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Russia is jamming European Space Agency’s Sentinel satellite?
Russia is reportedly jamming European Space Agency's Sentinel-1 radar imaging satellite over.
Russian media on Jul. 25, reported that the EAS' Sentinel-1 satellite has been...
U.S. Space Force demonstrates quick, flexible satellite launch capabilities
The U. S. Space Force successfully demonstrated quick, flexible satellite launch capabilities using the Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket.
According to a recent service news...
Pentagon plans to use rockets to drop cargo from space
The U.S. Department of the Air Force announced June 4 plans to use commercial rockets for airdropping cargo virtually anywhere in the world within...
U.S. Space Force receives first modernized SBIRS missile warning satellite
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. announced on Monday that following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the...
Lockheed Martin’s new tactical satellites provide global, persistent support for warfighters
U.S. arms maker Lockheed Martin Corp. is addressing the accelerating demand for space-enabled warfighting capabilities with a new line of rapid, integrated and affordable...
BAE Systems to develop advanced military GPS receivers and chips
BAE Systems received a $247 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center to design and manufacture an advanced military...
NG prepares GEM 63XL rocket boosters to support U.S. Space Force security missions
Northrop Grumman has announced that it is preparing GEM 63XL rocket boosters to support United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket on the United States...
NG gets $155M contract for space sensor to detect hypersonic, missile threats
U.S. Defense contractor Northrop Grumman has won a prototype award with a total value of $155 million for a satellite sensor to detect and track...
Russia reportedly conducts test of anti-satellite missile
The United States Space Command has reported that Russia has conducted a test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile.
On Wednesday, the service press release...
U.S. Air Force says first space test fundamentals course begins in January
According to a press release issued last week by U.S. Air Force Test Cente, the Test Pilot School convenes the first-ever Space Test Fundamentals...
European Space Agency awards contract for new reusable spaceplane
Aerospace and logistics company Thales and the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced on Friday an agreement worth about $202.3 million (167 million euros)...
U.S. Space announces AEHF-6 satellite control authority transferred to Space Operations Command
Last week, the U.S. Air Force has announced that Satellite Control Authority of the Lockheed Martin-built AEHF-6 Protected Communications satellite had been transferred from the...
Aevum to launch satellite from unmanned aircraft system
Small satellite launch startup Aevum has unveiled the Ravn X unmanned aircraft system that designed to launch small payloads to orbit.
In a press release...
U.S. Space Force says fourth GPS III space vehicle receives operational acceptance
The U.S. Space Force has announced that the fourth Lockheed Martin-built GPS III space vehicle (GPS III SV04) has received Operational Acceptance in record...
Lockheed Martin completes production of new SBIRS GEO-5 missile warning satellite
The top-grossing defense firm in the world Lockheed Martin has announced that the new SBIRS GEO-5 missile warning satellite being completed.
As noted by the...
Russia plans to complete S-500 missile system development in 2021
Russia plans to complete the development of its latest S-500 mobile air defense and anti-ballistic missile system in 2021, the Krasnaya Zvezda news agency...
Pershing II medium-range ballistic missile returns to CCAFS after renovations
The United States Space Force has announced that after nearly nine months of extreme restoration, one of only seven Pershing II surface to surface...
U.S. Military to study use space launch vehicles to transport supplies
U.S. Military is taking the potential for use of space launch vehicles to transport supplies in an emergency, according to a recent service news...