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High-definition (HD) TV has more than proven itself technologically, and according to industry analyst reports, HDTV will be in 52 million households by 2009, up from the current 4 million...

BY KEITH STEIN Proposed cuts to the U.S. space budget may cause excess collateral damage between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and foreign partners interested in supporting the...

BY KEITH STEIN Proposed cuts to the U.S. space budget may cause excess collateral damage between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and foreign partners interested in supporting the...

BY RICHARD MULLEN The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract modification worth $50.6 million for MK 41 vertical launch systems (VLS), the company said. These launchers, the company claims,...

BY RICHARD MULLEN The fact that the Global Hawk aircraft is evolving over the course of its production is a strength of the program, rather than a sign of Pentagon...

The Calipso (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite bservation) satellite, for which Alcatel Alenia Space handled spacecraft-payload integration, will be launched on April 21, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base...

The JCSAT-9 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for JSAT Corp. of Japan was successfully launched aboard a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL launch vehicle from the Pacific Equator. Lift-off...

A collaborative Navy-industry team, led by Lockheed Martin, successfully demonstrated the portability of open architecture software with the Aegis Weapon System at sea during USS Bainbridge’s (DDG 96) Combat Ship...

Iridium Government Services, LLC, Tempe, Ariz., is being awarded a contract for commercial mobile satellite services for voice, data, and pager services utilizing the Iridium satellite constellation. The contract has...

ATK Tactical Systems, Rocket Center, W.V., is being awarded a $5.5 million firm fixed price, cost reimbursement contract for initial procurement of 4,923 DSU-33 proximity sensors, 51 D-2 dummy sensors,...