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DIU Chief: Culture Within DoD Remains the Biggest Obstacle to Success for...
Doug Beck, director of the Defense Innovation Unit. Photo: DIU The way more non-traditional defense companies will grow their business with the Defense Department is for more of them to be successful...
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Boeing’s Board Picks Kelly Ortberg as Company’s New CEO
Boeing’s board named Kelly Ortberg as the company’s new CEO. Photo: Boeing Boeing on Wednesday wrapped up its search for its next top executive, naming long-time aerospace and defense industry veteran...
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Former Maxar Chief Dan Jablonsky to Lead Rocket Motor Startup Ursa Major
Dan Jablonsky Ursa Major, one of the upstart developers of rocket motors and engines, surprised the industry on Thursday by appointing former Maxar Technologies CEO Dan Jablonsky as its new top...
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Space Systems Command Posts Solicitation for MEO Satellites
Northrop Grumman’s rendering of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tracking Layer. Photo: Northrop Grumman U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) last Friday released the request for proposals for its...
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Redwire to Acquire Hera Systems, Adding to Spacecraft Portfolio
Image by Redwire Redwire Corp. on Wednesday evening said it has agreed to acquire Hera Systems in a deal that will add additional spacecraft options to its portfolio, including satellites for...
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Lockheed Martin Agrees to Acquire Terran Orbital for Less Than Original Proposal
Rendering of SmallSAT GEO Photo: Terran Orbit Lockheed Martin on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital in a $450 million deal based on enterprise value, a bargain...
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Stoke Space Nabs Small DIU Contract to Prototype Cargo Delivery
Vertical takeoff and landing test of Stoke Space’s Hopper 2 in September 2023. Source: Stoke Space Stoke Space received a $4.5 million contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to prototype a...
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NGA Selects 10 Vendors to Compete Under $290M Luno A Global Monitoring Program
Via Satellite archive illustration The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) selected 10 companies to compete for task orders under a potential five-year, $290 million contract seeking...
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SDA Reports Optical Link Success with SpaceX, York Space PWSA Satellites
Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency. Photo: U.S. Army by Monica King NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Space Development Agency (SDA) continues to advance the communications capabilities of...
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Impulse Space Nabs $35M US Space Force Contract for 2 TacRS Missions
Photo: Impulse Space The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) on Thursday awarded Impulse Space a $34.5 million contract for two tactically responsive space (TacRS) missions in 2026 for space...
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Firefly Aerospace to Launch True Anomaly’s Spacecraft for VICTUS HAZE
True Anomaly’s Jackal autonomous orbiting vehicle in production. Photo: True Anomaly True Anomaly on Thursday said it has selected Firefly Aerospace to launch its Jackal spacecraft for the U.S. Space...
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SpaceX Nabs $744M in New National Security Space Launch Task Orders
SpaceX launches a Falcon Heavy mission for the U.S. Space Force on Jan. 15, 2023. Photo: SpaceX The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) last Friday awarded SpaceX task orders worth $733.6...
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Australia Cancels Satellite Effort With Lockheed Martin to Prioritize...
Rendering of a JP9102 satellite. Photo: Lockheed Martin The Australian Ministry of Defence on Nov. 4 terminated its procurement activity with Lockheed Martin for a single communications satellite in...
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