G-CLAW Successfully Tested Against Moving Targets (Learn More-Video)
Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems, has announced the successful testing of G-CLAW™, the company's precision guided glide weapon, against moving targets. The flight tests, which occurred in October 2016, took place...
US, Japan Successfully Conduct First SM-3 Block IIA Intercept Test (Video)
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the Japan Ministry of Defense, and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a flight test Feb. 3 (Hawaii Standard Time),...
SN Dream Chaser Featured in ‘The Space Between Us’ Movie (Trailer)
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is excited to have its Dream Chaser space vehicle featured in another major motion picture, “The Space Between Us.” The Dream Chaser was also in the extended...
Early F-22 Raptor Delivery Highlights USAF-Industry Partnership (Video)
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first F-22 Raptor aircraft back to the U.S. Air Force ahead of schedule, with work completed at the company's Inlet Coating Repair (ICR) Speedline facility.
The U.S. Air Force contracted...
NASA Remembers Fallen Heroes: 50th Anniv of Apollo 1 Tragedy
NASA will honor members of the NASA family, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and...
3 Things You Shouldn’t Miss at AeroDef Manufacturing 2017
SME's AeroDef Manufacturing event takes place March 6 to 9 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
This annual technical conference and exhibition provides compelling and timely information, resources and technology to original...
Raytheon Completes Flight Op Sys Testing for NASA’s JWST (Video)
Raytheon has successfully completed factory acceptance testing of the flight operations system for the James Webb Space Telescope.
With seven times the light-collecting power of its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, this...
NOAA Releases First GOES-16 Image from Harris-Built ABI (Learn More)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released the first image taken by Harris Corporation’s Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) onboard their next-generation weather satellite.
The image taken from the Geostationary Operational...
Lasers Could Turn Earth’s Atmosphere into a Magnifying Glass? (See How)
Scientists at BAE Systems believe that within the next fifty years, battlefield commanders could deploy a new type of directed energy laser and lens system, called a Laser Developed Atmospheric Lens...
Now We’re Talking: SBIRS Responding to Ground Control (See Launch)
After a successful evening launch, the third U.S. Air Force Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO satellite is now responding to commands as planned, approximately 37 minutes after lift-off.
Designed and built by...
