Firefly Aerospace has finalized its $855 million acquisition of national security technology company SciTec, combining cash and stock as payment to SciTec’s owners. The deal, first announced in October, is part of Firefly’s efforts to expand its space and defense capabilities, including launch, ground and in-orbit mission services, for n...
GALT Aerospace has received a potential five-year, $145.5 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to produce and deliver up to 20 SkyTower II Airborne Network Extension systems to the service branch. USMC SkyTower II System Production Contract Scope The San Diego-based company said Tuesday it will also provide associated engineering and logistic...
The U.S. Space Force has selected SpaceX and United Launch Alliance to perform the first seven launches under the National Security Space Launch Program, or NSSL, Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts, Breaking Defense reported Friday. According to Space Systems Command’s announcement, SpaceX will get $714 million for five NSSL launches and ULA will receiv...
Quantum Space has acquired Phase Four’s multi-mode propulsion assets to boost its capability to deliver highly maneuverable, persistent and cost-efficient platforms for national security, civil and commercial applications. “It gives us the agility, resilience, and efficiency required to serve the most demanding national security missions...
BAE Systems has named three senior executives to vice president roles focused on growth, federal civilian missions and the company’s F-35 portfolio. The executives announced the appointments separately in their recent LinkedIn posts. Joanna Davenport: Vice President of Growth, Intelligence Solutions BAE Systems has appointed Joanna Davenport a...
NASA has awarded ASCEND Aerospace & Technology a potential $1.8 billion contract to provide spaceflight mission support services at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The space agency said Thursday The Aerodyne Co. and Jacobs Technology Co. are joint venture partners on the single-award Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Missio...
DOD’s space enterprise continues to evolve its acquisition strategy culture by cancelling contracts for poor performance and emphasizing delivering critical warfighting capability, not future promises, Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy said Thursday at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Air and Space Summit. Purdy, the acting assistant secretary of...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded five companies positions on the Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Global, or PTS-G, contract, which has a ceiling value of approximately $4 billion. According to award notices published Tuesday on SAM.gov, the awardees are Astranis Space Technologies, Boeing, Intelsat General Communications, Northrop Grumma...
Boeing has won a potential $2.8 billion contract from the U.S. Space Force to build and produce four space vehicles for the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications, or ESS, program. Space Force’s Evolved Strategic Satcom Program The company said Thursday the ESS program is the space-based component of the U.S. nuclear command, control and c...
“The U.S. Space Force has awarded Astrion’s Axient subsidiary a position on the second iteration of the Space Test Experiments, or STEP, program to design and field emerging technology experiments in orbit. Astrion said Wednesday Axient and 11 other awardees will compete for task orders under the 10-year, $237 million STEP 2.0 contr...
