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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency selected a Leidos–Ensco partnership to support the second and third phases of a project that aims to create a backup positioning, navigation and timing system. Ensco said Tuesday Phases II and III of DARPA’s Spatial, Temporal and Orientation Information in Contested Environments program will focus on the development of a detailed design and a real-time demonstration […] More

Ball Aerospace has transported the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s polar orbiting weather satellite to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California ahead of the platform’s scheduled launch on Nov. 10. The company said Tuesday it delivered the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 following a pre-ship review at Ball’s Boulder, Colorado-based manufacturing facility. JPSS-1 is part of the JPSS series of […] More

Matteo Genna, chief technology officer and vice president for product strategy and development at Space Systems Loral, has said SSL partnered with NASA, Air Force Research Laboratory and Deployable Space Systems to develop and test a scalable solar array platform on the International Space Station. Genna wrote in SatMagazine’s September issue the ISS demonstration conducted in […] More

MBDA and the U.K. navy have completed the first firings of a new air missile defense system designed to intercept and engage adversarial missiles that travel at supersonic speeds. The Sea Ceptor weapon system was test-fired from the HMS Argyll Type 23 frigate off the coast of Scotland, the U.K. ministry of defense said Monday. Sea Ceptor […] More

Enlogica Solutions and nLogic have signed an agreement to facilitate collaboration on business development efforts under the Small Business Administration’s Mentor-Protege program. Enlogica said Tuesday nLogic will serve as a mentor and provide contracting, technology transfer, technical and managerial support to help Enlogica expand its client base. “We are looking forward to adopting nLogic’s business […] More

Rocky Research has landed a five-year, $49.1 million contract to supply the U.S. Navy with navigation and ship control system hardware components. The company will perform contract work in Huntsville, Alabama through September 2022, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division is the contracting office and will obligate $137,559 at the […] More

VSE received multiple orders worth a combined $57.4 million from the Naval Sea Systems Command’s International Fleet Support Program Officer during the months of July and August to provide maritime services for 11 foreign military sales clients. The orders cover procurement, repair and maintenance management, planning, logistics, training, engineering and technical assistance support, VSE said Tuesday. VSE […] More

Sky and Space Global has conducted phone calls, instant messaging, voice recording and image transfers through the company’s constellation of three nanosatellites. SAS said Tuesday the test run of its 3 Diamonds constellation marked the first time that a voice call was delivered using nanosatellites. The company demonstrated the “store and forward” function of its satellite […] More