United Kingdom – Ballistic Missile Defense Radar (BMDR) and Command and Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC)

From Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 17 March 2022 WASHINGTON - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Kingdom of Ballistic Missile Defense Radar (BMDR) and Command and Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) and related equipment for an estimated cost of

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Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart, Space Forge CEO Joshua Western and CTO Andrew Bacon sign launch agreement in Long Beach, California (Photo: Business Wire)

Virgin Orbit to launch first Welsh satellite from Spaceport Cornwall Summer 2022

Published by Businesswire, 9 March 2022 Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart, Space Forge CEO Joshua Western and CTO Andrew Bacon sign launch agreement in Long Beach, California (Photo: Business Wire) LONG BEACH, Calif. & CARDIFF, Wales--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading launch company Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) and European in-space manufacturing tech start-up Space

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Pine Gap in Alice Springs likely gathering intelligence about Russia’s next moves in Ukraine

By Stewart Brash, Emma Haskin, Published by ABC, 3 March 2022 Key points: The Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap is situated on the outskirts of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory The base is thought to be playing a crucial role in gathering intelligence on Russia's attack on Ukraine Experts say Pine Gap is

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Shetland spaceport gains planning approval

By Jonathan AMos, Science Correspondent, Published by BBC News, 1 March 2022 Artwork: The first Lockheed mission from Shetland will deploy a kind of space tug Construction of a spaceport in the far north of the UK could finally get under way next month after planning permission was granted. Shetland

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