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Northrop Grumman Wins GPS-Challenged Navigation Systems Contract

January 16, 2014 @ 08:28 AM

Northrop Grumman has won a phase three navigation system related contract from the U.S

Fifth MUOS Satellite Completes Assembly

January 14, 2014 @ 07:44 AM

Lockheed Martins fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for the U.S

STPSAT-3 Operations Handed Over To USAF

January 13, 2014 @ 04:04 PM

Ball Aerospace announced today that operational control of the Space Test Program Satellite-3 (STPSat-3) has been handed over to the U.S

Taiwan Get Harpoon Missiles For Its Submarines

January 8, 2014 @ 01:40 PM

Taiwan has taken delivery of Harpoon anti-ship missiles to be used on its Submarines as part of $6.5 billion arms deal it signed in 2008 with the US

Thales, Astrium Team Up For Ariane 5 ME Contract

January 6, 2014 @ 12:41 PM

Thales has signed a contract with Astrium, prime contractor for the Ariane 5 ME (Midlife Evolution) launcher, for the development of the control electronics on the upper-stage Vinci engine steering system. Scheduled to make its first flight in mid-2018, Ariane 5 ME is a higher performance version of Europe's Ariane 5

Lockheed Martin GEO-2 SBIRS Satellite Certified For Operations

December 20, 2013 @ 09:23 AM

The US Air Force (USAF) has certified the second Lockheed Martin-built geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO-2) space-based infrared system (SBIRS) satellite for operation. The acceptance by the Air Force Space Command (AFSC) comes eight months after the satellite's launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, US, on 19 March 2013

Astrium, Safran To Build Propulsion Systems For New Ariane 5 Launchers

December 19, 2013 @ 03:29 PM

Astrium today signed contracts with Snecma (Safran) and Europropulsion for the production of the cryogenic rocket engines (liquid oxygen and hydrogen) and solid rocket motors for 18 new Ariane 5 launchers. These contracts extend the agreements signed by Astrium and Safran in 2009 for the production of propulsion system and equipment on the PB batch of 35 Ariane 5 launchers

Lockheed Martin Wins $200 Million GPS III Contract

December 17, 2013 @ 07:51 AM

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Astrium To Supply More Ariane Launchers Worth €2 Billion

December 16, 2013 @ 03:24 PM

Astrium has won a contract worth more than €2 billion for 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA launchers with Thales selected to supply 23 electronic equipments for each launcher. These latest Ariane 5 launchers, which follow an order for 35 launchers in 2009 (PB batch), will be launched from 2017 onwards

Brazil Establishes SGDC Government Communications Satellite System

December 13, 2013 @ 09:46 AM

Thales has been selected by Brazil in order to play a key role in its space development plans and meeting the Ministry of Defense's strategic further requirements. Thales Alenia Space announced today a contract signed with Visiona (a joint venture between Embraer and Telebras) for the Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite (SGDC) program

USAF Takes Delivery Of Sixth WGS-6 Satellites

December 13, 2013 @ 07:50 AM

The sixth and the final Block II series spacecraft, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-6) built by Boeing has been delivered on orbit to the US Air Force, boosting communications capabilities for the US military and its allies. WGS-6 was funded by the Australian government – making the country the programmes first partner outside the US - and brings the Australian Defence Force access to the WGS network

Northrop Grumman Demos SATCOM Satellite Communications For Aircrafts

December 13, 2013 @ 07:33 AM

Northrop Grumman successfully demostrates the satellite communications (SATCOM) system on board the Firebird demonstrator aircraft. Until now, no small communications system has been able to send sensor data to a satellite and back to a ground station at such a high rate of transfer

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