Pradman Kaul, president of Hughes Network Systems, said the company believes its investment in satellite company OneWeb has paved the way for Hughes to offer low-Earth orbit broadband connectivity to compete for the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.
Read More »Kleos Space to Support Multinational Military Space Program
Kleos Space has received a contract of an undisclosed value to provide its data for a military program between the U.S., Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, the Netherlands and the U.K.
Read More »General Atomics Flies First Production MQ-9B Aircraft; David Alexander Quoted
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has flown the first production unit of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian, a remotely piloted aircraft designed for all-weather performance.
Read More »MBDA Tests Anti-Ship Missile for Qualification
MBDA, a European weapons maker, test-fired a new anti-ship missile in Ile Du Levant, France, to verify the technology’s qualification.
Read More »HexGn: U.S. Secured $100B in Startup Investments in 2019
A market study by HexGn shows that startup companies in the U.S. obtained a cumulative value of $100B in funding in 2019.
Read More »Raytheon Gets $80M Navy Modification for Torpedo Parts, Tech Support
Raytheon has received an $80.4M contract modification to continue producing MK54 Lightweight Torpedo parts for the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales customers.
Read More »Raytheon Gets Navy Contract Option for P-8A Surveillance Radars
Raytheon has received a $39.7M contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide a total of 12 radar production kits for the P-8A Poseidon multimission patrol aircraft.
Read More »Northrop Gets Navy Contract for Aircraft IR Countermeasures, EW Mgmt System Integration
Northrop Grumman has secured a two-year, $27.2M contract from the U.S. Navy to integrate, test and deliver electronic warfare management and large aircraft infrared countermeasures systems into P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft units.
Read More »Navy Posts RFI on Development, Engineering Services for Trident II Missile Navigation Subsystems
The U.S. Navy has issued a request for information on potential vendors that could develop, integrate, produce navigation subsystems for the Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile system.
Read More »SIPRI: Global Military Arms Sales Totaled $398B in 2017
A new Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says sales of military services and weapons systems worldwide reached $398.2B in 2017, a figure that reflects a 2.5 percent increase from 2016. SIPRI said Monday the U.S. arms industry landed the top spot in the 2017 Top 100 for posting a 2 …
Read More »In-Q-Tel Opens Offices in Australia, UK
In-Q-Tel has set up new offices in Sydney and London to gain access to startups with novel commercial technologies that can aid intelligence and national security missions of the U.S. and international partners. Peter Tague, an executive vice president at IQT, will oversee international efforts, the nonprofit said Wednesday. Tague is …
Read More »Navy Taps General Dynamics for Control Systems R&D Support
The U.S. Navy has a awarded an $18.5M contract to General Dynamics‘ missions systems business for research, development and sustainment support on various control systems. The company will perform these services to support the fire control sub-system for U.S. ballistic missile submarines, the U.K.’s FCS and the weapon control system …
Read More »Boeing’s Leanne Caret Talks UK Fighter Jet Devt Program at Farnborough Airshow
Leanne Caret, CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security business, has said the company would be “honored and thrilled” if given the opportunity to take part in the U.K.’s new fighter jet program, Reuters reported Friday. Caret, a two-time Wash100 recipient, told Reuters at the Farnborough Airshow that it is too …
Read More »Lockheed’s Rick Ambrose Talks Responsive Space, Additive Manufacturing
Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s space business, has said the U.S. and the U.K. implement “very similar strategies” when it comes to securing rapid and cheaper space access, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. His remarks at a separate news event Tuesday came a day after the U.K. space agency …
Read More »General Atomics to Support UK MQ-9B RPA Program Under $81M USAF FMS Contract
General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has received an $80.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to design, build, integrate and test components in support of the U.K.’s MQ-9B Protector program. The service branch will obligate $33.5 million in FMS funds at the time of award, the Defense Department said Friday. The U.K. said it will initially …
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