Serco‘s North American subsidiary has won a potential five-year, $38 million contract to modernize the high-altitude electromagnetic pulse protection of Ballistic Missile Early Warnings Systems at Thule Air Base in Greenland. Serco Inc. will apply a design-build-install-test approach to update the radar system’s HEMP protection for the U.S. Air Force Space Command, the company said Friday. Dan Allen, Serco Inc. chairman and CEO, …
Read More »Lockheed, URS, InDyne JV Launch Bid for AF Launch Range Program; Robert Smith, Lance Lord Comment
Lockheed Martin and URS Corp.’s joint venture with technical services company InDyne has submitted an offer to consolidate the U.S. Air Force Space Command’s two main launch ranges. The three companies forged the Consolidated Range Enterprise alliance to jointly pursue the multibillion-dollar Launch and Test Range System Integrated Support Contract …
Read More »ATK to Study Satellites Ahead of Air Force Weather Program; Tom Wilson Comments
ATK has won a contract from the U.S. Air Force to study the capabilities and characteristics of network-centric small satellites as an element of a new 21st century weather data service, according to a company statement. “ATK is delighted to have this opportunity to play a key role with Space and …
Read More »Harris Wins $66M to Maintain Satellite & Networks for Air Force Space Command
Harris Corp. will continue to support the U.S. Air Force Space Command’s 50th Space Wing mission through the Network and Space Operations and Maintenance contract. According to a company statement, this one-year $66 million award exercises the fifth option under the NSOM contract initially awarded in 2008, bringing the program’s …
Read More »GEO-1 Ready For Flight
Lockheed Martin’s space-based, infrared system geosynchronous satellite has its ticket, and is packed and ready for its May flight onboard the Atlas V rocket. SBIRS GEO-1 was developed for the U.S. Air Force to booster the country’s missile warning system. Lockheed said the satellite will provide missile defense, technical intelligence …
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