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U.S. Space Force awards contract to Boeing to develop next-gen satellite system
Aerospace giant Boeing has announced that it had received one of three development contracts to build a satellite payload prototype and develop a new...
Northrop Grumman awarded $298M for military communications satellites
Aerospace and defense giant Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract from the U.S. Â Space and Missile Systems Center for Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications, known...
China launches secret spacecraft into orbit
China has launched the first unmanned spacecraft into orbit for a classified mission on 4 September.
Chinese state media Xinhua reported mission success just under...
Lockheed Martin receives $187.5 million for mesh network of 10 small satellites
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. has been awarded a $187.5 million contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) last night for Tranche 0 of...
Israel tests Arrow-2 ballistic missile interceptor
Israel has successfully tested its advanced defense system against an medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), say officials.
On Wednesday, the Israeli Defense Ministry Spokesperson said the Missile...
Third GPS III Space Vehicle receives operational acceptance
On Monday, the United States Space Force has announced that the third GPS III Space Vehicle (GPS III SV03) received Operational Acceptance less than...
U.S. Space Force delivered fourth GPS III satellite to Cape Canaveral
On 6 August, the U.S. Space Force has announced that it has shipped fourth Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle (GPS III SV04) to...
U.S. Air Force launches unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched early Tuesday morning over 4,000 miles from Vandenberg Air Force Base, the U.S. Air Force...
Dynetics to develop tactical space support vehicles
Dynetics has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Leidos has concluded testing the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s (USASMDC) Lonestar tactical space...
Pentagon awards contract to SNC for experimental space station
Spacecraft builder Sierra Nevada Corporation has announced that it was selected to build a future autonomous space station.
The contract award from Pentagon enables the...
Boeing receives $150 million for anti-ballistic missile system
The U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. aerospace giant Boeing announced on Friday an agreement worth about $150 million for the nation's Ground-based Midcourse...
Israel launches new spy satellite that will be used to monitor Iran’s nuclear activities
Israel's Ministry of Defense and Israel Aerospace Industries have successfully launched a rocket carrying a new Ofek 16 electro-optical reconnaissance satellite with advanced capabilities...
China completes Beidou navigation system to bolster its own military space assets
On Thursday, China has successfully launched a BeiDou-3 satellite completing its own global navigation system.
The satellite, the 55th in the family of BeiDou that...
U.S. Space Force’s newest missile defense satellite successfully completes test
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has announced that the U.S. Space Force’s new missile defense satellite successfully completed simulated space environmental testing.
On...
U.S. Space Force launches X-37B unmanned spacecraft into orbit for classified mission
The U.S. Space Force has launched the next X-37B unmanned spacecraft into orbit for a classified mission.
America's most experienced space launch provider United Launch...
U.S. Space Force selects Northrop Grumman to develop protected tactical SATCOM rapid prototype
Northrop Grumman, the weapon's manufacturer, has been selected by theU.S. Space Force to develop a protected tactical SATCOM rapid prototype.
According to a company news...
U.S. Space Force confirms Russia chasing multibillion-dollar U.S. spy satellite
Some analysts and satellite watchers have reported that Russian spacecraft chasing a multibillion-dollar U.S. spy satellite hundreds of miles above the Earth’s surface.
According to...
U.S. Space Force launches unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile
The U.S. Space Force — America’s newest military branch — has test-fired a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday at Vandenberg Air...