Defense and Space

LOCKHEED MARTIN had $1.7b net income on $15.1b sales in 1Q23 vs $1.7b on $15b in 1Q22.

U.S. Space Systems Command is closely watching SpaceX’s launch test of the fully reusable Starship/ Super Heavy launch vehicle, planned for April 20.

The NRO has been experimenting with components of systems that could contribute to a ground-moving target indication mission from orbit.

LightRidge Solutions, a private equity portfolio, is building space-based assets that offer protection designed to protect against on-orbit attacks.

The National Reconnaissance Office wants new technologies and processing for electro-optical imaging.

Lockheed Martin has decided to not pursue any further legal action to overturn the U.S. Army’s selection of the Bell V-280 Valor.

The U.S. Space Force’s upcoming competition for national security space launch service will be open to novel heavy- and superheavy new boosters.

Lockheed Martin’s failed bid for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program included “aggressive pricing,” the company’s chief financial officer says.

The first Dream Chaser, DC-101 Tenacity, is set to launch on the second flight of the Vulcan Centaur.

U.S. Space Command says it is on track to reach full operational capability by year's end, although its biggest hurdle has yet to be cleared.

NASA gives "marching orders" to international and commercial partners interested in joining U.S. efforts to expand human activities beyond low Earth orbit.

The U.S. has finalized the sale of 400 RGM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II coastal defense systems to Taiwan, Bloomberg has reported.

Amazon Web Services has selected 14 startups to participate in its 2023 Space Accelerator course.

The U.S. military says it has tracked more than 11,000 missile launches during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

As NASA closes in on releasing a request for proposals for a rover vehicle service on the Moon, Leidos has unveiled a prototype Lunar Terrain Vehicle.

Clint Crosier, director of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) aerospace and satellite business

The SeaOnyx appears to be a new derivative of the Phenix Solutions Ultra UAS series, which features a coaxial rotor for vertical lift.

SpaceX will try again on April 20 to send a Starship spacecraft into a 90-min. flight test around the Earth.

A $100 million contract is a follow-on to a previously awarded program, Elbit said, but it didn't reveal the identify of the customer or the previous program.

A British startup has fired weapons from a Turkish-developed winged multicopter uncrewed aircraft system.

Quiet electric propulsion startup Whisper Aero has received Series A funding that will allow launch production of its electric ducted fan.

Eurofighter GmbH, the joint venture that coordinates the multinational Eurofghter Typhoon program, has a new CEO.

The latest flight is part of the UK Royal Air Force's ongoing efforts to explore the use of sustainable and synthetic fuels.

The partnership is designed to speed up the on-orbit installation of higher-volume LIFE inflatable modules.

Slovenia’s Air Force has bolstered its aerial firefighting capability by purchasing four Air Tractor AT-802Fs.