30 juin 2020 | International, Aérospatial
The Space and Missile Systems Center has issued a $222.5 million contract to continue supporting the Defense Program Support constellation, a legacy system that helps detect ballistic missile launches, nuclear detonations and space launches.
Since the first payload was launched in 1970, DSP satellites have contributed to America's missile warning architecture by using infrared sensors in geosynchronous orbit to detect ballistic missile launches all around the world. The final DSP payload was launched in 2007. Northrop Grumman was the prime contractor for all DSP satellites.
While the constellation has been superseded by the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), DSP satellites continue to operate on orbit. According to Northrop Grumman's website, the satellites have exceeded their design lives by 125 percent.
And this new $222.5 million contract will help extend the constellation's lifetime even further.
Under the decade-long contract, Northrop Grumman will provide “on-orbit satellite and anomaly resolution support, root cause analysis, mission threat analysis, mission test bed and space awareness and global exploitation,” which will help extend the lifetime of the constellation.
Work is expected to be completed March 31, 2030.
14 juillet 2021 | International, Aérospatial
The German military has announced the creation of a separate command dedicated to space, becoming the latest of a handful of nations prioritizing more resources and missions among the stars.
4 août 2020 | International, Aérospatial
August 04, 2020 BAE Systems is making investments in new production and assembly technologies to reduce costs and halve the time associated with producing a complex future combat aircraft. With the target of bringing... https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/future-fighter-factory-technology-will-make-tempest-low-cost
8 septembre 2020 | International, Aérospatial
La «Task Force» mise en place en mars a permis au ministère de la Défense de venir en aide à une centaine d'entreprises membres de la Base Industrielle et Technologique de Défense (BITD), indique L'Usine Nouvelle. 1 236 sociétés ont ainsi été sollicitées. Sur 792 ayant répondu, 92 ont été jugées dans un état critique (dont 80 % de PME et ETI) et ont été aidées, selon le magazine. Sodern, spécialisée dans la fabrication d'instruments scientifiques pour le spatial et la défense, a notamment témoigné lors d'un point presse : «la ministre est venue nous voir début juillet, et la DGA nous a accordé une aide à la trésorerie de 1 million d'euros dans la foulée. Sodern devrait pouvoir continuer ses investissements et relancer sa croissance», a souligné son dirigeant, Franck Poirrier. L'Usine Nouvelle du 7 septembre