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Sierra Nevada Corp. will help the Air Force Research Laboratory mature a next generation upper stage rocket engine under a two-year, $20.2 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force. The contract covers research and development and test facilities needed for the maturation of the VR35K-A advanced engine and its components, the Department of Defense […] More
Todd Probert, president of national security and innovative solutions at CACI International, said the rapidly evolving threat landscape has pushed the Department of Defense to enter into public-private partnerships, adopt open architecture and develop software-driven capabilities. “Open architecture enables rapid deployment of new capabilities and helps ensure future modernization by emphasizing software over hardware,” Probert, […] More
Spire Global is providing the U.S. Space Force with GPS telemetry data collected through its constellation of 40 geolocation satellites to help the service detect jamming and other disruptions, SpaceNews reported Friday. The data collection effort is part of a Space Systems Command project that seeks to automate data analysis and generate intelligence data for […] More
Spire Global will develop four 6U LEMUR satellites for Sierra Nevada Corp. under a partnership on a space services program. The Spire satellites will enable SNC to perform radio frequency collection and analysis to provide insights for military and government agencies to help them manage RF emissions and protect against GPS and RF interference, Spire […] More
Volansi has partnered with Sierra Nevada Corp. to provide the U.S. Army with an unmanned aircraft system offering designed for vertical take-off and landing. The Army selected the Volansi/SNC VTOL platform as a potential product under the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Increment 2 program, as a result of the technology’s durability and redundancy, Volansi […] More
Sierra Nevada Corp. has completed its two-year mission to perform three space research projects in medium Earth Orbit for the Air Force Research Laboratory. The Demonstration and Science Experiments spacecraft, now handled by SNC’s Sierra Space subsidiary, deployed 13 payloads for the research areas meant to advance the Department of Defense’s capability to send spacecraft […] More
Sierra Nevada Corp. has delivered another Mission Enhancement Kit for the King Air 350 aircraft to the U.S. Army in an effort to expand the capabilities of its fleet of enhanced medium altitude reconnaissance and surveillance systems. The seventh fully integrated MEK aircraft delivery is part of a contract from the Army, which has acquired […] More
Sierra Space, a space-focused subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corp., has partnered with Redwire to jointly provide in-space manufacturing support. The memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies allows Redwire to use Sierra Space’s technologies for a variety of in-space manufacturing activities and services, SNC said Wednesday. Sierra Space has engaged in multiple partnerships that […] More
Sierra Nevada Corp. has secured a $48.3 million contract to provide two more sensors-equipped aircraft that would help U.S. Customs and Border Protection detect and track border security threats. The pair of Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft will support CBP's surveillance across border areas that pose environmental challenges, such as austere weather and terrain obstacles, SNC said Tuesday.
An industry team led by Leidos' Dynetics business has submitted its proposal for a human landing system that will support NASA's Artemis mission to the moon slated for 2024.
The Demonstration and Science Experiments satellite of the Air Force Research Laboratory performed the first space-to-space very low frequency transmission within three months of its launch during a coordinated experiment with the Japanese Space Agency's Arase spacecraft. The DSX satellite launched in June 2019 to study the interactions of space plasma, radiation belts and radio waves in near-Earth space.
The Air National Guard has tapped Sierra Nevada Corp. to equip the security force's EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft with new Link 16 communications. The tactical datalink update would allow the military reserve's aircraft to communicate on the Link-16 network that provides situational awareness across the U.S. Air Force fleet and other users, SNC said Monday.
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