HII and Ocean Aero will work together to bolster their respective unmanned maritime platforms and autonomy software offerings. Under the strategic agreement, the companies will work on improving platform capabilities, including the operational reach and duration of the platforms, autonomy behaviors and share sensor fusion and perceptions, the military shipbuilding company said Thursday. HII and […] More

Ocean Aero has agreed to provide the Department of Homeland Security with autonomous underwater and surface vehicles under a multimillion-dollar deal.

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Lockheed Martin’s venture capital arm has participated in a round of Series B financing for Ocean Aero to help the San Diego-based autonomous marine systems developer ramp up production work and support its client base, the Washington Business Journal reported Tuesday. Lockheed made its initial investment in Ocean Aero in September 2017 through its venture […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s venture capital arm has invested in Ocean Aero as both companies aim to seek opportunities to expand their autonomous maritime capabilities. The strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures seeks to help the firms continue to demonstrate their capability to configure teams of autonomous platforms for complex missions, Lockheed said Friday. Chris Moran, executive director […] More

RTX's Collins Aerospace subsidiary and partners ILC Dover and Oceaneering have completed the crew capability assessment test on next-generation spacesuits developed for NASA astronauts on the International Space Station. During the test, the spacesuits went through a series of demonstrations in a manufactured zero-gravity environment onboard an aircraft, RTX said Wednesday.

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Ball Aerospace has concluded the testing of the first space vehicle for Space Systems Command’s next-generation operational environmental satellite system. The company said Thursday the Weather System Follow–on–Microwave satellite is scheduled for launch in early 2024 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and will provide the Department of Defense with space-based environmental monitoring capabilities. […] More

Ball Aerospace has concluded the testing of the first space vehicle for Space Systems Command's next-generation operational environmental satellite system. The Weather System Follow–on–Microwave satellite is scheduled for launch in early 2024 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and will provide the Department of Defense with space-based environmental monitoring capabilities. More

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Ball Aerospace has completed two phases in the development of the Weather System Follow-on-Microwave satellite for the U.S. Space Force. The finalization of the system’s spacecraft bus and the conclusion of its microwave imager technology’s environmental assessment will propel the project into its final assembly, integration and testing stages, Ball Aerospace announced from Broomfield, Colorado on Tuesday. […] More

Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, has secured a task order worth at least $97.2 million to provide NASA with a next-generation astronaut spacesuit for use outside the International Space Station. The task order covers the spacewalking system’s development, critical design review and demonstration on Earth in a simulated space environment, NASA said Friday. […] More

Ball Aerospace will help the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study instrument designs for measuring atmospheric composition and ocean color as part of its Geostationary Extended Observations program. The company said Thursday it was selected for two 20-month studies to inform the development of next generation geostationary weather satellite constellation the agency is undertaking to […] More

Ball Aerospace has passed the critical design review for a space weather monitoring satellite it is developing to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mission objectives. The company said Tuesday completing the CDR for NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 spacecraft meant it can now move to production, integration and test phases. SWFO-L1 is […] More