Space & Missile Defense Report

Raytheon [RTN] is urging the National Research Council (NRC) to correct a report where a math error on the long-term costs of the Army’s Patriot Weapon System the company believes […]

The Air Force awarded Battlespace Flight Services LLC a $950 million contract for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) organizational-level maintenance support, according to a recent Defense Department statement. The contract is […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said recently its team developing the Air Force’s next generational Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites has completed thermal vacuum testing for the Navigation Payload Element (NPE) […]

SEATTLE—Boeing [BA] is close to announcing a partnership with other firms to offer a medium-sized maritime surveillance aircraft to the global market in part by leveraging systems it is already […]

The United States and Australia have agreed to place a space radar system in western Australia to help track space debris that could damage satellites, according to a Defense Department […]

Raytheon [RTN] said recently its new-production testing has received Army approval after rigorous testing of every component of the modernized system. During the tests, the company said that Patriot performance […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said recently it submitted its final contract proposal for the Air Force’s next generation space debris radar tracking system. The system, called Space Fence, will be a […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said recently it notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 11 Patriot Configuration-3 modernized fire units and associated parts and support […]

NATO’s interim Command and Control system for territorial missile defense passed its second live fire test Nov. 1, facilitating a successful missile defense engagement by German assets, using information from […]