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  • Airbus-OneWeb JV Eyes DARPA's Low-Earth Orbit Military Satellite Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus-OneWeb JV Eyes DARPA’s Low-Earth Orbit Military Satellite Program

    France-based Airbus seeks to participate in U.S. military space technology development projects through the establishment of a Florida-based satellite assembly line scheduled to be operational this fall, SpaceNews reported Friday. Airbus’s joint venture with satellite broadband company OneWeb established the facility with the goal to produce at least 900 spacecraft designed to operate in low Earth orbit. The […] More

  • DARPA to Select Firms to Provide Military Satellite Alternatives - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Select Firms to Provide Military Satellite Alternatives

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will begin reviewing proposals for cheaper alternatives to using traditional military satellites, Space News reported Thursday. DARPA intends to award contracts, totaling $117.5 million, for work to develop the Blackjack program’s low Earth orbit constellation, which will be used to deliver global coverage for military operations. The agency will select up to […] More

  • Marine Corps Squadron Flies Boeing Insitu's Blackjack in Class D Airspace - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Squadron Flies Boeing Insitu’s Blackjack in Class D Airspace

    A unit of the U.S. Marine Corps has expanded unmanned aircraft system flight operations over airspace that regularly accommodates military and commercial air traffic. During the flight, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 integrated RQ-21A Blackjack operations with manned aircraft in the Class D airspace at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, the Marine Corps said March […] More