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

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

LM 400 rendering (Lockheed Martin image)

Lockheed Martin to launch new mid-sized satellite bus for tech demo in 2025

Lockheed Martin intends to use the technology demonstration as a way to prove the LM 400's readiness for future Defense Department contracts.

Nov 20, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Inside U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Josef Cole / DOD / U.S. Cyber Command)

Dashboard aims to give commanders increased ability to assess cyber team readiness

The capability is part of the Joint Cyber Command and Control (JCC2) program, which is aimed at providing improved situational awareness, battle management, and information about cyber…

Jul 24, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron and U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron fly in formation above U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships in the Pacific Ocean in support of Valiant Shield 2024, June 7, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keegan Putman)

Joint force, international partners, contractors test command and control capabilities in Pacific exercise

Valiant Shield provided an opportunity for the Department of Defense and its partners to put interoperability and CJADC2 concepts to the test.

Jul 19, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Anduril, General Atomics move into next phase of Air Force CCA drone program

The Air Force plans to make a production decision for CCA Increment 1 by fiscal 2026.

Apr 24, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Illustration of a the DRACO spacecraft being developed by Lockheed Martin for DARPA that will demonstrate thermal nuclear engine technology. (Credit: Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin pitching nuclear propulsion portfolio for defense space mobility, logistics

The company says its portfolio of nuclear-powered space capabilities could reach IOC by 2030.

Apr 15, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

B-52 Stratofortress crews from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota and the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, participated in hypersonic weapon familiarization training at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 27, 2024. Hypersonics is an attribute being pursued for advanced munitions. The Department of Defense is developing hypersonic science and technology to ensure the U.S. can rapidly transition operational hypersonic systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Pedro Tenorio)

Air Force not planning to buy any ARRW hypersonic missiles in fiscal 2025

Meanwhile, the Air Force is requesting $517 million for another weapon known as the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM).

Mar 11, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Rendering of Pony Express 2 tech demonstrator spacecraft (Lockheed Martin image)

Lockheed Martin readies next tech demo of space-based JADC2 capabilities

Robert Lightfoot, executive VP of Lockheed Martin Space, told DefenseScoop that the upcoming mission is part of a larger effort to drive space innovation through company investments.

Feb 21, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Rendering of a L3Harris missile warning satellite (L3Harris image)

Space Development Agency picks 3 vendors to build next layer of missile tracking satellites

Six of the satellites in the Tranche 2 tracking layer will provide fire control-quality data to warfighters, an SDA official said.

Jan 16, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman score awards for Army’s ‘launched effects’ initiative

The companies won other transaction agreements for the first phase of the Launched Effects program to mature payloads for infrared and electronic warfare.

Nov 29, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau