Space
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Space
Lockheed Martin Ready To Demonstrate Space-Based 5G.MIL Following Lab Success
Building on its successes the past few years demonstrating and proving out its 5th generation wireless technology in the ground and air warfighting domains, Lockheed Martin [LMT] in 2024 plans […]
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Space
Northrop Grumman Completes CDR for the SDA’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently completed its critical design review (CDR) for 16 missile tracking satellites that will be part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. Now […]
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ULA Chief: 70 Vulcan Rockets on Order for Government/Commercial Launches
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has received government and commercial orders worth billions of dollars for 70 Vulcan rockets, ULA CEO Tory Bruno said on Nov. 15. ULA is a partnership […]
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Business/Financial
Firefly Aerospace Gathers $300 Million In New Financing
Firefly Aerospace last week said it has raised about $300 million in the past eight months, adding that it is generating additional interest from investors following the startup’s successful tactical […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
U.S. Space Force to Modernize Unified Data Library in FY 2024
This fiscal year, the U.S. Space Force is to award a contract to modernize the service’s Unified Data Library (UDL), which began as a $150,000 research and development effort in […]
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Space
Northrop Grumman Provides Updates on Polar SATCOM Programs
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Nov. 7 that it has finished thermal vacuum tests on the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)–two satellites for broadband communications over the North Pole for […]
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Companies’ Perspective on New Data Links and Waveforms Sought for SDA Tranche 3 Transport Layer
The U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Gamma satellites are to include Ultra High Frequency (UHF) S-band connections, an advanced tactical data link, and enhanced, anti-jam […]
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Cyber
Space Operators Should Harden Cryptography Defenses, NSA Cyber Official Says
Space operators must start planning for and implementing quantum-resistant cryptography now to ensure that space national security systems are resistant to emerging threats, a senior cyber official for the National […]
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Cyber Security of Space Systems ‘Crucial,’ As U.S. Space Force Official Notes Recent Attacks
A number of recent cyberattacks on space systems highlight the need for their improved security, a U.S. Space Force official said on Nov. 6. “The U.S. and our allied forces […]
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Unmanned Systems
Kratos Expects to Receive Largest-to-Date Tactical Drone Contract Late Next Year
In a third quarter earnings call on Nov. 2, Kratos [KTOS] CEO Eric DeMarco said that the company forecasts revenue growth of 10 percent next year without potential tactical drone […]