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The L3Harris-built Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) satellite launched on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NTS-3 will be used for a variety of experiments to include testing on-orbit, next-generation technologies that assist warfighters in contested environments. (L3Harris photo.)

After delays, Space Force launches testbed satellite for experimental PNT capabilities

The NTS-3 satellite will spend the next year conducting about 100 experiments focused on advancing and augmenting the Pentagon's GPS capabilities.

Aug 13, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

L3Harris developed the Meadowlands system to assist the U.S. Space Force in responding to potential future threats more effectively and efficiently. The upgraded system will enhance space Electromagnetic Warfare capabilities in support of joint and allied warfighters. (Credit: L3Harris)

Space Force receives first two units of Meadowlands offensive satellite jammer

Erik Ballard of L3Harris told DefenseScoop that the Meadowlands system offers "a step-change in capability" for the Space Force.

Jun 13, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Members of the 18th Space Defense Combat Squadron, a unit assigned to U.S. Space Forces – Space under the USSF Force Generation model, observe orbital data at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 4, 2024.  (Photo by David Dozoretz)

Space Force on track to deliver modernized space monitoring software in 2025

The Space Force and L3Harris expect the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) to reach operational capability in 2025.

Apr 14, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Northrop Grumman’s first completed satellite for SDA’s Tranche 1 tracking layer. (Credit: Northrop Grumman)

Supply chain woes further delay launch of SDA’s first operational satellites

The agency now expects to launch the first satellites in Tranche 1 of the PWSA later this summer.

Mar 10, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

L3 Harris AMORPHOUS rendering (Image credit: L3Harris)

L3Harris unveils plan to control thousands of autonomous systems simultaneously

The company announced its vision for its AMORPHOUS technology.

Feb 10, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

L3Harris wants to apply VAMPIRE anti-drone system to the maritime environment

The company is looking to apply proven technology for new use cases as a means of getting capabilities to the field faster.

Jan 29, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Space industrial base racing to meet growing demand for military satellites

After supply chain woes delayed the launch of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 satellites, SDA and the space industrial base are working to mitigate risks in…

Dec 26, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Northrop Grumman demos hybrid SATCOM solution using commercial internet

The Air Force Research Lab has also awarded a new contract to Viasat for the next phase of the Global Lightning effort.

Sep 24, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Missile warning satellite rendering. (Raytheon image)

Space Force mitigating potential capability loss for MEO missile-tracking program after RTX’s exit

Space Systems Command dropped RTX from the Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking — MEO program in May due to cost growth, schedule slips and design challenges.

Sep 18, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Lt. Kevin Kreutz, a shooter in the arresting gear officer’s pit, watches an EA-18G Growler from the “Shadowhawks” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in support of exercise Talisman Saber 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ramon G. Go/RELEASED)

After nearly 5 years of litigation, Navy awards next system in advanced airborne electronic attack

The pods in the program are expected to have extended range and the ability to jam multiple targets simultaneously.

Sep 12, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau