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The Consumer Electronics Association has published a report indicating that a radio spectrum used to facilitate enterprise wireless communications contributes $62 billion to the nation’s economy a year. CEA forecasts that consumer electronics devices utilizing non-licensed radio frequency bands will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 30 percent between 2011 and 2016, the […] More

Lockheed Martin has destroyed targets with missiles launched from its turreted weapon system for two ground demonstrations at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The HELLFIRE and DAGR missiles were fired from the long-range surveillance and attack vehicle weapon system, Lockheed said Tuesday. The LRSAV system fired the HELLFIRE II missile from a distance of 6.4 kilometers […] More

The United Launch Alliance has signed contracts with several U.S. companies to move towards creating a next-generation rocket engine, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes the joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin will choose one company to investigate next-generation liquid oxygen/ hydrocarbon first stage propulsion concepts to build the rocket engine as an alternative […] More

Airbus Group and Safran have inked a memorandum of understanding to develop new space launchers for commercial and government customers through a 50-50 joint venture. Safran will combine its propulsion technologies with Airbus’ launcher systems under the joint venture, Airbus said Monday. The agreement builds on an industrial initiative led by the European Space Agency […] More