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New American Defense Satellites Will See All US-Bound Missiles in the Northern Hemisphere
Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace will design and develop the two mission payloads for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program. By Daniel Patrascu, Published by Autoevolution, 16 December […]
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Space Force awards Northrop Grumman $1.8 billion contract extension for missile warning satellites
Illustration of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) polar satellite. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 23 October 2024 The company is building two satellites […]
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Inside the Iron Dome, the invisible shield protecting Israeli cities
Image: Israeli Iron Dome By Annika Burgess, Katia Shatoba and Mark Doman, Published by ABC, 30 October 2024 First, the air-raid sirens blare. The “iron boom” comes next – the […]
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Israel to spend $530 mln on ‘Iron Beam’ laser defence
By AFP Staff Writers, Publishd by Space War, 28 October 2024 Israel’s defence ministry said on Monday it has earmarked $530 million to accelerate development of the laser air defence […]
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Space Force Prepares to Spend Billions More on Its Multibillion-Dollar Missile Defense System
Tranche 1 Transport Layer Cellular Network will begin launching in 2024/5. (Northrop Grumman) By Rich Smith, Published by The Motley Fool, 20 October 2024 Key Points It’s been four years […]
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US will send a missile defense system and troops to run it to Israel to aid defense against Iran
Lockheed Martin’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD ) Weapon System Launcher With Eight Canisters. – Lockheed Martin By Lolita C. Baldor, Published by AP News, 13 October 2024 WASHINGTON […]
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NRO Joins Pentagon Exercises, ‘Making Progress’ on New Targeting Satellites
Northrop Grumman’s low-Earth orbit constellation of satellites detecting missile launches by an unidentified adversary. Northrop Grumman was selected to build 14 satellites with infrared sensors for the Space Development Agency’s […]
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UK missile defence project shortlists tendering companies
By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 1 October 2024 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has taken a step forward in its Science and Technology Oriented Research and Development […]