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Leidos Subsidiary Concludes Preliminary Design Review of Human Landing System for NASA Program

Leidos' Dynetics subsidiary has finished the preliminary design review of a technology meant to help astronauts land on the moon as part of an upcoming NASA lunar mission. Dynetics said Thursday the PDR effort informed the space agency of the Human Landing System's design that complies with system requirements for NASA's Artemis program, which aims to revive manned space exploration.

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by Nichols Martin February 26, 2021, 5:37 am
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Army Issues Presolicitation for Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Program

The U.S. Army has announced its intent to seek proposals for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program, Defense News reported Thursday.

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by Jane Edwards December 11, 2020, 6:28 am
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Sally Richardson: Northrop Prepares for Upcoming Reviews of Human Landing System’s Transfer Element
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Northrop’s HALO Module for NASA Lunar Gateway to Launch With Maxar’s PPE

Northrop Grumman has unveiled plans for the central module of NASA's Lunar Gateway, including the module's planned launch with Maxar Technologies' Power and Propulsion Element from a spaceport in Florida by 2023, the NASASpaceflight website reported Friday.

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by Jane Edwards August 10, 2020, 2:55 am
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Northrop-Ball Team Hits OPIR Satellite Payload Design Milestone

The team of Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace passed an early design test of a mission payload technology for potential use with the U.S. Air Force's future missile warning satellite system.

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by Nichols Martin June 25, 2020, 6:24 am
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Air Force Concludes Initial Review of Northrop’s GBSD System Design

The U.S. Air Force conducted in late April a three-day preliminary design review of Northrop Grumman's proposed system for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missile program, the service branch reported Friday.

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by Jane Edwards May 18, 2020, 3:58 am
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Lockheed, Army Complete Systems, Design Tests of New Radar

The U.S. Army is progressing ahead of schedule in the further development of the Sentinel A4 air and missile defense radar, with the completion of multiple tests.

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by Nichols Martin May 1, 2020, 8:53 am
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Tim Cole: Maxar Completes Systems Requirements Review of Lunar Gateway's Propulsion Element

Tim Cole, program manager for the power and propulsion element at Maxar Technologies, said in an interview published Monday that the company wrapped up the two-day systems requirements review of the PPE at its Palo Alto, Calif.-based facility to assess and document the platform's technical requirements.

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by Jane Edwards October 22, 2019, 4:59 am
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DARPA Completes Preliminary Design Review for Hypersonic Missile Booster
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Raytheon Awarded USAF Design Review Contract to Back GPS Receiver Development

Raytheon has received a potential $47.7M contract from the U.S. Air Force to conduct a preliminary design review of a next-generation integrated circuit to support the development and testing of GPS receivers for use in future military operations.

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by Jane Edwards June 30, 2019, 10:06 pm
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Collins Aerospace to Develop GPS Receivers Under Air Force Contract

Collins Aerospace has secured a two-year, $43M contract from the U.S. Air Force to design and develop GPS receivers for military use.

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by Matthew Nelson May 2, 2019, 2:24 am
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Rockwell Collins Set to Enter New Phase in Navy Air Combat Training System Upgrade

The U.S. Navy has given Rockwell Collins the green light to commence the detailed design phase of a project to modernize the service branch’s airborne training platform. Rockwell Collins said Tuesday it received the approval after completing the preliminary design review for Increment 2 of the Tactical Combat Training System in February. The company serves as the TCTS Inc. II program’s prime […] More

by Joanna Crews June 20, 2018, 2:59 am