Space & Missile Defense Report

By Ann Roosevelt The first Army nanosatellite achieved lift off from Launch Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Dec. 8 at 9:43 a.m. Eastern–the first Army-built satellite in more than […]

The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration program satellites, built by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon [RTN], detected the test launch of a Minuteman III ICBM on Sept. 17 […]

By B.C. Kessner Guided munitions, aircraft survivability equipment, advanced sensors, and warfighter security were product areas Lockheed Martin [LMT] planned to enhance when it acquired Bothell, Wash.-based Aculite Corp. in […]

Air Force Reserve helicopter, maintenance and life support personnel from the 920th Rescue Wing Airmen at Patrick AFB, Fla., along with their mission partners from their host wing, the 45th […]

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 in Cape Canaveral Nov. 21. “This second Delta […]

By B.C. Kessner The executive director of Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile System Center (SMC) said the vagaries of very ambitious satellite and terminal programs caused end dates […]

By B.C. Kessner While the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) continues to operate as it has for decades without a charter, a Memorandum of Agreement formed by NRO, the Director of […]

By Emelie Rutherford Pentagon officials told lawmakers last week their acquisition plans for the new ship-and-land-based missile defense setup for Europe are on track, despite recent criticism from government auditors. […]

Ducommun [DCO] Dec. 1 said that its Miltec subsidiary was selected to help develop multi-mission space vehicles under the U.S. Defense Department’s Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office’s Modular Space Vehicles […]