Space and Missile Systems Center
Latest stories
-
-
in Contract Awards, News
Space Force Taps Net-Centric for Battlespace Awareness Center Support
Boulder, Colo.-based engineering company Net-centric Design Professionals has secured a two-year, $28.6M contract from the U.S. Air Force to support the Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center at Buckley Air Force Base.
-
L3Harris to Enter Air Force NTS-3 Spacecraft Fabrication Phase
L3Harris Technologies will move to build a satellite for position, navigation and timing system demonstrations after the company passed a critical design review with the U.S. Air Force. The Melbourne, Fla.-based defense firm can now begin the production of Navigation Technology Satellite-3 the service branch intends to launch into geostationary orbit sometime in 2022.
-
ASTRA Selected for Space Force’s Cloud Characterization Tech Project
The U.S. Space Force has tasked Atmosphere and Space Technology Research Associates to build and test a military-grade prototype technology intended to characterize Earth's clouds. ASTRA said Tuesday it will collaborate with Lockheed Martin, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Pumpkin and Atmospheric and Environmental Research to develop the cloud characterization system.
-
in News
Space Force Launches Northrop’s Minotaur IV Rocket With NRO Satellite Payload
Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur IV vehicle has launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office satellite mission to orbit as part of the U.S. Space Force’s Orbital/Suborbital Program-3 contract.
-
in Contract Awards, News
Will Roper: $116M Intended for Small Launch Contracts Shifted to Small Business Loan Programs
Will Roper, assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the U.S. Air Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the Department of Defense approved $116M in funds for small launch contracts but decided to redirect the funds to small business loan initiatives, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
-
in Contract Awards, News
Space Force Shortlists Two Raytheon Technologies Units, Technology Advancement Group for Handheld GPS Tech Project
Technology Advancement Group and two Raytheon Technologies business units have been shortlisted by the U.S. Space Force for a rapid prototyping program to develop global positioning system devices. TAG and Raytheon's Collins Aerospace business and intelligence and space unit secured firm-fixed-price contracts worth $41.1M combined to submit basic working prototypes of the Joint Modernized Global GPS Handheld technology, the Space and Missile Systems Center said Wednesday.
-
in Contract Awards, News
LinQuest to Extend Air Force Systems Engineering Support
LinQuest has been awarded a $76.6M contract modification to continue helping the U.S. Air Force engineer, integrate systems. The Los Angeles-based company will provide the services to the branch's programs with high security requirements, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
-
in Contract Awards, News
SMC Drops Intent to Award Rideshare Launch Services Contracts
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center has decided to withdraw its plans to award firm-fixed-price contracts for rideshare launch services under the Defense Production Act Title III program after reviewing responses to its notice of contract award.
-
in News
Third Lockheed-Built GPS III Satellite Begins Cruise to Orbit
The third Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite has started using its liquid propulsion systems to reach its operational orbit and is responding to commands from U.S. Space Force and Lockheed operators.
-
in Contract Awards, News
ManTech to Extend Operational Support for Space Force’s Launch Programs
The U.S. Air Force has awarded ManTech International a potential four-month, $20.9M contract modification to continue performing system engineering and integration services to support the U.S. Space Force’s launch operations.
-
in News
ULA’s Delta 4 Heavy-Lift Rocket to Launch NRO Satellite in August
United Launch Alliance’s Delta 4 rocket is slated to send payload from the National Reconnaissance Office to orbit on August 26 following program delays, Spaceflight Now reported Friday.