional early-intercept demonstration experiments from Northrop Grumman [NOC] that will put to use technologies developed for the company’s recently terminated […]
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JSOW ER Meets All Test Objectives In First Flight Demonstration
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] and the Navy successfully flight tested the extended range variant of the Joint Stand Off Weapon (JSOW ER) earlier this month off the California coast, […]
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LM-Built GPS Satellite Achieves 10 Years Of On-Orbit Operations
The third Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-3) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to provide significantly improved navigation capabilities for military and civilian users worldwide, has […]
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ITT Picked to Build Advanced Imaging Systems for Japanese Satellites
ITT [ITT] announced Nov. 2 that Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan’s largest satellite manufacturer, has selected ITT Space Systems to build the imaging systems for two geostationary satellites being built for […]
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Raytheon To Continue Three-GIRS Development
By Marina Malenic Raytheon [RTN] has been awarded a $46 million, 25-month contract modification to make its missile early-warning Third-Generation Infrared Sensor (Three-GIRS) flight-ready. “Under the modification we’ve been awarded, […]
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Raytheon’s SM-3 On Target In Latest Test
By Geoff Fein Wednesday’s latest test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) continued to demonstrate the success of Raytheon‘s [RTN] Standard Missile-3 (SM- 3), and was the second positive […]
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NASA Moon Rocket Launched Successfully
By Marina Malenic After a day-long weather-related delay, NASA Oct. 28 launched a next-generation moon rocket that could replace the Space Shuttle. At 1130 EST, the 177-foot-tall Ares I-X took […]
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Japan/U.S. Missile Defense Flight Test Success
By Ann Roosevelt Japan and the U.S. Missile Defense agency (MDA) Oct. 28 announced the successful intercept flight test of an Aegis Ballistic Missile (BMD) in cooperation with the U.S. […]
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Lockheed Martin Lands $1 Billion MDA Contract For Aegis BMD
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1 billion contract for continued development and evolution of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System, the company […]