Space

A planned July 22 intercept test of the Arrow Weapon System (AWS) was partially successful, though a Arrow II interceptor was not launched for reasons now under investigation, the Missile […]

The Air Force has accepted the second Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-2) payload and ground system modifications for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), prime contractor Lockheed Martin LMT] said last […]

The Air Force this fall will select either Northrop Grumman NOC] or Raytheon RTN] in the competition for the Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Control Segment (OCX) […]

The Navy and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week conducted another successful ballistic missile defense (BMD) test, which included the first of four events planned for this year to […]

Some lawmakers want to ensure the Pentagon acquires the specifications for more of the weapon systems it buys so that multiple companies can compete to build the equipment during follow-on […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Air Force this fall will select either Northrop Grumman [NOC] or Raytheon [RTN] in the competition for the Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration tracking satellites are at the launch site at Cape Canaveral, Fla., awaiting a fall […]

ATK [ATK] and NASA on Monday signified the next steps in space travel to the moon and beyond as they unveiled the first completed Ares I first stage five-segment solid […]

Boeing [BA] earlier this month announced the first order for its 702B satellites as Intelsat Ltd., selected the company to build four telecommunication satellites to refresh and add new capacity […]

As the Defense Department continues a major review of weapons purchasing conducted every four years, an industry group is advocating that the viability of the aerospace and defense industrial base […]