Tag: Defense
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Zeno and Orano Partners to Unlock Americium-241 Supply to Fuel Space Nuclear Batteries
Zeno Power and Orano announced a strategic agreement to secure a reliable supply of americium-241 (Am-241), a long-lived isotope uniquely suited for space power, from Orano’s used nuclear fuel recycling operations. This collaboration brings together Zeno, the leading developer of nuclear batteries, and Orano, a recognized leading operator in nuclear fuel cycle material production and…
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Firefly Aerospace Secures $10 M NASA Contract Addendum for Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Data
Firefly Aerospace, a market leading space and defense technology company, announced a $10 million contract addendum under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative for acquisition of additional science and operational data collected beyond the initial contractual requirements for Blue Ghost Mission 1 – the first commercial mission to successfully land on the Moon. In…
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Redwires’ Edge Autonomy Delivers More Penguin UAS to Ukraine for Tactical Operations
Redwire Corporation, a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Edge Autonomy, has delivered additional aircraft from its Penguin uncrewed aerial system (UAS) series to the Ukraine Armed Forces. Edge Autonomy has been contracted directly by the Ukraine Armed Forces, since the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, to…
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Quantum Space Acquires Phase Four’s Dual-Mode Propulsion Technology
Quantum Space, dedicated to transforming critical national defense and space infrastructure missions via its highly maneuverable Ranger spacecraft, announced the acquisition of Phase Four’s multi-mode propulsion assets, a breakthrough technology that allows a single system to operate in both chemical (high thrust) and electric (high efficiency) modes. This strategic acquisition, which also includes a state-of-the-art…
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York Space Systems Demonstrates Optical Laser Communications Link with Space Development Agency
York Space Systems, a defense technology company transforming how the United States builds and operates proliferated space-based capabilities, announced the successful demonstration of a space-to-ground optical laser communication link with the Space Development Agency (SDA). This major milestone marks another step forward in building out the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer, which is designed to…
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Maxar Partners with AIDC to Deploy Raptor Software for Advanced UAV Operations in Taiwan
Maxar Intelligence, the leading provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, announced a partnership with Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) to deploy the Maxar Raptor software suite across Taiwan’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry, helping the country accelerate the resilience and reliability of autonomous systems in GPS- and GNSS-denied environments. Raptor is a vision-based software…
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Redwire’s Edge Autonomy Secures NATO Contract for Stalker UAS Deployment
Redwire Corporation, a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Edge Autonomy, has been awarded a contract from an undisclosed European NATO country to deliver its Edge Autonomy Stalker Group 2 fixed-wing uncrewed aerial system (UAS) to perform long-range reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. The contract includes Stalker aircraft…
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Viasat Selected to Provide Advanced Space Encryption Solutions for U.S Space Force Systems Command
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, announced that it is developing a new space-based encryption solution to support data security for U.S Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC). Under this multi-year development award, Viasat’s encryption team within its Defense and Advanced Technologies segment will build a next-generation cryptography solution for satellite applications allowing…
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Ursa Major Secures $34.9 Million to Advance Draper Engine for Space-Based Defense
Ursa Major was awarded a $34.9 million contract from an undisclosed U.S. aerospace and defense company to deliver Draper engines and associated services. The effort will accelerate development, production, and deployment of Draper for critical national security applications in space and ultimately validate the engine’s performance and flexibility under operational conditions. Emerging national security requirements demand…
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Collins Aerospace Secures NATO Contract for Electronic Warfare Planning and Battle Management Solution
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has been awarded a contract by the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) to provide its Electronic Warfare Planning and Battle Management (EWPBM) solution to NATO. This integrated software tool is designed to plan, direct, coordinate, synchronize, and assess electromagnetic warfare activities. The EWPBM solution will deliver a Recognized Electromagnetic…