Unmanned Aircraft Development Finds Two New Projects From DoD
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded two contracts to Northrop Grumman and Boeing for two, as of yet, unpublished UAV development programs.
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Pentagon May Reach Satellite Analysis Goal Early
The U.S. military may reach its goal of doing collision analysis on 800 maneuverable satellites before October, and is examining the possibility of tracking 500 more satellites that cannot be maneuvered, a top Air Force general said on Tuesday.
Read MoreGEO-2 Going Good — Promised Payload Packed + Promptly Posted
Northrop Grumman Corp. has delivered the second geosynchronous orbit (GEO) payload to prime contractor Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. in Sunnyvale, California, for integration into the spacecraft and final system-level testing.
Read MoreU.S. Army Selects Lockheed Martin As One Of Six For Battle Command Products
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is one of six companies selected by the U.S. Army to compete for future task orders across the Battle Command Family of Products, an indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract.
Read MorePoliticians Say One Thing, The U.S.A.F. Another, Regarding UAV Maintenance
The Air Force states it has not yet decided who will maintain two unmanned aerial vehicles called the Predator and Reaper, this according to the Air Force Times.
Read MoreRaytheon Takes Risks for the U.S. Air Force With Next-Gen GPS
The U.S. Air Force liked what the Raytheon Company was doing for them, and so to validate this confidence Raytheon received a contract extension to perform additional risk-reduction activities for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System Operational Ground Control Segment, or GPS OCX. Raytheon will identify and mitigate program risk to create a roadmap to keep the program on budget and on schedule.
Read MoreQual-Pro Protégé Picked For DoD’s Nunn-Perry Award
The California Space Authority (CSA) congratulates Qual-Pro on being awarded the 2009 Department of Defense (DOD) Nunn-Perry Award for their exceptional growth and technological expansion under the Department of Defense Mentor-Prot?g? Program (MPP).
Read MoreLMC’s SMC SBIRS PDR OK
The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) team has submitted its proposal for the program's follow-on production phase and has completed a major Preliminary Design Review (PDR) milestone with the U.S. Air Force.
Read MoreUAVs To Receive An Increased Ingestion Of DoD Budget Support
The chopping block — that's where the F-22 Raptors, the Prez chopper, and some armored vehicles have ended up within Defense Secretary Gates' new budget plan for the Department of Defense (DoD).
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