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In This Issue
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Pins Hopes on Space-Based Radar Systems, Northrop Grumman Building GMTI System
Moving target indication (MTI) from space has been a reconnaissance dream for decades–and a challenging one to achieve. Witness the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) Discoverer II effort with the Air […]
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SpaceSpace Force Looking to Future for RPO-Docking to Counter Space Threats
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is looking to fiscal 2029 and beyond to launch rapid VICTUS missions for rendezvous proximity operations and docking (RPO-D) to counter threats in […]
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SpaceImpulse Space Nabs $28 Million Award For Domain Awareness Mission
Fresh off winning a $28 million Space Force contract to demonstrate in-space maneuverability operations, Impulse Space this week said it won another $28 million award from the service to provide […]
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Missile DefenseBaseline Designs for L3Harris’ Tranche 3 Missile Tracking Satellites Okayed
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] has completed a preliminary design review (PDR) for Tranche 3 of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) future Tracking Layer against ballistic and hypersonic missiles, the company said […]
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True Anomaly and Northrop Grumman Aiming to Build GHOST-R Prototypes to Reduce RG-XX Costs
The Defense Innovation Unit and U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) have awarded True Anomaly and Northrop Grumman [NOC] Geosynchronous High-Resolution Optical Space-Based Tactical Reconnaissance (GHOST-R) prototype contracts to […]