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  • Engility, Harris Execs Say USAF Makes Strides in Space Tech Acquisition Process
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    Engility, Harris Execs Say USAF Makes Strides in Space Tech Acquisition Process

    Some industry executives said they believe the U.S. Air Force has initiated measures to expedite the process of awarding space-related contracts in an effort to immediately address gaps, Defense One reported Tuesday. “What I’ve seen in the last year is it’s moved from rhetoric to reality and it’s really impacting this industry,” Bill Gattle, president of […] More

  • Kratos to Back Dynetics in Third Phase of DARPA ‘Gremlins’ UAV Contract
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    Kratos to Back Dynetics in Third Phase of DARPA ‘Gremlins’ UAV Contract

    A Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary will support Dynetics in efforts to further develop a system to facilitate the aerial launch and recovery of multiple unmanned air vehicles under the third phase of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Gremlins program. Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems will fabricate, assemble and integrate aerial drones as part […] More

  • SpaceX Launches Orbital ATK-Made ‘TESS’ Spacecraft for NASA
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    SpaceX Launches Orbital ATK-Made ‘TESS’ Spacecraft for NASA

    A satellite that Orbital ATK built for NASA’s Astrophysics Explorer mission lifted off Wednesday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is designed to identify planets nearby host stars to facilitate characterizations of those planets and their atmospheres through the use of four wide-field cameras, […] More

  • Sikorsky Unveils Industrialization Plan to Back Bid for Germany’s Heavy Lift Helicopter Program
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    Sikorsky Unveils Industrialization Plan to Back Bid for Germany’s Heavy Lift Helicopter Program

    Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary has introduced an industrialization plan that seeks to advance partnership with the German aerospace and defense industry in support of its effort to compete for the European country’s heavy lift helicopter program. Sikorsky and Rheinmetall Group agreed to team up in February to offer the former’s CH-53K King Stallion helicopter for the German air force’s […] More

  • Lockheed Submits Bid to Produce Follow-On Air Force GPS III Satellites
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    Lockheed Submits Bid to Produce Follow-On Air Force GPS III Satellites

    Lockheed Martin has delivered its proposal to the U.S. Air Force to compete for the service’s GPS III Follow On satellite development program. The company said Tuesday the GPS IIIF program aims to develop up to 22 next-generation GPS satellites designed to build up anti-jamming capabilities. Lockheed said its proposed GPS III platform will have a […] More

  • HawkEye 360 Names Robert Work, John Mulholland to Advisory Board; Letitia Long Adds Chairperson Role
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    HawkEye 360 Names Robert Work, John Mulholland to Advisory Board; Letitia Long Adds Chairperson Role

    HawkEye 360 has appointed Robert Work, former deputy secretary at the Defense Department, and John Mulholland, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, to its advisory board. Letitia Long, former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency director and a HawkEye 360 advisory board member since 2017, will assume the role of board chairperson, the company said Monday. Work served as […] More

  • Primescape Solutions Adopts ‘HighPoint’ Brand
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    Primescape Solutions Adopts ‘HighPoint’ Brand

    Herndon, Virginia-based digital transformation services provider Primescape Solutions will now operate as HighPoint. HighPoint Global said Monday the rebranding effort comes after it acquired Primescape in October 2017 as part of its efforts to facilitate the delivery of citizen experience services to government clients. “This rebranding is a result of the smooth integration of the […] More

  • Report: Stratolaunch Aircraft Could Perform Initial Flight by Summer 2018
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    Report: Stratolaunch Aircraft Could Perform Initial Flight by Summer 2018

    A Stratolaunch Systems-built aircraft designed to facilitate air launches of rockets to deliver satellites into orbit could perform its maiden flight as early as this summer, the Washington Post reported Monday. Company officials told reporters at the Space Symposium that taxi tests are now underway and that the aircraft could be ready for its initial […] More

  • General Atomics Conducts Carrier Deck Taxi Capability Demo for MQ-25 Tanker Drone Offering
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    General Atomics Conducts Carrier Deck Taxi Capability Demo for MQ-25 Tanker Drone Offering

    A General Atomics business unit has demonstrated aircraft carrier-based deck taxi capability and launch-and-recovery operations for its proposed offering for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 carrier-based unmanned aerial refueling tanker program. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. used a Predator C Avenger drone as a substitute for its MQ-25 offering and director wands that work to control taxi […] More

  • Wallis Laughrey: Raytheon Aims to Address DoD’s Weather Monitoring Needs With VIIRS Sensor
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    Wallis Laughrey: Raytheon Aims to Address DoD’s Weather Monitoring Needs With VIIRS Sensor

    Raytheon has expressed interest to help the Defense Department meet its weather monitoring needs with its sensor system, SpaceNews reported Monday. Wallis Laughrey, vice president of Raytheon’s space systems segment, told the publication at the Space Symposium that the company is in talks with the U.S. Air Force and DoD about the capability of its […] More

  • DoD Issues Final Draft Cloud Procurement Solicitation
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    DoD Issues Final Draft Cloud Procurement Solicitation

    The Defense Department has issued the second draft solicitation for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud procurement program, Nextgov reported Monday. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says the final draft request for proposals covers responses to at least 1,000 industry and government questions submitted in March after DoD released the initial draft solicitation for the single-award contract for […] More

  • Orbital ATK Unveils ‘OmegA’ Rocket for Air Force EELV Program at Space Symposium
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    Orbital ATK Unveils ‘OmegA’ Rocket for Air Force EELV Program at Space Symposium

    Orbital ATK has introduced a new rocket the company built for the U.S. Air Force’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program at the 34th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The OmegA rocket is Orbital ATK’s Next Generation Launch System that is set for ground tests in 2019 and initial launch in 2021, the company said Monday. […] More