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US Air Force Pays Northrop $100Mln Extra to Complete 2 Polar Satellites – Pentagon
Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace will design and develop the two mission payloads for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program. Posted by Sputnik International, 22 August 2024 WASHINGTON […]
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Cracks in the Dome: Israel’s security mirage
(Photo Credit: The Cradle) By Anis Raiss, Published by The Cradle, 14 August 2024 Israel’s once-vaunted Iron Dome defense system, now marred by technical failures and health scandals, reveals a […]
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Space Force to expand missile-defense satellite network in medium Earth orbit
Credit: Space Systems Command By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 9 August 2024 The Space Systems Command released a “request for prototype proposals” for the Missile Track Custody Epoch […]
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Dutch Patriot air defence system deployed in Lithuania
By Euronews with AP, Published by Euronews, 7 July 2024 A total of three Patriots are currently protecting Ukrainian airspace from Russian air attacks: two from Germany and one from […]
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UK launches ‘STORM’ to defend country from missiles
By George Allison,Published by UK defence Journal, 5 July 2024 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced a comprehensive framework for missile defence research and development, titled Science and Technology […]
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Why Deorbiting SpaceX Satellites Is a ‘Tremendous Opportunity’ for the Space Force
An artist’s illustration of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites in orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Greg Hadley, Published by Air and Space Forces, 1 July 2024 As SpaceX begins to decommission […]
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Lockheed Martin secures $977.5 million contract extension for missile-warning satellites
Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared missile warning/tracking constellation (Raytheon Intelligence & Space illustration) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 21 June 2024 The latest award brings the total value […]
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USSF’s Missile Warning Satellites in All Orbits Face Challenges
L3Harris’ tracking layer satellite, which will be part of a solution designed by the Space Development Agency and the Missile Defense Agency to track and target hypersonic weapons from space. […]