Space & Missile Defense Report
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Lockheed Martin Contract Under ISC2 System
The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract worth potentially $250 million under the Integrated Space Command and Control (ISC2) system, according to a company statement. Lockheed Martin will […]
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ArmyThird THAAD Battery Activated
The Army has a third Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, activated Oct. 24 in Ft. Bliss, Texas. The THAAD system, produced by Lockheed Martin [LMT], is the first […]
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General Dynamics, Army, Successfully Demonstrate GPS-Guided Munition for UAS
General Dynamics [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems and the Army Armament Research and Development Engineering Center (ARDEC) recently said they have successfully demonstrated a GPS-guided munition for use on small […]
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Lockheed Martin Submits Final Proposal For MRBM Targets
Lockheed Martin [LMT] submitted recently its final proposal revision for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) Targets program. Lockheed Martin Targets and Countermeasures Program Director Patricia Dare […]
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SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft Returns To Earth In First ISS Cargo Resupply Mission
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.‘s (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS), splashing down approximately 250 miles off the coast of southern California, according to a […]
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The Netherlands Requests $60 Million Sale Of Sidewinder Block II Missiles
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Oct. 17 it notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Netherlands for 28 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II All-Up-Round missiles […]
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Following Thrane Acquisition, Cobham Consolidates Satcom Business
Britain’s Cobham plc recently said it has a established Cobham SATCOM, a new strategic business unit that combines the company’s satellite communications businesses into one organization. The new alignment follows […]
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Navy Launches Missiles From Unmanned Surface Vessel
The Navy has successfully launched missiles and hit targets from an unmanned surface vessel as it seeks to transition the weaponizing of unmanned aerial vehicles to the sea, the service […]