Tag: Defense
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Parsons Secures $30 Million Contract to Advance DARPA Blackjack Space Mission Support
Parsons Corporation has been awarded a $30 million contract, along with a novation to the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA), to enhance a previously awarded $11 million contract from 2021 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Blackjack flight demonstration. This substantial expansion underscores Parsons’ dedication to delivering innovative and effective solutions…
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L3Harris Receives Letter of Intent to Produce Zeus Hypersonic Motors for Kratos
L3Harris Technologies has received a letter of intent for a commercial contract to produce 60 Zeus hypersonic motors for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. The contract would increase L3Harris’ annual production rate of Zeus motors by more than 50% and follows the successful development and flight test of both the Zeus 1 and 2 motors…
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Synspective Secures Defense Ministry Satellite Constellation Program
Synspective, a leading provider of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics solutions, announced that it won the Ministry of Defense’s satellite constellation project on December 24. Synspective joins six partner companies, including Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc., Axelspace Corporation, and Mitsui…
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Northrop Grumman Secures SDA Tranche 3 Contract for Tracking Satellites
Northrop Grumman Corporation was competitively awarded a Tracking Layer of Tranche 3 (TRKT3) contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to deliver resilient, integrated missile warning and tracking satellites, a component of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) mission. Northrop Grumman’s TRKT3 will: Accelerate the capability to provide global detection, warning, and tracking of hypersonic weapons…
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Space Development Agency Awards L3Harris $843 Million Contract for Tracking Layer Satellites
L3Harris Technologies has received a contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) to build 18 infrared satellites for the Tranche 3 (T3) Tracking Layer. The contract, valued up to $843 million, includes ground software, operations and sustainment functions. These tracking layer satellites will enhance the SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) constellation, which is designed…
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4iG Joins US-based Axiom Space as a Strategic Investor
4iG SDT Zrt. is joining the development and growth plans of the American Axiom Space as an investor, the capital market company announced on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange. As part of the transaction, the space and defense industry holding company 4iG will implement a capital increase of a total of USD 100…
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York Space Systems Advances BARD Mission with Successful PExT Payload Commissioning
York Space Systems (York), a modern defense prime built for speed and scale, announced the successful demonstration of the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) payload aboard the BARD mission, developed in collaboration with NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). The payload completed 48 consecutive days of full mission…
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Kratos Space Highlights Satellite Solutions for Command Control and TT&C Operations
Kratos Space, a division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, is highlighting the comprehensive portfolio of satellite solutions designed to support modern spacecraft operations across government, defense, commercial and institutional missions. The company’s satellite product line focuses on command-and-control software, telemetry tracking and command (TT&C) devices and secure network-edge systems that enable reliable satellite operations…
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Sidus Space Awarded SHIELD IDIQ Contract by US Missile Defense Agency
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, is pleased to announce it is one of the contract awardees under the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a total IDIQ ceiling of $151 billion. This contract encompasses a broad range of work areas, allowing for…
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Lockheed Martin Secures SDA Contract for Tracking Layer Satellite Program
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for 18 space vehicles for its Tranche 3 Tracking Layer (TRKT3) constellation, with a potential value of more than $1 billion. These satellites will provide missile tracking capabilities for the SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), a layered network of missile defense and military…