Press Releases
Sidus Space, Inc., a provider of end-to-end precision Space Infrastructure solutions that include satellite Data-as-a-Service on its proprietary on-orbit platform, proudly announces its selection by Craig Technologies for the manufacturing of two (2) Fleet Interactive Display Equipment Pre-production Unit Main panels for Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. in support of a critical U.S. Navy program. This significant subcontract, valued at $2 million, marks the third time Sidus Space has been chosen
Read more...20 August 2024
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc., Irvine, California , a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, is proud to announce it has been chosen by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to produce 10 satellites for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Gamma contract. Terran Orbital will undertake the comprehensive design, construction, integration, testing, and delivery of 10 T2TL Gamma satellites based on its Ambassador platform. Th
Read more...20 August 2024
Umbra, a vertically integrated space technology company operating the world's highest resolution commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites, today announced that it has successfully launched a new pair of SAR satellites, Umbra-09 and Umbra-10, aboard the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with SpaceX on August 16, 2024. Umbra launched its first mission that included two-satellite tandem operations, Umbra-07 and Umbra-08, aboard the Transporter-9 mission on November 9, 2023. Um
Read more...HawkEye 360 Inc., a leader in space-based radio frequency (RF) data analytics, is pleased to announce that its Cluster 10 satellites have successfully deployed to orbit after launching aboard SpaceX's Transporter-11 Rideshare mission via launch integrator Exolaunch. HawkEye 360's operations team has established communication with the satellites. This trio of satellites will increase the company's constellation to 31, significantly augmenting global RF monitoring capabili
Read more...19 August 2024
Vertical Aerospace Ltd., a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero emission aviation, announces it will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 12:30pm London Time on September 16th 2024 at their Bristol Headquarters, Unit 1, Camwal Court, Chapel St, Bristol BS2 0UW. Shareholders are invited to consider several proposals detailed in the Company’s circular to shareholders, providing notice of the AGM to the Company’s shareholders, and including a
Read more...Today, Terran Orbital Corporation a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced the scheduled launch of its Pathfinder-R and Pathfinder-4 spacecraft. These 6U Triumph class space vehicles are set to launch aboard the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on August 16. The spacecraft are part of NASA's Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator (PTD) series, which aims to tes
Read more...17 August 2024
SandboxAQ today announced it was awarded a SBIR Phase 2B Tactical Funding Increase by the U.S. Air Force to further develop its dual-use AQNav magnetic navigation system. The funding increase will enable SandboxAQ and collaboration partner AFWERX to explore additional configurations of the core AQNav architecture, including a pod-based attachment, for deployment on a wider range of aircraft platforms, including unmanned aerial systems. AQNav is a breakthrough navigation t
Read more...16 August 2024
MatrixSpace has been selected for a $1.9M AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase Phase II Sequential contract to develop a distributed dual-mode mesh radar for base defense, based on the MatrixSpace Radar hardware platform. The project runs for 22 months and starts immediately. The project, in support of the Air Force 87th Security Forces Squadron, involves scaling MatrixSpace Radar for use in tactical, expeditionary, installed base force protection scenarios by creating a scalable low-co
Read more...Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded three contracts worth $58.2M to support the Airborne Electronic Attack Integrated Product Team Jammer Technique Optimization Program, the International Program, and the AEA IPT EA-18G Program. “These three contracts are a testament to SAIC’s reputation of delivering mission-critical solutions and dedicated support to the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu,” said Barbara Supplee,
Read more...14 August 2024
Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics announced the signing of a strategic teaming agreement for the production of solid rocket motors that will bring security and resiliency to a vital domestic supply chain. “Maintaining a robust and diverse supply chain for solid rocket motors is critical to advancing our 21st Century Security® vision for a stronger, more resilient defense industrial base that keeps our customers around the globe ahead of emerging threats. This
Read more...14 August 2024
Woolpert was selected for a five-year, $50M indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide professional and non-professional mapping and management services for projects assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District to support installations throughout Europe. Woolpert most recently served the district as part of a five-year, shared-capacity GIS/mapping, surveying, and photogrammetric mapping services contract under a joint venture arrangement. Services t
Read more...13 August 2024
Leidos a FORTUNE® 500 innovation leader, today announced the addition of Curtiss-Wright, a global provider of highly engineered, technologically advanced products and services, to the Leidos Alliance Partner Network (LAPN) as a Technology Partner. “Leidos is pleased to welcome Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions Division to the LAPN,” said Doug Jones, Leidos’ Senior Vice President of Defense Systems. “Curtiss-Wright’s expertise in developing ad
Read more...13 August 2024
BlueQubit Inc. and Quantum Art Ltd. have been awarded a grant from the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation to develop and optimize quantum machine learning algorithms and quantum processor configuration methods. The project is one of six approved by the BIRD Foundation, with a budget of $2.2 million over two years for quantum computing innovation. BlueQubit, a California-based quantum computing company specializing in quantum software
Read more...A new era of tactical airlift capability for New Zealand has officially begun with Lockheed Martin delivering the first of five C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the New Zealand Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force during a ceremony at the Lockheed Martin's facility in Marietta, Georgia, on Aug. 8. For almost six decades, the Royal New Zealand Air Force's (RNZAF) C-130Hs have served as essential first-response resources for New Zealand and the en
Read more...With air forces from all over the world taking part in Pitch Black, getting equipment and personnel Down Under was a huge logistical task in itself. The French, Spanish, German and Malaysian air forces all relied on the A400M, mainly to transport spare parts for their fighter jets, as well as personnel. As Felix, an A400M pilot with the German Air Force puts it: “We mainly took care of the logistics in the background. For example, a Eurofighter does not have a cargo hold to transport sp
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