Space News

May 20, 2024

U.S. Ramps Up to Defend Against Satellite Threats from China, Russia

MSN The New York Times (NYT) reported on the 17th (local time) that “the U.S. Department of Defense is seeking to

May 14, 2024

Terran Orbital awarded subcontract from Lockheed Martin for SDA’s T2TL

Satnews Lockheed Martin will provide the SDA with 16 wide field-of-view missile warning/missile tracking space vehicles with infrared sensors and

May 13, 2024

Raytheon Technologies Boosts US Missile Warning with Operational Space-Based System

SOFREP The United States took a major leap forward in its ability to detect missile threats with the announcement of

May 10, 2024

Two Years After the ASAT Test Ban: A Realistic Assessment

Global Security Review Two years have passed since the United States announced a unilateral ban on the testing of destructive

May 8, 2024

Strategic command eyes innovation in space defense

The Redstone Rocket The Space and Missile Defense Command’s senior leader said the command’s top priority should be providing trained

May 7, 2024

RTX launches space-based missile detection system

Space War Raytheon, a business of RTX (NYSE: RTX), has launched an advanced ground system, now operational at the U.S.

May 7, 2024

China launches first Long March 6C rocket

Space News The new Long March 6C rocket successfully inserted four satellites into orbit late Monday on its debut flight.

May 6, 2024

Next-Gen OPIR: 2 steps forward, 1 step back for missile warning effort

Breaking Defense WASHINGTON — The Space Force’s flagship but somewhat troubled missile warning satellite development program is babystepping its way

May 6, 2024

RTX’s advanced ground system for space-based missile warning now operational

Yahoo Finance AURORA, Colo., May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — An advanced ground system for space-based missile warning developed by Raytheon, an RTX

May 6, 2024

Space Force flexes muscle as Pentagon’s smallest but vital branch

Space News ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Space Force, despite being the youngest and smallest branch of the military, is