SpaceCom to Launch AMOS Satellite Aboard SpaceX Vehicle; Gwynne Shotwell Comments
January 31, 2013 No Comment
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Communication Ltd. have announced an agreement to launch the SpaceCom-built AMOS-6 satellite aboard Space X’s falcon 9 launch vehicle., according to a SpaceX statement. “Spacecom was one of our earliest supporters—SpaceX is proud to be their partner and we look forward to launching their AMOS-6 satellite,” said Gwynne Shotwell, president of [...]
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Northrop Team Building AF Polar Satellite Hardware, Software; David Ryan Comments
January 29, 2013 No Comment
Northrop Grumman‘s information systems sector has won a contract to design and develop hardware and software for a U.S. Air Force polar satellite system, the company announced Monday. The company will lead a team for the 18-month contract that includes General Dynamics, Raytheon, Boecore Inc., Pollere Inc., Monterey Technologies Inc., Meadowgate Technologies, Perales Consulting [...]
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Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon worked with the Missile Defense Agency to carry out a test of a ground-based interceptor used in defending against ballistic missiles. The Defense Department said the test involved a Boeing-made interceptor and a Raytheon-made component that separates from the interceptor to attack the missile. Northrop said MDA used the company’s [...]
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Northrop Grumman is providing NASA a set of satellites for transmitting images and data from space to Earth, with at least two out of six still operating beyond their planned 10-year lifespan. According to Northrop, Tracking and Data Relay Satellites three and five are respectively in year 24 and year 21 of their service life [...]
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DARPA Simulates Robotic Arm for Reusing Dead Satellites; Dave Barnhart Comments
January 23, 2013 No Comment
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has demonstrated prototype technologies for a program intended to reuse dead satellites in orbit. In a video released by the agency Tuesday, the agency displayed a scenario designed to show how to apply technology for the Phoenix program. According to the Pentagon’s research arm, potential technologies include a robotic [...]
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Kratos Subsidiary to Provide AF Carbon Fiber Drones; Glenn Wells Comments
January 23, 2013 No Comment
A Kratos Defense and Security Solutions subsidiary has won a $32.8 million sole-source contract option to provide the U.S. Air Force drones made of carbon fiber and epoxy-based materials. Kratos said its Composite Engineering subsidiary will provide the branch 28 BQM-167A Air Force Subscale Aerial Targets and one year of logistics and technical support. This option [...]
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Raytheon Providing Navy Zumwalt Destroyer Software for C4ISR; Kevin Peppe Comments
January 22, 2013 No Comment
Raytheon is providing the U.S. Navy software for the mission system onboard the branch’s Zumwalt class of destroyers. The company said it has delivered more than six million lines of software to the Navy for ship activation and combat system testing. The Total Ship Computing Environment, the Zumwalt class’ mission system, contains shipboard applications for [...]
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