Ball Aerospace will build a second satellite for the U.S. Space Force‘s Weather System Follow-on – Microwave program under a five-year, $78.3 million contract modification. The company is expected to complete the development and fabrication of the additional WSF-M space vehicle by Nov. 15, 2027, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. USSF...
The U.S. Navy is seeking proposals for a follow-on procurement of technical support services to model and simulate combat environments. The next Battlespace Modeling and Simulation contract will have an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity structure and is reserved for small business proposers, according to a solicitation notice posted Tuesday on...
The U.S. Space Force plans to solicit industry offers to develop two Mobile User Objective System spacecraft in early 2023 as part of efforts to extend the life of the MUOS satellite constellation, C4ISRNET reported Friday. Barbara Baker, deputy program executive officer for Space Systems Command’s military satellite communications and positioning...
Ball Aerospace will build, launch and operate a set of 10 experimental space vehicles and ground systems for the Space Development Agency under a $176 million other transaction prototype agreement. The company will integrate government-furnished payloads into the satellites for deployment in 2024 as part of the National Defense Space Architecture Ex...
Jackie Schmoll, a nearly two-decade defense and civilian market veteran, has joined Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) as vice president of requirements and capabilities for space and command and control systems. She is now part of Raytheon’s intelligence and space business unit where she will be responsible for developing and implementing grow...
As space continues its transformation from a peaceful domain to one defined by satellite proliferation, rising tensions and technological advancements, U.S. space leaders are learning how to navigate classification barriers and balance risk with reward while exploring how to best leverage commercial innovations in a constantly evolving environment. ...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) booked approximately $400 million in space and intelligence contracts during the second quarter of its 2023 fiscal year. SAIC said Monday the contract awards include delivery and systems integration work and support for cloud and Joint All-Domain Command and Control programs. “As we acceler...
Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace subsidiary has received a potential six-year, $176.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide support for a ground radio network infrastructure and related antenna subsystems used for military command-and-control communications. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-qua...
Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) booked a $99 million order during the second quarter of its 2023 fiscal year to supply Joint Tactical Radio System terminals to the U.S. Navy. The order from Naval Information Warfare Systems Command is part of a potential $998 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded in May 2020, the company said Monday...
Mirion Technologies, a supplier of radiation detection and measurement instruments to various markets, has purchased the critical infrastructure business of Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace business. The acquired entity develops command-and-control software platforms that are designed to help customers manage systems cybers...
