Northrop Grumman's low-Earth orbit constellation of satellites detecting missile launches by an unidentified adversary. Northrop Grumman was selected to build 14 satellites with infrared sensors for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TRK) to detect, identify, and track hypersonic weapons and missiles from their earliest stages of launch
By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 1 October 2024 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has taken a step forward in its Science and Technology Oriented Research and Development in Missile Defence (STORM) programme by announcing the shortlist of companies vying for the six-year contract. This phase brings the
By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 1 October 2024 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has taken a step forward in its Science and Technology Oriented Research and Development in Missile Defence (STORM) programme by announcing the shortlist of companies vying for the six-year contract. This phase brings the
Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace will design and develop the two mission payloads for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program. Posted by Sputnik International, 22 August 2024 WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Air Force has extended the Northrop Grumman Space Systems contract to build two new High Earth
(Getty Images/iStockphoto) By Kyle Mizokami, Published by Popular Mechanics, 20 August 2024 A senior Space Force general is calling for the service to have its own “fires” in space. The call is for some kind of weaponry, likely based in space, capable of firing on targets on Earth or in
(Photo Credit: The Cradle) By Anis Raiss, Published by The Cradle, 14 August 2024 Israel’s once-vaunted Iron Dome defense system, now marred by technical failures and health scandals, reveals a crumbling illusion of invulnerability that cannot protect against large-scale, sophisticated missile salvos from the Resistance Axis. The Iron Dome, touted
Credit: Space Systems Command By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 9 August 2024 The Space Systems Command released a “request for prototype proposals” for the Missile Track Custody Epoch 2 program WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force initiated a new phase in its missile defense satellite program. The Space
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 6 August 2024 Gen. Stephen Whiting revealed that the command has just submitted to the Joint Force its FY27 "integrated priorities list" — an annual compendium of requirements put together by each combatant command to "inform the services and defense agencies of our
