By Vivienne Machi, Published by DefenseNews, 5 September 2022 STUTTGART, Germany — Spanish and German missile manufacturers are leading an effort to develop a new hypersonic defense interceptor as part of the European Defence Fund’s initial batch of sponsored projects. In July, the European Union announced the awardees of its
By Catherine Buchaniec, Published by DefenseNews, 11 August 2022 WASHINGTON -- Sierra Nevada Corp., the world’s 54th largest defense contractor in the Defense News annual ranking, will provide the U.K. with high-altitude uncrewed balloons to be used for surveillance and reconnaissance. The U.S. aerospace company headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, will
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 10 August 2022 When Gen-3 satellites are operational, Army users will be able to task one of the satellites nd downlink imagery HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Earth observation company BlackSky will launch new imaging satellites in 2023 and one of them will be used
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 9 August 2022 Maxar will supply 14 satellite buses and provide support services as a subcontractor to L3Harris HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Maxar Technologies announced Aug. 9 it was selected by L3Harris to manufacture 14 missile-detection satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency. DoD’s space
By Tara Copp, Published by Defense One, 4 August 2022 U.S. intelligence and military are speeding new sensors to space. They are still working on details of who’s ultimately in charge during a conflict. The National Reconnaissance Office controls some of the most advanced sensing capabilities in space, which are
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 4 August 2022 “We're proliferating our architecture,” said NRO Director Chris Scolese WASHINGTON — The head of the National Reconnaissance Office said the agency will continue to build large, bespoke satellites but also will increasingly rely on lower cost commercial smallsats and payloads developed
By Theresa Hitchens, Publisged by Breaking Defense, 1 August 2022 Amid lawmaker concerns about turf tussles, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and NRO Director Chris Scoloese have an "informal agreement" to "work cooperatively to address DoD's ISR needs from space." WASHINGTON: Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and National Reconnaissance Office
By Parth Satam, Published by Eurasian Times, 29 July 2022 A British company has introduced a new laser-controlled drone that can eliminate the radio connection, which is often jammable and vulnerable to interception, detection, and interference. Meant to bypass counter-drone systems, the technology still seems to be in a nascent
