Space Force

Jacobs wins $4B Space Force contract for range operations

Jacobs Technology Inc., based in Tullahoma, Tennessee, has been awarded a ceiling contract valued at up to $4 billion to support U.S. Space Force...

Lockheed secures new $510M GPS III satellite deal

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $509.7 million modification to its existing contract for the production of Global Positioning System (GPS) III Follow-On Space...

Raytheon gets $3.3B SM-3 missile defense deal

Raytheon has secured a $2.13 billion contract modification to continue sustaining engineering and product support services for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) program, the Pentagon...

Stratolaunch, Ursa Major complete breakthrough hypersonic tests

Ursa Major has announced the successful completion of two sustained hypersonic flight tests of its Hadley liquid rocket engine. The tests, conducted since late 2024...

China to build nuclear reactor for Moon base

China is considering the construction of a nuclear power plant on the Moon to support its joint International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) project with...

US Space Force outlines strategy for future wars in orbit

The United States Space Force (USSF) has published a new operational manual, “Space Warfighting: A Framework for Planners”, charting a path for U.S. dominance...

Russia sends treason convict cosmonaut to ISS

A Russian cosmonaut convicted of treason by a Ukrainian court has joined the latest mission to the International Space Station. On April 8, 2025, a...

Pentagon awards $7.7B in launch contracts to ULA and Blue Origin

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded more than $7.7 billion in contracts to United Launch Services LLC and Blue Origin LLC as part...

Pentagon taps SpaceX for $5.9B launch deal

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Space Exploration Technologies Corp., commonly referred to as SpaceX, a $5.92 billion contract to provide national security...

South Korea to launch new spy satellite

South Korea is preparing to launch its fourth military reconnaissance satellite later this month from U.S. soil, as part of a wider effort to...

Pentagon funds Boeing to advance space comms tech

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded The Boeing Company a $9.1 million contract modification to continue development efforts on the Evolved Strategic Satellite...

Rocket Lab selected for $5.6B US military launch contract

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has been selected by the U.S. Space Force to compete in the Department of Defense’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL)...

BlueHalo tests laser link for space data transfers

BlueHalo, a company focused on defense innovation in the space sector, has announced a major step forward in space-based communications with the successful demonstration...

US Navy simulates hypersonic missile intercept

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in partnership with the U.S. Navy, has successfully completed a crucial test aimed at countering hypersonic missile threats,...

Czech Republic, Ukraine launch spy satellite project

The Czech Republic is moving forward with the creation of a joint satellite reconnaissance constellation with Ukraine designed to provide high-resolution optical surveillance capabilities...

Lockheed Martin prepares to launch LM 400 satellite

Lockheed Martin is set to launch its self-funded LM 400 technology demonstration satellite aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA006 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base....

Russian space weapon shifts orbit after two-year hiatus

A Russian military satellite, Kosmos-2553, has drawn renewed scrutiny after making a slight orbital adjustment following nearly two years of inactivity. This comes amid concerns...

US Space Force’s X-37B returns after record-breaking mission

The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7) successfully deorbited and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on March 7, 2025, at...

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