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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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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
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Army Reviews Design of GE’s New Military Helicopter Engine
The U.S. Army has completed a preliminary design review of an engine technology General Electric‘s aviation business developed under a 24-month, $102 million contract awarded in September 2016. GE said Wednesday the PDR represents a milestone for the technology maturation and risk reduction phase of the service branch’s Improved Turbine Engine Program. The company offered its T901-GE-900 as a […] More
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Dynetics-Led Team Passes Preliminary Design Review of SLS Rocket Universal Stage Adapter
Dynetics and its industry partners have cleared a preliminary design review of a Universal Stage Adapter that will work to support cargo transportation aboard NASA‘s Space Launch System rocket. The USA will be used to carry cargo during the first crewed flight of SLS and the Orion spacecraft, dubbed Exploration Mission-2, which is scheduled for launch by […] More
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Navy, Lockheed Complete Helicopter-Based Electronic Warfare Pod Preliminary Design Review
The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin have wrapped up a preliminary design review of a helicopter-based electronic warfare pod designed to help warfighters detect and respond to anti-ship missile threats. Lockheed said Tuesday its Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare Active Mission Payload AN/ALQ-248 system aboard Sikorsky-made MH-60 helicopters works to provide the aircraft with surveillance capabilities against […] More
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Northrop Subsidiary Reviews Design of Inmarsat Satellite L-Band Reflectors
Northrop Grumman‘s Astro Aerospace subsidiary has conducted a preliminary design review of L-band reflectors for two communications satellites that Airbus currently develops for Inmarsat. Astro Aerospace will work to mature the reflectors’ design before the Inmarsat-6 satellite program undergoes a critical design review later this year, Northrop said Wednesday. Inmarsat awarded Airbus’ defense and space business a […] More
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SSL Reviews Robotic Satellite Servicing Spacecraft Design; Richard White Comments
Space Systems Loral has concluded the preliminary design review of a robotic spacecraft for NASA's in-orbit satellite servicing mission. The completion of the three-day PDR advances the space vehicle to the detailed design phase to facilitate the launch of the Restore-L mission in 2020, SSL said Tuesday. SSL received a potential $127 million contract from […] More
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Orbital ATK, NASA Complete Preliminary Design Review on Land Imaging Satellite
Orbital ATK and NASA have conducted a preliminary design review of a land surface mapping satellite the company is building for the space agency and the U.S. Geological Survey. The review occurred at Orbital ATK’s Gilbert, Arizona, facility in July and showed that the Landsat 9 satellite meets system and schedule requirements, the company said Tuesday. NASA awarded […] More
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Orbital ATK, NASA Wrap Up Preliminary Design Review of Satellite Servicing Vehicle's Docking Platform
Orbital ATK and NASA have completed the preliminary design review of a docking component of its Mission Extension Vehicle. The Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking system consists of actuators, control algorithms and sensors that work to help MEV-1 detect, monitor and move toward a client spacecraft, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. The company and NASA conducted the RPOD […] More
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Raytheon, Navy Review Air Surveillance Radar Design
Raytheon and the U.S. Navy have completed a preliminary design review of an air surveillance radar technology the company developed to provide simultaneous anti-air warfare, anti-surface warfare and air traffic control support for aircraft carriers and amphibious warfare ships. The company said Wednesday the PDR validated that the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar is on track for system development and delivery to various ship classes […] More
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Lockheed Completes Preliminary Long-Range Radar Design Review
Lockheed Martin has completed the preliminary design review of a radar system designed to safeguard the U.S. from ballistic missile threats. The company developed the Long Range Discrimination Radar under a potential $784 million contract the Missile Defense Agency awarded in October 2015, Lockheed said Thursday. The LRDR platform is an S-band radar component of MDA’s […] More
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Charles Chase: Lockheed, NASA Eye Preliminary X-Plane Design Review Completion in June
Charles Chase, a program lead at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works unit, has said Lockheed and NASA expect to wrap up the evaluation phase on the preliminary design of a supersonic aircraft by June before the company and the agency begin the critical design review, FlightGlobal reported Wednesday. Chase told the publication that NASA and Lockheed […] More
